All Obituaries

Wilfrid Emmanuel Joseph Giroux was born May 14, 1939, the eldest son of René and Marie Alice Giroux (née Morin). He grew up on the original family farm, southeast of Montmartre. His summers were spent working beside his dad in order to relieve some of his dad’s workload. He attended both primary and secondary school in Montmartre.          Following graduation from Montmartre High School in 1958, Wilfrid pursued his Bachelor of...

Born south of Dubuc, SK, in Axle and Marta Franson’s farmhouse, Martha was the older of 2 daughters of Elof John Anderson and Jenny Evelyn Franson, Martha attended Round Lake Elementary School and took her high school in Dubuc, after which, she spent one year in teacher’s College at MooseJaw, SK. Martha taught for ten years, after obtaining another year of sec. ed. She managed the Kozy hotels for 6.5 years and the Sears outlet in Whitewood for 17 years. In 1953 she was married to...

Norma Shopland was born at home on November 6, 1934 near Chelan, SK and passed away on September 1, 2023 in Yorkton, SK. Norma was predeceased by her husband, Phillip; parents Fred and Edith Hoard; brothers Maxie, Carl, Herbert, Stanley, Robert, Bert, Roy; sister Irene; and grandson-in-law Levi. Norma is survived by daughters, Diane (Brian), Debbie (Gerard), and Carol (Thomas); grandchildren Shauna, Cody, Kassidi, and Wyatt; great-grandchildren Elizha, Savannah, Ekaterina, and Jasper;...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the loss of our mom, grandma, great grandma, sister and aunty Margaret Agyeman who passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the age of 83 with her family by her side. Margaret was a loving and dedicated mother. She is survived by her children Ken Grebinski (Angi), Brenda Redman (Guy) & David Agyeman (Kim); blessed with 7 grandchildren and 4 great grand children Tori (Mike) Grebinski, Jayce (Dakota) Grebinski, Brenden Wishlow...

No one will ever replace our mom’s humour, her tricks and joking or her laughter. Right to the end she still had her humour with the nurses. We won’t have that anymore. We will greatly miss that part of our lives now as she was the most amazing piece of our family. Agnes was born June 19, 1933 on a farm near Rosetown, SK. She enjoyed her farming background, especially the animals. She went out to work at an early age and soon met her husband; Donald Miller. They were married...

David Kenneth Herperger was born in Esterhazy, Sask., the son of Leslie and Theresa (Molnar) Herperger. David passed away at Yorkton Regional Health Centre on August 19th, 2023, after a lengthy hospital stay. David was one of five children in the Herperger family. After completing high school in Esterhazy, he went farming with his Dad and brother Denis.  They had a large grain farm in the Atwater area until 1989, when the farm was sold. David was then engaged in various other...

It is with sadness we announce the passing of Merle G. Nelson, of Whitewood, Saskatchewan on August 17, 2023, at the age of 85, with his family by his side. Merle was predeceased by his wife Colleen, his daughter-in-law Cindy, his parents Henry and Ethel Nelson, a sister Beatrice, and 2 brothers-in-law, Doug Cooper and Joe Cartwright. Merle leaves to cherish his memory two sons, Warren (Pam), & Wesley, foster children Belinda (Germain), Lavina and Jhaik Windy Hair,...

It is with great sadness that the family of Mike Bewcyk announce his passing on August 11, 2023, in Regina, at the age of 83. Mike was born on November 20, 1939 in Geraldton, Ontario, the only child of Nick Bewcyk and Margaret Boychuk. He met Silvana Rismondo in Geraldton, Ontario, and they got married on September 21, 1963. They had four children, Sherrie, Kevin, Laurie, and Allison. Mike enjoyed many sports which included hockey, curling, golfing, bowling, and pool. After his...