It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Linda Sieben, also affectionately known as “Granny,” on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Linda was born on May 1, 1951, in Langenburg, SK to Arnold and Mary Berger. She is predeceased by her parents, her sister Valerie Bessel, brother-in-law Derald Sieben, mother and father-in-law Albert and Ann Sieben, and brothers James Bradka and Rodney Malitear. Linda was born and raised in Langenburg, SK. She worked a ...

CARL ORLAND CLARK was born to Russell and Lucy (Jean Vivian) Clark on Aug 3,1943, in Russell, MB. He was the 3rd of 5 children, and grew up in the Bavelaw School District east of Spy Hill, SK. Carl was 11 when his father passed away, and he was taken in by Elmer and Polly Andrew where he lived and worked on their farm until he left to explore other opportunities.  Carl worked several jobs early in his working career, but one that stands out was the summer of 1963 when he worked at the ...

Lorrie Lewandoski peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the age of 89. Lorrie was born on July 29, 1936, the second oldest of four children to Mike and Olga Lewandoski of Sandy Lake, Manitoba. He attended Pulvers Lake School until Grade 6, but like many of his generation, farm work soon became his full-time classroom. He worked on the family farm until age 20, then spent a short time in Vancouver in the fall of 1956 working on the docks with Ernie Rystephanuk. Returning home, ...

Roger William Cochrane passed away on February 27, 2026, at his apartment, at the age of 60. Born prematurely in Winnipeg just before the Blizzard of 1966, Roger weighed just under two pounds at birth. After more than two months in hospital, he was able to return home to the family farm, where his lifelong love of agriculture began. Roger was a farmer at heart. He took great pride in cattle farming, particularly Herefords and later Red Angus, and spent many years showing cattle locally and ...

    At 95 years of age, after a fun-filled life including baseball, curling, barn dances, raising cattle (and children) and growing grain, this lifelong farmer knew about success and failure and the reality of hard work on the Jackson Homestead farm near Inglis Manitoba. Stanley was full of both imagination and strength ~ as witnessed by his one-off stint as a rodeo clown, decked out in a blond wig and his wife’s form fitting, hot pink, knit sweater/skirt ensemble with a ...

It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our beloved Elmer Bone at the age of 60 years old in Russell Hospital. Elmer is survived by his wife Karem Chief-Bone; son Ferlin; daughters Cindy (Brad) and Glennis; his brothers Eugene (Annette), Drake (Pauline); sisters Barn, Lydia, Yvonne, Geraldine, Gloria, Evalyn as well as many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Elmer will be missed by everyone who knew him. Elmer was predeceased by his parents Margaret and Charles; daughter ...

Sarah Susie Klassen of Regina, formerly of Caronport, Saskatchewan passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at the Russell Health Centre, Russell, Manitoba at the age of 89 years. Sarah was born on January 16, 1937 on the family farm. She was the 5th child born to Bernhard and Maria Janzen. Sarah began her life experiencing loss as her father was involved in a fatal car and train accident when she was 5 months old. Sarah’s mom and her five children were welcomed to live in her ...

Marlene Mary Shivak (née Lippai) of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on September 4, 1946, to Mary and James Lippai, Marlene was the eldest of four children, with siblings Bernice, Donna, and Morley. She graduated from Esterhazy High School in 1965, and that same year, on August 4th, she married her beloved husband, Don Shivak. Together they shared 60 years of love, partnership, and dedication to family and ...