All Obituaries

It is with great sadness the family of Stephen Lee Moosomin announce his passing on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Wake will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Both services will be held at Mosquito School Gymnasium, Mosquito First Nation, SK. Interment will take place at Mosquito Cemetery, Mosquito First Nation, SK. Arrangements are entrusted to Vanessa Macnab of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium...

Mrs. Sharon Wright beloved partner of Ron Price passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Battlefords Union Hospital at the age of 73 years.  As per Sharon's request no service will be held.  Sharon is survived by her loving partner of nearly 40 years. Ron Price; her daughters: Veronica Moyah (Daniel), Cheryle Nutbrown (Gary); step-son, Jason Price (Trudy); 16 grandchildren and 20 great- grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews in which all will dearly miss her....

Afe (Allen) Brown was born on September 15, 1926 in Fort Selkirk, Yukon to Afe and Leta Brown (nee Van Bibber). He was the eldest of two sons, his brother, John, being one year younger. Because Leta was a part of the Selkirk First Nation, she was encouraged to send her boys to residential school. She refused, and instead, taught them at home herself. In the winter, she would load up the boys on their dogsled and make the trek to Whitehorse to get their grades’ curriculums. It was a...

Elsie Doreen (Lofts) Boulton It is with sorrow and great love that we mention the passing of our hero in the early hours of April 12th, 2021, in North Battleford. Elsie was born on August 8th, 1930 in Turtleford, Saskatchewan. She was raised in Glaslyn and then moved to the Prongua area when she married her love, Erwin. Her spirit continues with her children: Carol, Ben (Tracey) and Kathy (Antony); her beloved grandchildren, Brittany, Bailey, Alex and Liam; sisters Helen and...

Jones, Olive Irene “Bubs” (Nelson) January 5, 1924 – April 10, 2021 North Battleford, Sask. Mom was born and raised on a farm in the Prongua district, southeast of the hamlet of Gallivan. She was the fifth of nine children.  She had fond memories of her upbringing in a small but warm home where all family members shared in the chores, and she had pleasant recollections of her school years and the one room schools she attended. After high school, she moved to...

Mr. Jan Cooke, beloved husband of Lois Cooke, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at the age of 66 years. A Private Family Funeral Service will be held at the Living Faith Chapel on Thursday, April 15, 2021 with Pastor Rodney Cox officiating. Interment will follow on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Jan is survived by his wife, Lois (Millar) Cooke; his younger sister, Joani (Cooke) Wilson; his two sons: Brittany Cooke (Melodie) and their...

Mrs. Thérèse Giasson née Dupuis resident of the Villa Pascal joined her loving husband, John in Heaven on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the age of 93 years. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, a Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Left to cherish Therese’s memory are her loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Jeanine (Raymond) Grosjean and their children and families: Alain (Shannon) – Coen and Kyler; Leo (Amy) – Carter and...

It is with sadness the family of Doreen Southgate, resident of Harwood Manor, North Battleford, SK announce her passing on April 3, 2021. Private Service by invitation only will be held on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. Memorial Donations are requested to Harwood Manor Recreation Department, 2691 Clements Drive, North Battleford, SK  S9A 1H9 or Canadian Diabetes Association, PO Box 26331 STN BRM B, Toronto, ON  M7Y 4R1. Arrangements are...

Leier, Elizabeth L. (Betty Lou) May 2, 1949 – April 2, 2021 We are greatly saddened to advise the passing of Betty Lou on Friday April 2, 2021. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Eva (O’Hara) Nieman, Henry Nieman and her sister, Linda Smith. She is survived by her brother Michael (Gwen) Smith of Nanaimo, BC, niece Siobhan of Gibsons, BC, her son Kenton (Tanya), grandchildren Elizabeth, Cadence and Anabelle of Ottawa, ON and son Robin of Vancouver, BC as well as numerous...

It is with sadness the family of Frank Richard Villard announce his passing on Thursday, April 1, 2021 in North Battleford, SK. Frank spent most of his life in North Battleford. He worked for 30 years at the Sask Hospital as a painter. He was also a sign painter. One of his signs is the Cocoa Cola sign on the building on 101st. He painted that sign in 1970 with the help of Wayne Anderson. Some of his others were Hardy Plant Nursery and many others. Frank tried his hands in different things,...