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EVELYN SUGGITT
April 20, 1916 – April 5, 2013
Evelyn was the youngest of six children born to Margaret Jane and Archie McArthur on April 20th, 1916. She attended school in Pretty Valley. On July 7th, 1947 she married George Suggitt at the McArthur family home in Pretty Valley. The couple moved to Deloraine, Manitoba where George was employed as a grain buyer. Then they returned to Kenville to the Suggitt family farm.
Together Evelyn and George raised their two children, Jane and Jack, until George was killed in a farm accident in 1962. Evelyn then went to work first at the Eaton’s Order Office and then to the Ladies Wear of the Swan Valley Co-op.
Evelyn lived in Kenville in her little house next to her church until she moved to the Rainbow Lodge in April 2006, She moved to the Swan Valley Lodge in November of 2010. Evelyn enjoyed reading, gardening, knitting and was a great cook and loved to bake. She was a wonderful grandmother and mother. In her eyes, her grandchildren were “perfect”. She loved all animals but especially her little dog Taffy and her two cats. She was happiest at home, or in her garden. Evelyn always enjoyed having tea with her sisters and was most content with a cat on her lap and a good book to read.
Evelyn will be greatly missed and remembered by: her daughter Jane Beasley (Merv); son Jack Suggitt (Bernice) of Kenville, and her sister Lillian Dunn of Burnaby, BC, as well as her nieces, nephews and their families. She will be especially missed by her grandchildren: Shelby Bohlken (Brian) of Peace River, Alberta; John Suggitt of Winnipeg; Kyle Beasley (Karla) of Calgary; Scott Beasley of Calgary, Alberta; and her four great-grandsons: Derek and Chad Bohlken and Nathaniel and Asher Beasley.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Archie & Margaret Jane McArthur; her husband George; her brother John McArthur; and her sisters, Maud Gordon, Edith McIntosh and Jessie Davidson.
A Memorial service was held at the Kenville United Church on May 31st, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Erin McIntyre officiating. Inurnment followed at Birchwood Cemetery – Swan River, Manitoba. Urn Bearer was Scott Beasley. If friends so desire, donations in Evelyn’s name may be made to the Kenville United Church Memorial Fund.
Paull Funeral Home and Crematorium were honoured to have served the family.
Elizabeth Anne Buckland (Beckham)
1962 - 2014
On Tuesday May 6, 2014, Elizabeth “slipped the surly bonds of earth” and passed into the arms of Jesus.
Elizabeth will be forever loved and missed by her husband Jerry, son Daniel, Mom and Dad Eleanor and John Beckham, brother Mark, sister Cara (Bob, Matthew and Katie), brother David (Anne-Marie, Tess and Kate) and mother-in-law Maxine Buckland as well as numerous friends and extended family.
Elizabeth loved life and enjoyed many years as a librarian but her greatest love was her family life and faith. In her spare time she loved to go for walks in every season and enjoyed long talks with family and friends. She also spent many happy hours creating beauty in her garden and home.
She wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. Lawrence Homik, Dr. Janet Ritchie and the Palliative Care Team who provided compassionate and high quality care during her illness.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Winnipeg Harvest online at winnipegharvest.org, by phone at 204-982-3581 or 204-982-3588 and by mail to Winnipeg Harvest, 1085 Winnipeg Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0S2.
A celebration of Elizabeth and her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Bardal Funeral Home, 843 Sherbrook Street.
Lydia Evashchenko
Lydia Evashchenko of Swan River, Manitoba passed away at the Swan Valley Lodge on May 14th, 2014 at the age of 79 years.
Lydia was born in Poplar Bluff, Saskatchewan on November 26th, 1934 to Eudokia and Maksym Kseniuk. She received her education at the Evadale School, North of Arran, Saskatchewan.
Lydia married Nicholas M. Evashchenko in Poplar Bluff, Saskatchewan, sadly he passed away on October 6th, 1994.
During her life, Lydia lived and farmed in Poplar Bluff til 1963, then moved to Durban, Manitoba where they farmed till 1983 and then moved into Swan River in 1984.
Hobbies and interests included church life, farming, flowers, gardens and baking.
Lydia is survived by her son John (Evelyn); daughter Natalie Suchoplas; grandchildren, Yvan (Desirae); Paul (Stephanie); Jennifer (Ryan); and great grandchildren Nicholas and Olivia.
She is predeceased by her husband Nick; parents Eudokia and Maksym; her brother and two sisters.
Evening Prayers were held on Sunday, May 18th, 2014 at 7:00 PM from the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Swan River, Manitoba.
