It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lorraine Boyes on September 18, 2022, at the Souris Hospital.
Lorraine was born in Souris, Manitoba, and was raised and lived in Winnipeg. Lorraine completed high school at the Glenlawn collegiate in 1963. She loved to dance and was involved in highland dancing. She attended Success College and became a Stenographer in 1964. She then landed a job at Canadian Aviation Electronics in Winnipeg as a Steno. Throughout her years in Winnipeg,
SHIRLEY JOYCE BROWN 1950-2022
At the Souris Health Centre, August 9, 2022, Shirley Joyce Brown, aged 71 years, passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Shirley was born November 27, 1950 in Brandon Manitoba to parents Nick and Helen Dunetz (nee Gumieny). Nick passed in 1962 and Helen married Matt Sidlar in 1965 and became Shirley’s beloved step father.
Shirley attended Rossburn School and then went on to post secondary studies attending Red River
Briggs: Frances Myra Briggs (Mitchell)
Mom passed away July31, 2022 at the Souris Hospital.
Mom was born on July 21st, 1928 in Hartney Manitoba at Mrs. Forbes’s nursing home.
She lived on the farm at Melgund Manitoba and went to Melgund School across the road until she was 16. She attended Hartney School until she graduated from grade 12. After graduating, she went to Brandon Business College for 6 months. She wanted to go to nursing school, however it was too expensive to go.
After
Brennan: Floyd, 67 years, beloved partner of the late Linda Halley, passed away at his residence in Souris, Manitoba on Wednesday, July 12, 2022. A graveside funeral service for family and friends was held at the Souris & Glenwood Cemetery on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. In memory of Floyd, donations may be made to the Souris Glenwood Foundation.
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved mother Georganne Bisson, after a long battle with cancer.
She leaves to mourn her daughter Tanya Bridges (Chandra), sons Jeremy Bisson (Kirsten), and Michael. She is also survived by her aunt Myrna Merriman (Roy), stepmother Luella MacDearmid, and many cousins. Georganne was predeceased by her husband Denis Bisson, father George MacDearmid, mother Nadia Adair, and step father Don Adair. She will be deeply missed by best friend
Bodin: Jean (John), 85 years, passed away at the Hartney Community Health Centre on Monday, March 21, 2022. Funeral Mass was held at St. Jean’s Catholic Church, Grande Clairiere, Manitoba on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Interment in the Grande Clairiere Cemetery. In memory of John, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Barrows, Marjorie Eileen, 92 years, beloved wife of the late Harvey, mother of Don, Sandra, Jack, Shirley and Ken, passed away in Hartney, Manitoba on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Funeral service was held at the Hartney Centennial Centre on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Private interment in the Riverside Cemetery, Hartney. In memory of Marjorie, donations may be made to the Hartney Community Health Centre or Cameron Lodge, Hartney, Manitoba.
Belbas: Danny, 86 years, passed away in the Souris Personal Care Home on Sunday, July 18, 2021. A graveside funeral service for family and friends was held at the Souris & Glenwood Cemetery on Saturday July 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. In memory of Danny, donations may be made to the Souris Legion.
GARTH WAYNE BOYES
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Garth Boyes on July 10, 2021, in the Souris Hospital.
Garth was born on November 25, 1943, to Walter and Dorothy Boyes (Canning). He grew up on the family farm where he continued to live and farm until he retired in 2000.
On October 12, 1968, he married Lorraine Reynolds and they took over the family farm. There they raised three children Janine, Terry, and Sheena. Garth had a mixed farm with milk cows, cattle, pigs, chickens, buffalo, and mixed crops. He and Lorraine retired to an acreage south of Deleau in 2000.
Garth was a devoted husband, father, and Grandfather. He was a true family man who was always there to lend a helping hand and advice. Rodeoing was a passion which continued with his children and grandchildren. He was very proud of his children and grandchildren, all their accomplishments and endeavours.
Garth was a man of many skills, from snowmobile racing to leatherwork, carpentry, restoring and building horse wagons and sleighs. He loved to drive his mules and participate in fairs and parades. He was very involved with the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association.
He truly enjoyed the company of family and friends and loved to have fun and a good laugh. In later years he and Lorraine went on a variety of trips. He lived life to the fullest.
Sadly, he has passed, but his legacy will live on with all who knew him. He was one of a kind and there will be no other like him. He was a character who loved to visit and tell stories, he will be deeply missed by family and fiends.
Garth is survived by his wife Lorraine of 52 years.
His children:
Janine Bruening (Warren), Jordynn (Courtney), Shelby
Terry (Rachelle), Jenel, Jacey,
Sheena Dunham (Kevin) and Stran.
He is survived by his sister Marlene (Ron) Harrison, sister-in-law Maureen Foxworthy, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Donations can be made in memory of Garth to the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation-Cardiac Sciences Program.
Thank you
Our family would like to send out a huge heartfelt thank you to everyone for the calls, visits, food, flowers, and cards. Your thoughtfulness is so very much appreciated!
We had a beautiful day to say our official goodbye to Garth. Shane Boyes delivered the perfect service. Linda Swaenepoel gave words of remembrance and a toast to Garth. It truly was a “Cowboy” goodbye. Thank you both so very much.
To our friends and neighbours who made pies and helped with everything and anything and continue to do so. We are so thankful for you all!
A good life leaves behind seeds that keep on growing, his stories, his values and his love will live on in each of us.
Lorraine, Janine, Terry, Sheena, and Families
Frank Elmer Basiuk, was born September 28, 1929 on the farm homesteaded by his grandfather near Foam Lake, Saskatchewan. He grew up in the nearby small town of Parkerview with his two brothers, Henry and Joseph and his twin sisters Eleanor and Evelyn.
