All Obituaries

BRIGGS- James Healey Briggs passed away in Long Term Care in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan on November 20, 2020 at the age of 87 years.

Joyce Phyllis Grabinsky was born in Leader on September 4, 1936 to her now late parents Esther Weis (daughter of Leader pioneers Conrad and Catherine Weis) and William Grabinsky (son of Prelate area pioneers Wilhelm and Katerina (Kreiter) Grabinsky.  She spent her young years in Saskatchewan, then to Alberta and eventually on the coast of British Columbia. After a long career as a Social Worker Joyce moved back to Leader in her retirement years. She was known for her love of adventurous...

In loving memory of Lawrence Leipert. Born Feb 25, 1928, passed away Nov 7, 2020. He leaves to mourn his wife Violet nee Siewert, his son Reg and wife Lorna, daughter-in-law Gladys, and daughter Lee-Ann. Grandchildren: Ashley and Jesse Leipert, Evan and Colin Leitch, Greg and Aaron Leipert, as well as 10 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Fred Leipert and Emelia Angerman, his son Lyle, his son-in-law Jon Leitch, one sister, one brother, two stepsisters, three...

DRURY, Doreen Elizabeth (McInerney) passed away Friday, November 6, 2020, at the age of 96.  She was predeceased by her husband Harold, her sisters Patsy (Bruce) Drury, Marg (Ed) Skye and her brother Eddie McInerney, her brothers-in-law, Norman, Buck (Norah), and Joe (Grace) Drury, Charlie Brinkhurst and her sisters-in-law Patricia McInerney, Eva (George) Pollock, Bertha(Fred) Tranter, Myrtle Brinkhurst and Mabel Guenther. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and their...

JACOBSON – Melvin Coney Jacobson May 11, 1923 – November 5 2020. Mel passed away at Swift Current Hospital Thursday November 5, 2020. Mel was born in Ravenscrag Saskatchewan on May 11, 1923 to Gustav and Mary Jacobson. He was predeceased by his first wife Joyce on January 23, 1976, his second wife Mary on January 6, 2018, three brothers and six sisters, his oldest daughter Sharon and his sons Frank and Phillip. Mel worked at various jobs until 1960 when he started work as a...

Predeceased by his parents Violet & Tom Anderson; brothers Wilbert & Raymond Anderson; sisters Madeline Davis & Linda Anderson; son Jonathan Anderson; grandson Johnathan Brendan Anderson. Survived by sons Jason Stone, Nathan Anderson & Brendan Anderson; daughters Sunny (Clarence) Johnston & Kari Dawn Oakes; sisters Mildred Oakimaw, Alice (Roger) Pahtayken & Charlene Bruno and many grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins & extended family.  

BOWLES—Glen passed away at his home on November 4, 2020. He was born in Maple Creek on October 27, 1929. Glen lived his early years with his family at Murraydale. Glen wanted to be a rancher from early on and moved to the Cypress Hills ranch homestead in the early 1940s. He loved horses and the challenge of making a green horse into a ranch horse. The animal husbandry of his cow herd was a passion of Glen’s. In the 1970s, Glen started having rodeos on the rodeo grounds he and...