Funeral Service was held on Monday, May 19th, 2014 at 10:00 AM from the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Swan River, Manitoba with Father Brent Kuzyk officiating.
Active pallbearers were John Evashchenko, Natalie Suchoplas, Yvan Suchoplas, Paul Suchoplas, Ryan Roper and Fred Fuchs.
Cross Bearer was Jennifer Roper.
Following the service, Lydia was laid to rest in the Birchwood Cemetery, Swan River, Manitoba.
Should friends so desire, memorial donations in Lydia’s name may be made to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Swan River, or to a Charity of one’s Choice.
Paull Funeral Home and Crematorium was honored to have served the family.
Roland Charles Crowe
1916 - 2014
Peacefully, on April 20, 2014 at Grace Hospital, Roland passed away at the age of 97 years.
Dad was born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1916. He was raised there until he finished high school during the depths of the depression. He travelled around the country looking for employment and found a job in Vancouver. He returned to Hartney and worked for his father who had just purchased a hardware store.
In 1941 he married Lillian (Bud) Woodhull and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He taught navigation with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Brandon, MB and in Summerside, PEI. From there he went to the Bahamas for training for deployment into the Pacific. The Atomic Bomb ended the war before he was shipped.
He returned to Hartney to work in the hardware store and eventually took it over upon the death of his parents. During that time he had an experience in local politics. He was a town councilor, and mayor of Hartney.
He ran the store until his retirement in 1975. He and Lillian spent many happy winters in Apache Junction, Arizona. In Arizona they square danced, enjoyed family visits and just lived the good life.
In the early 1980’s they moved to Winnipeg but continued to spend their winters in Arizona until the early 1990’s when they moved into the Westhaven senior’s complex.
Dad was predeceased by his wife of 58 years in 1999.
He leaves to mourn his passing sons Brian, Phillip (Val) and David (Joan); grandchildren Jon and Geoff; great-grandchildren Cecily and Lind as well as special niece Suzanne; her husband Craig and their daughter Jennifer.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Commonwealth Air Training Museum in Brandon, Manitoba.
Memorial service 1:00 p.m. Saturday May 3, 2014 at Sturgeon Creek United Church, 207 Thompson Drive. A private family interment will take place at a later date.
Rhoda Bowen
It is with great sadness that after a short illness the life journey of Rhoda Iolean Bowen was completed at Swan Valley Health Centre on February 13th, 2014.
Rhoda (Iolean) was born in Hamilton, Ontario on May 24th, 1927. She moved to the Swan River Valley at an early age with her parents Lillian and Verne Gunter. She attended Taylor School for one year and then the family moved and homesteaded in the McKinley District, Northeast of Birch River. Rhoda completed her education at McKinley School.
The depression and WW II were formative years for Rhoda during her teens. She worked very hard on the family farm and later as a hired girl for local families.
Rhoda was united in marriage to Clifford (Buck) Bowen of Birch River on August 19th, 1948 and began her married life on the farm South of Birch River. She worked by her husband’s side while raising their two daughters. During those years there always seemed to be no end of young people around the farm and Rhoda was friend and mother to them all. Rhoda and Buck continued to live on the farm for a number of years after the family had grown and gone, then moved into Birch River in 1985.
Rhoda was predeceased by her mother Lillian in 1967, father Verne in 1981 and her life partner Buck in 2006.
In 2007 Rhoda moved to Swan River to be closer to family. Here she enjoyed getting involved with some new organizations and meeting new friends.
One of Rhoda’s greatest pleasures in life was family time, her many friends and the special girls she held in her heart. Rhoda always had time to listen and was willing to help in any way she could. She truly spent her life time earning her very own angel wings.
Reading, gardening, church, social events, playing cards, garage sales, are only a few of the many things that kept Rhoda busy and happy.
Rhoda was a life member of the Birch River Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the Birch River horse club, a member of Anglican Church Women, to mention a few of the Organizations she participated in over the years.
Rhoda is survived by two daughters, Lynda (Mel) Phillips and Nancee (Russ) Grundy, two grandchildren Theryl and Matthew (Mary Louise Davis), and a brother Morris (Moe) Chumbley of Deseronto, Ontario. Also left to mourn her passing are many daughters, sons and children and grandchildren that she chose with her heart and loved dearly.
She will be greatly missed by all.
A funeral service was held on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the
Birch River Legion Hall, Birch River, Manitoba. Venerable Tom Stradwick officiated.
Those wishing to do so may donate to Canadian Cancer Society, the
Swan Valley Animal Protection League, Birch River 4H or to a charity of their own choice.
