DUFILY – John Ernest Arthur “Jack” Jack was born August 30, 1933 in the RM of Cameron. He was the 6th of 7 children born to Arthur and Nellie Dufily. In 1934, the family moved north to Birch River to escape drought conditions of the prairies. Here they stayed for 12 years. They returned in 1946 to farm south of Oak Lake. In 1953 Jack worked on the original oil pipeline from Glenboro to Winkler. From 1954 – 57 he was a farm labourer in the Souris area. In 1958 he began
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Lang, Andrew Edward (Andy)
Andrew Edward “Andy”, beloved husband of Ila, passed away September 9, 2015 at Souris Health Centre at age 86 years. Andy was born at Coulter, MB on February 8, 1929 to Frank and Ethel Lang in a family of five sons and four daughters. He was predeceased by his parents, an infant brother Everett, brothers Francis (“Sonny”) and Murray who were killed in World War II, sisters Jean Downey and Dorothy Downey (Coulter, MB), Margaret Greaves (Brandon), Lorraine Richardson (Brandon),
Louttit, Martha Ethel
Martha Ethel Louttit (nee Howe)
Martha passed away August 25, 2015 at the age of 99. She was born August 3, 1916. She and her twin brother were the second youngest in a family of 6 children. Her mother died very suddenly when she was about 10 years old and the family was left to struggle on with the help of the older siblings. She grew up in the Kelwood and Neepawa area. Later the family moved to the Elgin area where she met her husband, Raymond Louttit.
Mum and Dad were married in 1940 and
Williams, Phyllis Dorothe
Phyllis Dorothe Williams (nee Janz)
Phyllis Williams, a long-time resident of the Souris area, died August 7, 2015 with her family at her side. Phyllis was born July 2, 1928 at Minitonas, Manitoba to Archie and Bea Janz. She was the youngest of their five children. She told us stories about helping her father on their farm and of the many childhood pranks she pulled with her sisters and brother. Tragedy struck her family when her brother, Henry, was killed in a farm accident at the age of
Deleau, Albert “AB”
Deleau, Albert: With family by his side, Ab passed away on the morning of August 6, 2015 at his residence in the Souris Personal Care Home. Ab was born January 25th, 1922, to Gaston and Valdemire Deleau, the youngest of 3 children. He was born and grew up on the family farm in Deleau Manitoba. He took all his schooling in Deleau where he met his wife Claris Jasper. They married October 30, 1944. They farmed and raised their family in the Deleau district until they retired to Souris in 1979. Over
Laval, Paul Andrew
Laval: Paul Andrew. On July 7, 2015 with loved ones holding his hands, Paul left us for a place that is now more peaceful for him. He was born October 18, 1933, at his paternal grand-parents farm near Wauchope, Saskatchewan, the oldest of six children of Leon and Cecile Laval. In 1943, the family moved to a farm south of Deloraine, Manitoba, where Paul went to Brock School, then high school at Deloraine Collegiate. After teaching one year on permit he attended Normal School in Winnipeg in
Louttit, James Andrew
Louttit, James. 66 years, beloved husband of Sharon Louttit, passed away in the Souris Health Centre on Saturday, July 4, 2015. By Jim’s request there will be no funeral service. In memory of Jim, donations may be made to the Souris Hospital Palliative Care Fund c/o Prairie Mountain Health Box 10 Souris, Manitoba R0K 2C0.
Hardy, Mary Louise
Mary Lou was born February 12, 1939 to Fred & Audrey Skrine. She was the oldest of their three children and the only girl. She grew up in the Whitefield district and took her schooling there until the school closed and she went to school in Deleau. That was where she met her husband Alex Hardy.
Alex & Mary Lou were married May 4, 1957 and raised a family of four children. Those years were spent helping on the farm, canning, baking and keeping house. When the children were
Sanderson, Audrey Lorraine
Sanderson – Audrey “Lorraine” passed away Saturday June 27, 2015 in the Souris Personal Care Home at the age of 96.
Lorraine was born in Carman, Manitoba on January 24, 1919 to Francis and Freda Butcher. She was one of 5 children, having 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
Lorraine married Reginald Sanderson in May 1937. Together they had 4 sons; Frank “Sandy”, Twins Robert and William, and Tim.
She was predeceased by her husband Reg in 1987, Daughter in Law Ida in 2004, son Robert in 2011
Denbow, Bertha Margery
Bertha Margery Denbow
1915 — 2015
On Monday, June 22, 2015, Bertha Margery (Duncan) Denbow passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Souris Personal Care Home, having lived a full and happy life for just short of a century. A pioneer of the Deleau/Bethel Church district she was born on July 30, 1915 on the Duncan family homestead. She was the fourth born of a family of ten. She was predeceased by her husband Reuben in 1967, daughter Dawn Howard in 2002, parents Andrew and Lillian Duncan,