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Funeral notices span families and communities in Portage La Prairie area
An array of obituaries and public notices recounts the December 18 1985 deaths of Nellie Ferris and Metro Zink with details on survivors, service arrangements, and interment, alongside local event adverts for Ukrainian and community dances on January 11 1986. The notices name numerous relatives friends and community groups and note church affiliations and memorial tributes.
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Nellie Ferris
Macdonald
Lawrence
Bill
Steve
Helen
Ann
O’brien
Rev Meseyton
Merrill Nicholson
Unit No. 2
McKenzie United Church
Lloyd
Dorothy Gillespie
George
Agnes Wolfe
Jim
Liz Caskey
Arnold
Dorothy Fawcett
Barney
Grace Johanson
Bill Caskey
Ferris Metcalf
Kermit James
Roy
Florence Ferris
Dan
Randy
Gerry
Murray
Kelly
Michael Ferris
Brett McConnochie
Shirley
Lorie Ferris
Shannon McArthur
Patricia Ferris
Neelin Cemetery
Jackson Memorial
Portage la Prairie
Grace Hospital
Metro Zink
Metro
Charles
Rose Zink
Zink
Helena
Wendy
Kent Smith
Winnipeg
Nancy
Edward Sullivan
London
Ont
Aggie
Archie Downey
Kathleen
Michael Selci
Amy
Cam Troyer
Calgary
Angusville
Manitoba Technical Institute
Russell
Canadian Corps of Commissionaires
R.C.M.P
Chapel Lawn
Portage Ave
Walter Donovan
Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens
Hodson
Wong
Schroeder
Chapel Lawn Funeral Home