All Obituaries

Clarence ‘Vern’ Werner Pakkala was born at home on the farm on May 7th, 1931, first born to Werner and Alma Pahkala and eldest brother to Ray, Ruby, John Robert and Owen Pahkala.  He grew up on the farm in Saskatchewan, after the family moved from Sudbury, Ontario and attended to Nurmi Oja School in New Finland.  He served in the Canadian Army as a gunner from July 1951 to September, 1954.  He saw action in the Korean war between 1952 to 1953. ...

The family of Ruby Ida Wilhelmiina Laine (nee Pahkala) is deeply saddened by Ruby’s passing on November 11, 2019 at the age of 80 years. Ruby was born on October 28th, 1939 in Sudbury, Ontario, daughter to Werner and Alma Pahkala, and at the age of 10 moved to Saskatchewan to the Pahkala homestead in New Finland.  Ruby was the only sister to four brothers, as an older sister had passed away shortly after birth.  Ruby attended Nurmi Oja school in New Finland, and...

Germaine was born June 21, 1942 to Steve and Anne Kurucz at the Esterhazy Hospital. She was the third of three daughters and grew up north of Yarbo, SK at the top of the Cutarm Valley. She had many fond memories of her childhood, from her dog Shep bringing the cattle home for her while she sat on the hill, to her sister Joanne bribing her to play baseball with her, telling her she would let her win, and getting accidentally drunk at the age of 3 when her uncle made it home from the war. A...

Funeral Mass: Saturday August 20th, 2022 ~ 2:00 p.m. (CST) St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Churchbridge, Saskatchewan.   Eileen McNeil was born May 17th, 1947 at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. She was the second of six children born to Charles and Margaret McNeil. Eileen grew up in several towns across southeastern Saskatchewan including Tantallon, Hazel Cliffe, Bear Creek, Kennedy, Dubuc, Grayson, and Churchbridge.  The family moved many times as...

    Arleen Annie Gray, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, auntie and friend passed away peacefully at the Saskatoon Convalescent Home in Saskatoon on July 12, 2022 at the age of 77.     Arleen was born in Russell, Manitoba to Ludwig and Annie (Bessel) Brenner on March 8, 1945. Arleen lived on the farm and took her first three years of schooling at Liscard. Arleen completed her high school in Churchbridge in 1962. Arleen attended Balfour Technical School...

Ted was born on November 24, 1955 in Esterhazy, SK to parents Loyd and Mavis (Moller) Persson. He grew up on the Persson family farm and attended Scandia and St. Joseph’s Schools before completing his education at Esterhazy High School in 1973. He was the second oldest of four kids, a dependable son and a patient and supportive brother. Ted farmed alongside his dad and brother John for many years, and especially enjoyed looking after the cattle. He lived almost his whole life on the...

Constance (Connie) Morgan passed away at The Hospice at Glengarda in Saskatoon at 92 years of age. She was born July 25, 1929, the third child of James and May Ewbank of Birtle, Manitoba. After high school she worked in retail before she married Jim Morgan of Beulah, Manitoba in 1949. They farmed in the Beulah district until 1967 when the family moved to Esterhazy, Saskatchewan.  Connie loved living in town in their home on Asquith “with the view to the north.”  She...