Obituaries

PRUD’HOMME, Paul

Passed away at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at the age of 62 years. Beloved husband of Tonya Brain. Loving father of Christine (Corey) and Todd. Proud grandfather of 4. Dear son of Lucille and the late Laurient Prud’Homme. Dear brother of Lorraine, Mona, Victor, Diaz and the late Norman. Son-in-law of John Miller and ...

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CASAVANT, Christian “Chris” “Dude”

Passed away tragically as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the age of 33 years. Beloved husband of Jes Aasmae. A very proud father of Barrett. Loving son of Mario and Danielle Casavant. Phenomenal brother of Mel and Yannick (Sarah). The best uncle of Zariah, Isla, Adriana, Rome and Alyssa. Loving grandson of ...

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SCHNEIDER, Ken “Shakey”

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the age of 71 years. Loving son of the late Jack and Vera Schneider.  Beloved friend of Dyanne Smart. Dear brother of Larry Schneider (Bonnie). Dear uncle of Jada Hobson (Lance) of Australia and Lainie Kelly (Justin) of Peterborough. Ken will be remembered by his ...

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COTÉ, Germaine

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre with her family by her side on Friday, November 25, 2022 at the age of 81 years. Beloved wife of Yvon Coté for 62 years. Loving mother of Yvonne (Sebastien), Yves, Anita (Edward), Charles and Lisa (Daniel). Proud mémère of Deana, Eugenie, Christine, Mathieu, Alexandre, Jasmin, Monique, Noah and Julien. Great ...

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DERESKI, Louis Joseph

On November 22, 2022, Louis Joseph Dereski, in his 90th year, laid down his guitar and mandolin and passed away peacefully at his home. Louis was born on March 11, 1933 in Whitemouth, Manitoba to Ludwig and Julianna Dereski. He is survived by his beloved wife Astrid and his three children Lonny, Louanne and Troy (Sherri).  Louis leaves behind his grandchildren ...

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VELDT, Amalia “Lia”

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the age of 94 years. Beloved wife of Nicolaas Veldt for 67 years. Loving mother of Nicolaas (Susan), Albert (Karen), John, Chris (Debbie) and Fred. Proud Oma of Nicolaas, Bill, Joe, Steve, Liisa, Justin, John Michael, late Jesse, Jordan, Aimie and Ryan. Great Oma to ...

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ROGERS, James Richard “Jim”

Passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, November 7, 2022, at the age of 61 years. Dear son of the late Joan and John Shorey. Brother of Michael “Mike” Shorey (Rae-Ellen), Sandra “Sam” Shorey (Norm) and Kimberly (Dan). Jim will be remembered by his nieces and nephews. At Jim’s request cremation will take place at River’s Edge Cremation Centre, ...

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MARCHAND, Richard

On Sunday, October 9th, 2022, the time arrived for Richard Albert Hector Marchand (RAHM), to allow his body a much needed rest. He left us, but his heart and spirit ever remain. Born in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), on August 5th, 1951, Richard chose to live his life in White River, a small, northern community, rich in natural beauty: wildlife, lakes, ...

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MARCHAND, Richard

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my last family member, my brother Richard. Rick was born in White River, August 5th, 1951 to Paul and Eugenie Marchand and died October 9th, 2022 peacefully at home in his sleep. He is survived by his brother, Larry (Donalda) Marchand of Elmvale, ON. Rick will be greatly missed, ...

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GATZ, Freda Ann

The family regrets to announce the passing of Freda on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Beloved wife of the late Frederick “Fred” Gatz. Adored mother of Jennifer, Jeremy and his wife Pyerr, and Jonathan and his late partner Janet Ramsay. Freda will be sadly missed by the family pet Tigger. She was predeceased by her ...

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BONNIEUL, Laurence Marie

Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at the age of 80 years. Beloved wife of the late Paul-Emile Bonnieul. Loving mother of Linda Bellerive (Steve Andrews), Rachel Boutin (Clarence), Marie Tremblay (Ti-ben), late Gilles Bonnieul, late Jean-Paul “JP” Bonnieul, Donald Bonnieul (Kristie Lessard) and Nathalie Couture (Denis). Great grandmother of 11 and ...

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MATHIEU, Béatrice (née Fréchette)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Béatrice Mathieu, née Fréchette, on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022, at the age of 83 in Hearst after a long illness. Béatrice was born in Hallebourg, Ontario to parents Paul-Edmond Fréchette and Bernadette Hébert. She lived in Hearst and Val D’Or before moving to Wawa in the 1960s and returned ...

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MOSKAL, Danuta

MOSKAL, Danuta 1947 – 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Danuta on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the age of 75. Loving spouse of Wladyslaw (Walter) for 53 years.  Devoted mother of Ludmila Monika Moskal (Matthew) and beloved grandmother of Petra. Adoring aunt to Artur Olejniczak (Malgorzata), as well as Grzegorz and Izabela Olejniczak, who ...

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Shamess, Charles

Tuesday, March 11th, 1958 – Monday, September 26th, 2022 Hey, it’s me, Charles, known as Tardy to the people I grew up with in Wawa in the ‘60s and early ‘70s. By the time you read this, I’ve drifted over to the next space/time continuum, or wherever we go when we leave this one. I will dearly miss my kids ...

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LYNN, Douglas Evan “Doug”

September 18th 1948 – September 17th, 2022 Passed unexpectedly in the wilderness that he loved, one day before his 74th birthday. Doug will forever be missed and loved by his wife of 40 years, Roxann, as well as his daughters, Charlsie (Yvan), Kalan (Sean), and Sydney (Stéphane). He also leaves behind his granddaughters Delia, Ellie, and Nora, his sister Virginia, ...

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