Dorothy Anne (Dot) Palmer, 85 years old, beloved wife of Bill Palmer, died in the Souris Health Centre on Friday, January 16, 2026.
Funeral Arrangements are pending.
In memory of Dot, donations may be made to the Souris Hospital Auxiliary or to Cancer Care Manitoba.
Edward, 89 years, beloved husband of the late Cecile Vinck, father of Larry (Shelley), Murray (Keri), Allan (Sandra) and Nicole, loving grandpa and great-grandpa. Ed passed away at the Willowview Personal Care Home, Reston on January 7, 2026. A service will be held at a later date. Notifications will be posted prior to the service. In memory of Ed, donations may be made to the Grande Clairiere Cemetery Fund Box 149 Hartney, Manitoba R0M 0X0.
Winnifred Eleanor (Bell) Vandusen 1937-2025
Winnifred Eleanor Vandusen, 88, passed away on December 31,2025 at the Hartney Community Health Centre.
Eleanor was born in a house in Hartney, Manitoba on May 11,1937. She was the only child of Nick and Annie (Dodd) Bell.
Eleanor was raised on a farm near Hartney. She received her education at the Hartney School. She worked hard from an early age, one of her first jobs was working at the Woodhull Drugstore in Hartney.
She married Jim Gloor of Pipestone in 1957. They had two children, Nicholas and Lee Ann. In 1968, Eleanor returned to Hartney from British Columbia to live and raise her two children. She went back to school to upgrade herself in order to enter the workforce. Upon completion of her course in Brandon, she found employment with the Bank of Montreal in Hartney, where she worked as a teller for many years. Looking for a new challenge, she left the Bank and worked as Hartney’s Town Secretary for several years until her early retirement.
On July 1, 1988 she married Jack Vandusen of Hartney. She loved him dearly. They were blessed to have been married for over 37 years!
Throughout her life she enjoyed a variety of interests, some of which include gardening, birds (nature in general), sewing, golfing, reading, and painting classes. She was an accomplished knitter. Later on in life, she enrolled in quilting classes. She enjoyed these classes quite a bit and sewed beautiful quilts for her family members.
Eleanor was a member of the Rebekah Excelsior Lodge for over 50 years, a fact of which she was quite proud. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion #26 Hartney and a lifetime member of the Hartney Museum.
Eleanor was predeceased by her parents Nick and Annie Bell, mother-in-law Winnie Vandusen.
She is survived by her loving husband Jack, son Nicholas (Kimberly) Gloor, granddaughter Sylvie (Collin) McKenzie, daughter Lee Ann Gloor, sister-in-law Norma Vandusen, friends who are family, Maggie, Henry and Barbara.
After a life of where a lot of the time each breath was a struggle, she is now at rest. Eleanor, Mom, Grammie, Friend, you will be missed.
As per Eleanor’s request, there will be no funeral. A family graveside service will be held at a later date. If you wish, donations may be made to the Manitoba Lung Association Box 2040 Station Main Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 9Z9.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Cram for his exceptional care over the years. We would also like to extend our heartfelt appreciation and thanks to the Staff of the Hartney Community Health Centre.
Alice Rose Winslow (née Shantz), age 97, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, surrounded by friends and family.
She is survived by her son Scott (Amber) and two grandsons Ben and Tommy (Judith), who were her pride and joy, along with their mother Sylvie. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and close friends.
Alice was predeceased by her parents, Floyd and Violet Shantz, her husband Charles Winslow, and siblings Loretta, Verna, Vernon, and Darlene.
Alice was born in Plunkett, SK on August 26, 1928. In her teens, while attending school in Portage, Alice met and became close friends with Rose Winslow, and through her met her future husband Charlie. They corresponded during his service near the end of WWII. Alice was working in Saskatoon when Charlie returned from the war and travelled to see her. Alice and Charles married in 1947 and moved around different locations in Manitoba before finally settling on the Winslow farm south of Souris in 1954, where their son Scott was born in 1963.