Always active, from a very young age Frank had a penchant for wandering away from the family home, often accompanied by his dog. These early explorations earned him some punishment, but were perhaps indicators for his later willingness and interest in travel.
Growing up in Parkerview through the 1930’s during a time of shortages fostered in Frank a deep respect for resources and a sense of ‘making do’ with what was available. These are values he carried with him throughout his life and his workshop was testimony to his ability to fix, repair, improve and build things. Karen considers her house to be the house that love built as Frank and Uncle John (Thelma’s brother-in-law) were at the ready and quick to to lend their considerable skills.
Frank started his schooling in the Chiselhurst one room school located 2 km from Parkview, Saskatchewan. When the school enrolment increased, the school was subsequently moved to Parkerview where he completed his elementary education. He continued his high school education at the Yorkton Collegiate, which required boarding as Yorkton was some 70 km away from Parkerview. After completion of high school he traveled to Winnipeg, Manitoba to take a six-week teacher’s permit course.
He started his teaching career with a one-year assignment in Roblin, Manitoba following which he returned to Chiselhurst, Saskatchewan to teach for a year in the school he attended as an elementary student. In 1952 he enrolled in Normal School in Winnipeg to obtain his teaching certificate. Upon graduation he took a position as principal in Elva, Manitoba teaching grades seven to eleven. Then in 1955 he moved to Manson, Manitoba to teach there until 1958. Frank taught for a year in Lyleton, Manitoba before moving to the Reston Collegiate in 1960. During the four years in Reston, he commuted to Brandon University taking courses to complete his Bachelor of Teaching degree as well as his Class Four standing with the Department of Education. He moved to Hartney, Manitoba in 1967 where he was principal of the elementary school and taught in various positions until 1987, when he retired. The highlight of his teaching career was an exchange he accepted to spend a year teaching in a school in Maitland, Australia in 1982 – a trip that changed his perspective on teaching, travel and life in general.
Frank’s life-long partner was Thelma Banks who he met and fell in love with while teaching in Elva. She was a registered nurse who had returned to Elva to care for her sick brother. Frank and Thelma were married in 1956 in a small ceremony. Together they had three children; Robert born in 1957, followed by Karen in 1959 and Grant in 1964. Thelma passed away in 2016 and Frank never stopped thinking about her or loving her. In his words, she was the love of his life
Products of small towns, Frank and Thelma endeavoured to make positive contributions wherever they lived. This was done as a matter of fact and in a manner that was unconditional and carried out in a selfless, quiet manner. Whether it was volunteering at the rink, driving kids to hockey, sports, band or scouts, contributing to community projects or simply being available to help, they were willing. Always active in the church Frank was unable to refuse when asked to serve on any number of committees, boards and associations.
Frank’s other love (after Thelma and family) was music. Self-taught, he played the accordion, guitar and violin and was a member of several orchestras over the years. Playing for socials and gatherings throughout south-west Manitoba gave him a joy that was perhaps matched only by dancing with Thelma. A lasting memory will always be their beaming smiles while dancing the ‘hop polka’. After they moved to Brandon in 2002, he continued to play and entertain on a regular basis at the personal care homes; playing as he put it, “For the old folks.” (himself being well over 80 at the time).
Family was very important to Frank and he kept in touch with not only his own brothers and sisters, but also those of Thelma’s family. Christmas at home was unknown as it was always celebrated with Frank’s parents in Parkerview and then on to Thelma’s sisters in Regina. Summer holidays found the family in the car, driving and camping to visit relatives in Ontario one summer and British Columbia the next. Just as all were welcome in the house, there was never any hesitation to get in the car and drive to visit a relative or family friend; including weekly visits to those sick and in need of cheer.
This willingness to travel never diminished and the year spent in Australia fuelled a desire for even more travel. Australia was followed by trips to the US, New Zealand, Malaysia (8 times), Borneo, Singapore, Hong Kong and to the Orkney Islands to explore Thelma’s origins. Frank and Thelma would have continued to explore new destinations but Frank’s dialysis made it challenging.
Throughout his life, Frank kept active, whether it was walking to and from school each day, playing floor hockey, or curling. It helped that Thelma was also an active woman and always up for a walk, skate, ski or cycle depending on the season. They seldom just sat as there was always a deck of cards handy for a game of cribbage or, if friends were over, a game of hearts, 31, or an invariably noisy round of “Oh Hell!”. In later years they enjoyed playing dominoes.
A true prairie ‘boy’, he enjoyed the winter, continuing to walk to school no matter what the weather. And when spring came, out came the boat and the golf clubs for his two summer passions: fishing and golfing. Those who played Hartney’s 1st hole will appreciate the irony and maybe the order should have been golfing and fishing for his ball!
Above all, Frank was a great Dad and a loving husband. He and Thelma provided a supportive, love-filled and nurturing household in which to grow up. Always there, always willing to listen, not always willing to give in (thankfully – in retrospect), always a gentleman; he expected little, but always acknowledged and appreciated simple gestures. In so many ways, Frank set the example for his family as a true class act.
Frank is survived by his twin sisters, Evelyn Gillander of Brandon and Eleanor Wowk of Saskatoon, sister-in-law Barbara Maher of Bellingham Wa, brother-in-law John Young of Calgary, as well as his three children Robert (Josephine, children Danielle and Donovan) of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Karen (Ken) Barrows of Hartney, and Grant (Suzanne, children Holly and Toban) of Calgary.
Lovingly remembered but sadly missed.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Kidney Foundation of Manitoba in memory of Frank. www.kidney.ca
A funeral service will be held at the Hartney Centennial Centre on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at ???????. Interment in the Riverside Cemetery Hartney, Manitoba.