Category: Obituaries

Ritchie, James

(April 19, 1951 – August 14, 2012)

RITCHIE: James, (Jimmy)

Husband, Father, Farmer.

James Richie was born May 19, 1951 in Bearsden, Scotland and died tragically on August 14, 2012 at his farm near Souris, Manitoba, aged 61 years.

Jimmy was the son of the late James and Janet Ritchie, seventh of a family of nine. Growing up in Ayrshire, Scotland, he developed an interest in machinery and started a successful custom farming business.

On November 4, 1982 he married Mary and together the worked

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Carlisle, Donald “John”

(December 30, 1939 – August 14, 2012)

CARLISLE – John, 1939 – 2012. John died suddenly on his farm, on August 14, 2012, doing what he loved, cultivating on a beautiful sunny day. He was 72-years-old. In his younger years, he loved curling with his friends, hunting with his buddies and showing his Blonde d’Aquitaine cattle at shows in Canada and the US. He achieved success in these areas, receiving several trophies and

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