Alice was a loving wife, mother, sister, and friend. She enjoyed reading, birds, gardening and flowers. She adored her Grandsons, and loved having them come to stay at the farm during the summer holidays. She valued her service to the Women’s Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion #60 (Souris). She served for over 40 years in several roles including president.
A celebration of life service for Alice will be held at Kowalchuk’s funeral home, Souris, Manitoba, on January 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Private interment in the Souris-Glenwood Cemetery at a later date. In memory of Alice, donations may be made to the Society for Manitobans with Disabilities 401-825 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 9Z9 or to the Souris Hospital Palliative Care Fund c/o Prairie Mountain Health Box 10 Souris, Manitoba R0K 2C0.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Souris Personal Care Home and the Palliative care volunteers for their compassionate care. Their love and tenderness for Alice in her final days will never be forgotten.
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dennis Tanguay, at the age of 80, on December 22, 2025 at home, surrounded by his family.
Dennis was born on May 19, 1945 in Souris, Manitoba, the 2nd oldest of 4 children born to Olive and Roy Tanguay. In 1953, Dennis contracted polio and spent approximately 8 months in the King Edward Hospital in Winnipeg while he recovered.
Dennis started working at his family’s store, Macleod’s Hardware, at the age of 11 in 1956. He worked there with his father and grandfather until 1963 when he moved to Winnipeg to attend school. After completing school, Denny moved to Calgary and Drumheller, Alberta where he worked in finance.
In 1970, Dennis returned to Souris to operate Souris Plastics Ltd which his father started. Three years later in 1973, Dennis and his brother Bill purchased Macleod’s Hardware from their father and grandfather. In 1974, Bill and Dennis dropped the Macleod’s franchise and joined Link Hardware, which in 1981 amalgamated with Home Hardware.
On November 10, 1979, Dennis married Cheryl Hale who was the love of his life. Denny and Cheryl welcomed Laura in 1981 and Brad in 1983. In 2007, Crystal and Ethan joined the family, followed by Jaret in 2008. Rylin completed the family in 2011. He loved being “Grandpa Toba” to Rylin.
Over the years, Denny was involved with the Cardinals’ ball team, Elks Hockey, Chamber of Commerce, Fair Board, Tournament of Champions, raising funds for high school football equipment, and coached minor ball, was a scout leader, managed Brad’s hockey team, and was the leader of the Souris 4-H Beef Club for several years. Dennis served one term as a town councillor and one term as mayor of Souris.
Tanguay’s Hardware, also know to family as “the store,” was more than just a business. Dennis saw it as a way of serving the community. Whether it was the at-home service to fix an older adult’s TV (also known as changing the remote’s batteries), or giving back to local town initiatives, or going up to the store at 10pm on a Sunday to get someone a sump pump, Dennis was always there, without complaint. He ensured staff understood the importance of customer service and that customers needed to be greeted and served with a smile.
Throughout their time of owning the store, Bill and Dennis employed over 60 people. They were widely regarded as kind and caring employers, with many loyal employees over the years. He enjoyed mentoring staff, and ensured they learned very important life skills, such as counting back change, ensuring dollar bills were all lined up the same way, and when using a box cutter, to ensure to cut away from yourself. In 1999, Tanguay’s Hardware was awarded the top honors as one of the best Home Hardware dealers in Canada, which was no surprise to anyone in Souris, who were all well acquainted with the exceptional customer service that could be found there. In 2004, Bill and Dennis sold the store, which freed Denny up to engage in a variety of other community initiatives.
During his retirement, Dennis was a volunteer driver for Cancer Care. He also did the books for the Avalon Theatre for years and audited the accounts of several non-profit organizations, which of course was right up his alley because we all know how much he loved ensuring the books were balanced. Denny was also involved in helping the Filipino nurses settle into Souris sixteen years ago. He truly valued the relationships he built with the Filipino community over the years.
In their retirement, Bill and Denny, along with Bill Sanderson and Denny’s dog, Bacon, would walk the streets around town, solving the world’s problems. Denny was an avid puzzler and could complete a puzzle very quickly when Cheryl gave him a deadline to get it off the dining room table.
