All Obituaries

We are sad to announce the sudden passing of Melvin Sehn. Melvin grew up in the Battleford area where his love of music started at a young age, singing and playing a number of different instruments. Melvin moved to Thompson, Manitoba in 1986 where he met and married his wife Jo-Ann in 1992 and raised two sons. In 2018, Melvin moved to his small acreage in the Petlura area. He could be seen singing in Gilbert Plains, Grandview and Roblin. Melvin is survived by his wife of 33 years Jo-Ann; ...

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 ...