All Obituaries

Obituary will be posted when available.   

This Christmas season may be a difficult one for you. And your sense of loss may be intensified during this time of the year. While others rush through this season of merriment, you may feel the need to be alone or to share this time with others who understand. We respect your need to take time out for remembering and because we are thinking of you, we invite you to attend our Annual Blue Christmas Service. Our service is one of candle lighting, music and reflection. It is our intention to...

BEERMAN, John Edward Born December 4, 1947-November 22, 2023 Aged 75 years John (Johnny) Beerman went to be with his Lord and Saviour on November 22, 2023. Left to mourn his passing are his two sons: Brent (Nathalie) and Ryan (Coralie); seven grandchildren: Hailey, Levi, Sawyer, Heidi, Sadie, Elianna, and Jake; and his two sisters: Lenore and Brenda. John was born in Russell on December 4, 1947 to Jack (John) and Anne Beerman. He was raised on the family farm in the Makaroff district...

Lindsay, Darren Norman Born September 24,1968 - November 3, 2023, Aged 55 years. Darren Lindsay was born September 24, 1968 in Roblin Hospital to Victor and Veronica (Rhonda) Lindsay. They had brought him home to his half-brother David. They lived on the Lindsay family farm in Makaroff, Manitoba. In about 1977 his cousin Eleanor Roth came to live with them and they became a family of five. Darren attended school in Roblin and graduated from Goose Lake High school in 1986. After school...

DOBRANSKI, Richard Albert Born February 23, 1951 – October 3, 2023. Aged 72 years. It is with great sadness that we announce that on October 3rd, 2023 at his home near Roblin, Manitoba, our brilliant and dedicated father, grandfather, uncle, brother, colleague, and friend, Richard Albert Dobranski, passed away peacefully at the age of 72 after a difficult battle with cancer. Rick was born in the Grandview Hospital on February 23, 1951. Just a few miles to the west of Grandview still...

Private family service will take place at a later date.      

  CHYZ, Hazel Caroline Born March 6, 1949 – October 13, 2023 Aged 74 Years              Hazel Caroline Chyz (Sewell) passed away peacefully at the Grandview Hospital at the age of 74 in the early hours of October 13th, 2023 with her family by her side. Hazel was the youngest daughter of Merton and Ruth Sewell (Manns) born March 6, 1949 in Grandview, MB.  She attended Grandview School and the Manitoba Institute of Technology for...

NICHOLSON, Loretta Almeta Born May 31, 1957 – October 7, 2023. Aged 66 years. Loretta passed away peacefully at her home in San Clara, Manitoba, on Saturday, October 7th, 2023 at the age of 66 years. Loving wife of Gordon Nicholson, dear Mother of Robert and Rachel, devoted Grandmother of Brent, Brooke, Lucas, and Silas. Having the “strong will to never give up” and the “can do attitude” took her many places in life. She will always be loved deeply and never...

  OLTROP:  Johann ‘John’ November 27, 1926 – October 5, 2023 Age 96 years     It is with profound sadness that the family of John Oltrop announce his passing from Roblin, Manitoba on October 5, 2023. John was born on November 27, 1926 in Ditzummer Verloakt, Germany.     Those who wish to donate in John’s memory may do so to a charity of their choice.     

STYBA, Anne. Born February 17, 1927 – September 25, 2023. Aged 96 years. It is with profound sadness that the family of Anne Styba announce her sudden passing at the Dauphin hospital on September 25, at the age of 96. Her family is comforted in knowing that she got her wish of living independently in her home until the end. Anne was born on February 17, 1927, in the RM of Shell River, north of Roblin, MB. Her parents, Mike, and Sophie Slusar, farmed in the area. Anne attended...