Denny was known for his love of animals. Bacon, a chocolate lab, was well known for accompanying Denny all over town; the 2 were inseparable. After Bacon’s death, Denny stated that there would be no more pets in their home. That lasted for only a couple of years. A very special chocolate lab, named Bear, moved in across the back lane. Bear and Denny developed a very close bond and spent most mornings together over the past 9 years.
During his retirement, Denny became the pet sitter for family and friends. The dogs, too many to name, were all obsessed with Denny….and also Denny’s blue truck. The number of dogs in town that knew the sound of Denny’s truck was almost comical. The rumble that you heard on December 22 was the stampede at the rainbow bridge as all of the cats and dogs who loved him that had passed before him raced to greet him with kisses.
Dennis was predeceased by his mother and father, Olive and Roy Tanguay, his father-in-law, Walter Hale, and his brother, William Tanguay.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Cheryl, his children Laura (Jaret) and Brad (Crystal), his grandchildren, Ethan and Rylin, his mother-in-law Alice Hale, his sisters Pat (George) Hickling and Maryanne Carlisle, his sister-in-laws Betty Tanguay, Charlene (Doug) Hollyoake and Colleen (Darren) Carlson, and brother-in-law Warren (Nancy) Hale, and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held at St. Paul’s United Church, Souris on December 27, 2025 with interment in the Souris-Glenwood Cemetery. In memory of Dennis, donations may be made to the Souris-Glenwood Fire Department c/o Municipality of Souris-Glenwood Box 518 Souris, MB R0K 2C0 or to the Souris Personal Home Courtyard Fund c/o Prairie Mountain Health Box 10 Souris, MB R0K 2C0.
Phil passed away peacefully at his home in Souris, Manitoba on Wednesday December 17, 2025 at the age of 86.
He was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan on June 16, 1939. He grew up on a farm in Glen Ewen, Saskatchewan area. He started School at Orangedale School in 1945. He could only speak German when he started. He never talked about those early days other than his one brother and three sisters looked after him at school. He went on to Glen Ewen school for elementary and one year of High School. He left school in 1955 to help his mom farm. He talked about his farming days throughout his life; it truly was where his heart was.
In 1959 he did what most young men did in Southeast Saskatchewan he went to work with Regent Drilling on a drilling rig. He did that for three years. He always remembered what leases he worked on, the people he worked with and the people he lived with, many became lifelong friends.
In 1962 he married the love of his life Barbra Hall of Carievale Saskatchewan. Through this marriage they had two sons Dennis (64) Bryan (67).
In 1962 Phil moved to Melita, Manitoba where Barb worked. He quickly moved away from the oilfield and got a job with Ken Cobb at his GM garage working in Parts. Shortly thereafter Ken asked him to sell cars. This started his career selling Automobiles for 41 years from 1963 to 2004.
For most of his selling days he sold GM vehicles with some small stops selling Dodge and Ford. He worked at Cobb Motors in Melita, Foley Motors in Estevan, Lang Motors in Souris, Fowlers in Brandon, Bradleys in Moosomin, Tweeds in Killarney, Cubbons in Souris, and Murray’s in Brandon. Phil loved his time selling cars. He was always happy when he was helping someone find the right vehicle. You could find him working seven days a week if there was a customer. In his early days he spent time on the road going from community to community talking to people and selling vehicles along the way. He liked people and the long time friendship and return customers he had through his sales made it special for him. Even after retirement he still liked to talk about the car business.
In his younger days he enjoyed hunting and fishing with his boys, and went on several vacations in the summer. He followed both boys during Hockey and Baseball season.
He travelled and saw most of Canada, England, Scotland, Europe,Mexico and several USA states.
You could always find him on coffee row, he enjoyed visiting and teasing the odd person.
In his later years his focus was on grandchildren and great grandchildren. He always wanted to know what they were up to. He was genuinely interested in what they were accomplishing. He was very proud of all of their accomplishments.
