All Obituaries

Bertha Pauline, born December 9th, 1921 in the Esterhazy area to Frank and Emily Knourek.  She was the youngest of five children. She attended Brookvale School until grade nine, she then went to work for several local families. At the age of nineteen she married Joe Fiala and began the task of making a home and raising a family of four boys and one girl. This stemmed out to twelve grandchildren, Brad, Corrina, Jeff, Darcy, Jamie, Michael, Ronnie, Jackie, Jesse, Jason, Bryan, Blake and...

John Edward Cooper passed away suddenly on November 2, 2022. John was born on January 12, 1965 in Glenboro, Manitoba to proud parents, Raymond and Catherine Cooper. John was the eldest of six children.    John spent most of his early years in Killarney, MB, moving to Moosomin in 1978 and then to Weyburn in 1979. In 1981, while his parents and siblings moved to Gerald, John stayed in Weyburn for schooling. While in Weyburn, John met Lee-Ann. John and Lee-Ann married in 1985...

Lillian was born on April 30, 1932 to Fred and Eva Walters, on the family homestead on Fairy Hill just north of Regina. She is predeceased by her parents, Fred and Eva Walters, her loving husband Thomas Haubrich; grand-daughter, Candice Williams and son in-law, Mark Petracek. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Wanda (Elwyn) Williams; Debbie (Randy) Franks; Michele Petracek; son-in-law, Curtis Franks; as well as numerous grandchildren and great- grandchildren, and her beloved...

Wendy Marie Patrick of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan passed away on September 21, 2022 after a courageous battle with Bile Duct cancer.  She was born on August 17, 1954 to Ernest and Elaine Woloshyn. Wendy was predeceased by her parents, and her first husband Robert Gyug. She is survived by her husband Ivan; son Scott (Tracy), Aiden and Reese; sister Lori (Kim); niece Samantha and nephew Samuel; stepson Terry (Jen), Wyatt and Shelby; stepdaughter Lynn, Tye, Bo and Lex.  

Georg Richard Wilhelm Franke was born November 10, 1936 in Schreckendorf, Grafschaft Glatz, Schlesien (now Poland). After the war, Georg and his family were kicked out of their home and relocated to Leipzig, East Germany. The family was divided and his brother Kurt ended up in West Germany. Georg was always looking for an adventure, so, in his early 20’s he told his parents he was going to visit his brother in West Germany for the weekend. He took his bicycle and a backpack and never...

     Dwayne Edward Ondik passed on September 3, 2022 at the age of 52. He was born to parents Ed and Marilyn Ondik on November 7th, 1969 in Esterhazy, SK. He lived in Esterhazy for the duration of his life where he attended and graduated from school. Upon graduation, Dwayne went on to work at the mine for over 30 years.      He loved to ride his Harleys, attending Beef and Barley Bash, Sturgis, and other motorcycle events. He was elected president of...