Mrs. Violet Jean Faye (nee Schutte), age 90 years, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021.
Jean learned the value of family, community, and hard work growing up on her family’s farm in Slate River.
As a girl, she enjoyed reading and school, and wanted to become a teacher.
In 1949, she married Frank Faye, and they soon started work on building a new home on Riverdale Road, a labour of love, where they raised their family of four children.
Jean took great pride in her home and flower gardens, but even more pride in her family. She was the ultimate Homemaker, sewing clothes for her children, making jams and other preserves from homegrown fruits and vegetables, baking birthday cakes, and hosting countless large family holiday gatherings. Her many albums are full of photographs she took of cherished family members. Every January she meticulously noted every birthday and anniversary date in her new calendar, so she would be sure to send a card to mark the important occasion
Thunder Bay 50/50 draw taking aim at $900K
Current jackpot has grown by $150,000 since Wednesday morning, stands at more than $820K.
Feb 25, 2021 4:38 PM By: Leith Dunick
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation president and CEO Glenn Craig on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, says he s surprised at how quickly the Thunder Bay 50/50 jackpot is growing. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)
THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation is making a last-minute push in hopes of hitting $900,000 in the first Thunder Bay 50/50 draw.
The take-home jackpot has grown by nearly $150,000 since Wednesday morning, with tickets still being sold until midnight on Thursday.
The jackpot currently stands at more than $820,000.
A donation of $10,890 is going to help newborns at the Regional Hospital. The hospital is getting the money from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, whic.
Mr. Ronald Gordon Fratton, age 67 years, was called home to heaven on February 6, 2021 after a heroic battle with cancer.
Ronald, lovingly called “The Leprechaun” by his closest friends, was born on August 1, 1953 in Port Arthur, now Thunder Bay, Ontario. He worked at the Port Arthur Shipyards for 40 years as an International Boilermaker and was the Vice President of the United Steelworkers of America Local Union # 5055 until 2001, when he had to retire due to health issues.
Ronald loved hockey and was a devoted Detroit Red Wings fan. He liked playing pool and enjoyed having his closest friends David McAllister and Daniel “Kojak” Van Arkel come for visits at his home to either play poker or watch hockey and have a few laughs just reminiscing about the good old days. He liked all genres of music, antique cars, and loved collecting coins along with hockey memorabilia. He was a wizard of knowledge when it came to knowing the sport of hockey. Ronald was a jack-of-all-tr