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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1981
Page
5
Foxwarren District notes a corn roast and barn warming at Bydale Gurnsey Farm with thanks to hosts Geo and Bernice Garth Judy Roy and Heather. The column lists sympathy for families, school returns, new teachers and students, and local admissions and farewells across nearby communities.
Local column records numerous visits from Hazel Winters and grandson Ernie, Jim Gosselin, Lynn and David Edwards, Jeanne Lemoine, and others. It mentions hockey game attendance in Winnipeg, student departures to universities, birthday and birth announcements, condolences for recent deaths, community entertainments, school staff listings, and a fall fishing trip with poor luck.
Edward Smart Brooks, 16, died August 21 1981 in a dustrial accident at the Anyon Dam Project Revelstoke British Columbia. Born August 25 1950 in Russell he studied in Russell and graduated Major Pratt Collegiate. Service of memory held August 26 1981 in Calgary. funeral August 28 Knox United Church Russell with Rev Murry Etty. Interment in Russell Memorial Gardens Braendle Bruce Funeral Home arranged. Active pallbearers listed. Survived by mother Gwen Roberts Calgary father Tom Smart and Flo Russell sisters Lexie Winnipeg Leanne and Doug James Eureka River Alta Dayna Calgary grandparents Norman Mary Robinson Russell and extended family. Remembered in our hearts.
Long weekend gatherings span multiple families and towns. Winnipeg and Ontario visitors stop by Esterhazy homes. Bennett, Hande, and Cowan kin connect in Russell and Langenburg. Local births, hospital stays, a college plan, and birthday celebrations mark community life with best wishes and travel to Minot.
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