He is predeceased by his parents; Johann and Magdalena (Schied) Klein; Inlaws John and Margaret Hall; Brothers John, Andrew, Fred, Martin and Joe Klein; Sisters Elizabeth Klein; Helen Bennett; brothers-in-laws Elwood Bennett. Gordon Greig; Sister-in-laws Mary, Flora, Annie, and Lena Klein.
Phil is survived by his wife, Barb, of 63 years; Sons Dennis (Judy) Klein of Climax, Sk , Bryan (Lori) Klein of Souris, Mb.; Grandchildren, Terren (Dayton) Halderman Frontier SK., Travis (Taylor) Klein Medicine Hat Ab., Kyle Klein Brandon Mb., Brooklyn Klein Brandon, Mb, Hunter Klein Brandon,Mb: Great Grand Children Tenley, Tylan and Kian; Brother Jacob Klein Brandon,Mb.; Sister Katherine Greig Regina,Sk.; Brother in law, Garry (Vicki) Hall, Red Deer Ab.; Sister in Law, Bonnie (Darryl) Folk Regina, Sk.; Numerous Nieces and Nephews.
The family would like to Thank Dr. Cram and the staff at Souris Hospital for their continued care.
Private interment will be at Rosewood Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba. Celebration of life will take place on Friday May 15th at 2:00 at Kowalchuk’s Funeral Chapel in Souris, Manitoba followed by lunch at the King Edward room located at the Murray Building.
In Memory of Phil donations can be made to the Souris-Glenwood Christmas cheer or to the Souris and Area Harvest Foodbank. Both donations c/o Municipality of Souris-Glenwood. Box 518 Souris Manitoba R0K 2C0.
October 31, 1954 ~ December 12, 2025. It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Rob Dornian. Rob was known for his contagious smile and willingness to lend a hand. He was a master at causing both smiles and groans simultaneously, which endeared him to all who had the pleasure of knowing him. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice. A small celebration of Rob’s life will be held for close family and friends at a later date.
Gordon, 73 years passed away in the Rideau Park Personal Care Home, Brandon, Manitoba on December 6, 2025. A graveside service will be held at the Souris & Glenwood Cemetery in the spring of 2026.
Donald Allen Smutko
January 19, 1955- December 3, 2025
With deepest sorrow the family announces the passing of Don Smutko on December 3, 2025 in Souris, Manitoba at the age of 70. After a courageous long, hard battle with cancer, he is finally at peace and pain free.
Don is survived by his loving and devoted wife Judy Smutko of 14 years and his children, Sarah, Kelsey (Justin), Alicia (Reid) and Ryan (Trisha). He leaves behind his much loved grandchildren Grace, Makayla, Owen, Genevieve, Kaitlin and Jack. Don is also survived by his brother Randy Smutko (Crystal), his sister-in-law Terry and his nieces and nephews.
Don was predeceased by his parents Nick Smutko (Josie) and Kay Miller (Fred) and also by his brother Gary.
Don was a master builder all his life, from framing and custom homes to furniture, you name it , he could build it. His craftsmanship was perfection and nothing less was acceptable for Don. He also had a love for restoring vehicles and he rebuilt and customized his lifted GMC K15 truck to perfection. Don was always looking for “the next project”, whether it be around the house or on his truck, right up to the day of his passing. He was always willing to lend a hand to help anyone and everyone, and will be remembered for exaggerated story telling with his unique one of a kind sense of humour.
A celebration of Don’s life will be held at a later date. Notifications will be posted prior to the service. In memory of Don, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
His life, a blessing, his memory, a treasure, loved beyond word, missed by everyone, beyond measure.
Don will forever be missed by all that had the privilege to know him.
Brielle, 12 years of age, beloved daughter of Chris Chabluk and Tesa Steinke, loving sister of Kinton, Taven and Kyden, granddaughter of Rose Chabluk and Linda Steinke. Brielle passed away unexpectedly in the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre on December 3, 2025. A funeral service was held at St. Paul’s United Church, Souris, Manitoba on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, following the church service the celebration of Brielle’s life will continue with a reception at the Souris-Glenwood Community Hall.
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