All Obituaries

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our much loved sister Maryann Lafreniere at the Lions Prairie Manor on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the age of 80 years. Predeceased by her parents Alfred and Malvina and she will greeted in heaven by her siblings, sister Joyce Gobelle and brothers, John, Ralph and Raymond and other family members. She will be dearly missed by her brother Cliff (Loreen) Lafreniere of Portage la Prairie and her sister Sharron (Cal) Jefford...

Peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2021 with her sister by her side, Evelyn Buors passed away at the age of 81. Predeceased by her parents, Frank & Brenda Twiss, husband Gerard Buors, brother William, sister-in-law Marjorie Twiss, brother-in-law Pete Elias, brother-in-law Tom Bedford, brother Arthur Twiss, nephews Robert & Bradley Elias, Arthur Twiss Jr. & Sandy Wildfang. Left to cherish are her children, Mickey (Linda) Peters, Cary (Lori) Peters and Marsha (Bryan) Trace;...

Peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2021, Grandma ‘Nai Nai’ Pao passed away at her home with family by her side at the age of 88 years.  She was predeceased by her husband Jim-Min Pao and her parents Dian-Kai (Cun-Chi) Yang. Left to cherish her memory are her son George (Meda) Pao; 3 daughters, Shen-Chih (Kuo-Lung) Liu, Shen-Min (Chung-Kai) Kung and Helen (Albert) Wei; grandchildren Lisa (Seth) Tardiff, Maria Pao, Han-Wen (Pei-Hsia) Liu and Cheng-Hsian (Hsin-Na) Liu,...

“ MAGNIFICENT BEAR “ Lord, lead me home. With heavy hearts we regret to inform the world that a beautiful soul has left the physical and entered into the spirit world, with his mother, wife and son by his side. Floydie was a magnificent man, all who knew him feel A GREAT LOSS. Floydie, loved his family, friends and community. During Floyd’s final moments, made his peace and expressed his love, looked at death in the eye and journeyed home. His mother told him to be brave...

Lexie Buechler was born and raised in the Edwin/Burnside District on December 6, 1918. Lexie passed away in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on February 4, 2021 at the age of 102. Lexie was the youngest of 10 children. She lost her mom at the tender age of 4 months to the Spanish flu. Until the age of two she lived with relatives and friends. Her childhood home consisted of a wood house and was very small. Her family had a farm and her father was known for his horses. She met the love of her...

With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Dennis Wayne Roy, 72, on Friday, January 29th, 2021 at Portage General Hospital. Left to treasure his memory is his loving wife of 50 years Allene Roy (nee Wright); his three children: daughter Carolyn (Bill) Peters, their children Tyson (Megan) with great-granddaughter Briar, and Bryce, son Geoff (Heather) Roy, their children Daylon, Jared, and Charlize and son Cody (Jennifer) Roy, their children Brennan and Kai. Along with his two...

Peacefully, with her family by her side, Opal passed away at the Portage District General Hospital on January 31, 2021 at the age of 91 years. Left to cherish her memory are daughters Sherry and Lorraine (Henry), grandchildren Carter, Samantha (Kevin), Lacey (Derek), Jerri Lynn (Kirk), Skylar (Adrianna), Riley (Katarina) and Courtney and great-grandchildren Aurora, Aiden, Levi, June, Tuck, Maci, Kora and Huxton. Opal was predeceased by her husband Russell, daughter Kathy Marshall and...

With sadness, we announce that Brandon Meeches entered the Spirit World on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Edmonton, AB at the age of 27 years. Brandon was predeceased by his maternal grandparents Arthur and Dorothy, parents Brandon Sr. and Mavis and sisters Candice and Brett. Left to mourn his passing are his sister Lindsay (Greg) and many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. He will also be missed by the Vanbelois family and Rasheem Rashi who cared diligently for Brandon throughout his...

At his home in Winnipeg, MB, with his Mom by his side, Dustin entered the Spirit World on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the age of 26 years. Dustin was predeceased by his grandmothers Madelaine Prince and Barbara (Woods) Pelletier, grandfather Stan Pelletier and brothers Alan and William Pelletier.  Dustin is survived by his mom Dawn Pelletier, father Alvin Prince, daughter Madison Pelletier, brothers Dylan Ducharme, Tyler Pelletier and Shane Pelletier, sisters Mariah Pelletier, Erica...

With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Judy Archibald, on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at the Portage District General Hospital at the age of 77 years. Judy was predeceased by her loving husband, John (Jack) Archibald on February 21, 2006, parents Jean Boulanger and Walter Ushock along with her step-father Mark Boulanger. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Julie Archibald, of Portage la Prairie, MB, son Jeff Archibald of Winnipeg, MB and grandchildren Nolan and Riley...