All Obituaries

Madeliene (Veysey) Snider was born on May 6, 1926 at Colgate, Saskatchewan to James Henry and Mary Veysey. She was the second youngest of fourteen children. Madeliene lost her mother, Mary, when she was four years old and her father passed away when she was twelve. She is survived by one younger sister. She was raised on the farm and attended rural school to grade eight and moved to Colgate to attend high school. An avid learner, who loved to read, Madeliene completed her grade twelve...

REZNECHENKO, Reg was born February 17, 1930 at home in Sec 35, Tp 10, Rge 28 W3M and died October 26, 2018 at Maple Creek Hospital. Survived by his 2 sons; Casey (Kim) Reznechenko and Perry Reznechenko (Candace Funk), grand children Brandon Reynolds (Gabbi Schafers), Morgan Reznechenko and Tyler Reznechenko (Apryl Sweenie). Predeceased by his wife of 61 years Violet Reznechenko, his mother Martha, father Gust Reznechenko, brother Clifford Reznechenko and sister Violet Demchenko.

Robert Casper Zunti, at the age of 80, passed away peacefully on October 11th, 2018 at the Western Seniors Home in Leader, SK with family by his side. He was born on March 12, 1938 on the Zunti family homestead north of Luseland, Saskatchewan. Robert was the 17th of 18 children. Robert was predeceased by his parents (Jacob and Paula Zunti), brothers (Joe, Morris, Fred, Edward, Jim), Sisters (Hedy, Eva, Bertha, Mary) and Grandson Brett as well as many nieces and nephews, brother and...

ZOERB, Lesa Jane, 50, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan passed away on October 7, 2018 from a tragic vehicle accident. Lesa was born on August 12, 1968, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Daughter of Robert and Ruth (Wolf) Zinkhan. She graduated from Balfour Collegiate in 1986. In February 18, 1998, she began her career as a Corrections Officer for Corrections Canada. She was dedicated to her job at the Okimaw Ochi Healing Lodge and was always willing to take on any shift. You could tell how much she...

  Lorraine Gold (nee Bender) from Medicine Hat, formerly from Maple Creek, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in St. Joseph's Home, Medicine Hat, at the age of 92 years.  She was predeceased by her husband Alfred Asa Gold in 1994.       Lorraine was born on the Bender homestead northwest of Piapot, Saskatchewan, on May 31, 1926.       She was educated at Cambrai and Northridge Schools.  When the family moved to Piapot in 1942, at the...

John Lars Lindstrom was born November 19, 1934 in Frontier, SK and passed away September 23, 2018 at the Maple Creek Hospital. He grew up on a mixed farm near Divide, SK and began working at the Claydon Grazing Coop in 1957. He married Lorraine Daffe in 1961 and worked for family members until moving to the Daffe homestead where they farmed and ranched together from 1967 to 1997. They decided to semi retire to an acreage near Maple Creek where he continued haying on a much smaller scale and...

Ham-Barsness, Julia Claire was born on February 14, 1915 and passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 16, 2018. Julia had 6 children, nineteen grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, and 20 great-great grandchildren. Julia is survived by her sons Bill, John (Joyce), daughters; Lorraine (John), Joyce, Elsie (Norm), daughter-in-law Rose, sister-in-law Thelma McLuhan, brother-in-law Alton Barsness, 19 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren, 20 great-great grandchildren, several...

Laura Briggs (Blumhagen) passed away in Medicine Hat, AB on September 15, 2018 at the age of 90.  Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 67 years Colby Briggs, her children Harold (Sonia) Briggs, Dorothy (Terry) Schmidt, Clarence (Dale Ann) Briggs, Betty Ann (Rick) Nickel, Darlene (Calvin) Flaig,     Dale (Kathy) Briggs, Iona (Gerry) Zinn, Wallace (Nasrin) Briggs, Elaine Waters (Bruce Ekman), 25 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, brothers Ruben and Ken...