Ella Jeanette Toivonen
My grandma was a dedicated mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was loved by everyone she met. She always had a smile to light up any gloomy day.
Ella Jeanette Rose was born on July 21st, 1940 in Swan River, Manitoba. She was married to William Konkin and had four children with him; Lee, Rose, William and John. In 1989 William passed on and Ella remarried in 1993 to Vecko Bert Toivonen which is the name we all know her by now. She unfortunately had to suffer with losing him as well in 1998.
All through my life she was a happy person that could cheer anyone up in minutes. She always welcomed everyone into her home; this included strangers and special occasions like family holidays. She would never make anyone feel badly, even if she did not like them, she was nice and cheerful to them and helped anyone she could that was in need.
We will always miss her dearly but in this dark hour I know Ella Toivonen would not want us to mourn her passing but want us to celebrate the life she had with us and for us to remember the times she was here with us. So for her, I now ask you not to feel sorry that she is gone but to be happy that she will never be hurt, sick or suffer again. She is with us all to see all that we do and say, still in our hearts and memories. She is looking down from the heavens above and I bet she is sitting there with a smile at how we are remembering her with the good times we had with her not the times that had not yet come.
Visitations took place beginning at 1:00 PM on August 22nd for the hour prior to the funeral service. A funeral service was held at 2:00 PM on August 22nd, 2013 from the Chapel of Paull Funeral Home, Swan River, Manitoba. Pastor Reg Rivet officiated. Ella was laid to rest in the Birchwood Cemetery, Swan River, Manitoba following the funeral service.
Paull Funeral Home and Crematorium were honoured to have served the family.
Leslie Povey Earnest
With deepest sorrow, we announce the passing of a beloved husband, father and grandfather, Leslie Povey who passed away suddenly on Tuesday October 22, 2002 at Seven Oaks General Hospital. Dad was born on April 4, 1917 and spent his childhood in the Brooklands and Weston area of Winnipeg. As a young man, he worked briefly at the CPR and then at Eatons before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Navy at the beginning of WWII to run convoy across the North Atlantic. Upon war’s end, he rejoined Eatons and served as a butcher in the basement meat department until joining Redekopp’s grocery store on Henderson in 1972, retiring in 1981. He married Patricia Sturk in 1948 and together they raised three sons. He is survived by his beloved wife Patricia; sons Ronald (Evelyn), Gregory (Rosemarie) and Nolan; grandchildren Jana Leigh, Daralyn, Mathew, Danielle and Lesley-Anne; older brother Albert; younger sister Edna; as well as many dear nieces and nephew. The family would especially like to thank the intensive care staff at SOGH and a dear neighbour Doreen Brown for their compassion and care during Dad’s last moments. Funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 26 at Bardal Funeral Home, 843 Sherbrook Street with viewing one-half hour prior to the service.
Noreen Pritchard Mildred
Suddenly on June 23, 2004 at Boundary Trails Health Centre, Winkler, MB, Noreen Mildred Pritchard (Anderson), aged 79 years of Roland, MB. Noreen was born in Myrtle, MB on March 7, 1925. She lived all her life in the Roland District with her late husband, Gordon. She spent 21 winters in Pine to Palm Park, Weslaco, Texas. She was a life-long member of Roland United Church and belonged to the Rebekah Lodge. She derived great pleasure from her family and friends particularly through her skills as a seamstress and cook. Noreen was predeceased by her loving husband Gordon in 1992, her grandson Michael in 1998, her parents James and Mary Anderson, brothers Allen, Alwyn and Neil; sisters Harriet, Mabel, Patricia and Edith. Noreen will be sadly missed by her four children David (Gail) of Winnipeg, Bob (Lynda) of Roland, Connie (Ross Shaver) of Port Stanley, Ontario, Les (Carla) of Roland; 9 grandchildren, Gordon (Renee Demaree), Patricia (Kevin Sweryd), Susan, Darren (Roxanne), Allen, Mercedes (Marc Piltzmaker), Ryan, Jeff (Shawna) and Tanya; 9 great-grandchildren, Sydney, Alexandra, Adam, Erin, Jacob, Samuel, Joseph, Brody and Bryce; three sisters-in-law, Alma Anderson, Laura Pritchard and Jean Pritchard; and many other relatives and friends. Visitation 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Monday, June 28 at Bardal Funeral Home, 843 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg. Funeral Service 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 29 at Roland United Church, Roland, MB. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Roland, MB. Dear Mom, you will live forever in our hearts and thoughts. We love you dearly.
