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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 16, 1991
Page
19
The notices record obituaries for Edna Ross of Calgary wife of Edwin and death notices for Ken Elliott formerly of Arrow River and Gordon Thomson of Brandon. Gordon Thomson born 1925 served in WW II lost both hands in 1945 and had a long career and church service plus teaching and scouting.
Obituaries note Gordon and Roy McMillan of Hamiota Manitoba. Gordon died peacefully after battling illness with family lasting memories and prayers. Roy McMillan died at 70 in Hamiota District Health Centre, survived by wife Jean and children Cheryl Sheila Ken Shameen, with grandchildren Nathan and Melissa Coates. Interments at Scotia Cemetery and services held at First Presbyterian Church.
Roy Rockall, 28 years of service, enjoyed outdoors and woodwork and will be missed by his family. His funeral was June 21 at Hamiota United Church, with interment at Hamiota Cemetery. Campbell's Funeral Home in charge. Sherrill Elaine Rockall, 52, died June 26 at Hamiota District Health Center after a long RCMP career in Headingley and other work.
Sherrill Bell Rockall of Hamiota and Headingley dies after long illness. She married Gordon Rockall in 1961 and lived in Manitoba, spending summers at Harding and moving to Hamiota to assist her parents. She is survived by her husband, parents, siblings, in laws, and many relatives. Special mention is made of her courage during repeated hospitalizations over the past decade.
A memorial service for the deceased was held at Campbell's Funeral Chapel in Hamiota on Saturday June 29 1991 at 2 00 p m with Reverend Jack Ballantine Dickson officiating Interment was in Rosewood Memorial Garden Brandon Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Manitoba Lung Association in Brandon Manitoba
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