All Obituaries

Father Robert Doane Pelton (1935-2020) Father Robert Pelton, priest of Madonna House Apostolate and of the Diocese of Pembroke, died at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Barry’s Bay, ON, on October 16, 2020. Father Bob, son of Mark D. Pelton and Margaret McKay Pelton Rieth, was born in Cleveland, OH, October 1, 1935.  He attended elementary and secondary schools in the Cleveland area, and then graduated from Yale University, New Haven, CT, magna cum laude in 1957. During the...

RITA MARY MARGARET HUDDER (LEHOVITCH) FEBRUARY 27, 1961 - OCTOBER 14, 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Rita Hudder at the age of 59. She leaves to mourn, her loving husband Dominic, sister Clementine Oatman (Jack) and brothers Benny, and Kenny (Charlotte). She was predeceased by her parents Ambrose and Mary Lehovitch.  Due to provincial directives, the maximum number of people in the funeral home/church at any time is 30% of the venue capacity and...

Margaret Christine Cowan With heavy hearts we regret the passing of Margaret Christine Cowan, loving sister of Mike McArthur (Diane).  Predeceased by her parents, James (Mac) McArthur & Catherine Etmanskie, siblings, George, William (Billy), Sonia & brother-in-law Barry Hamilton.  Margaret will be missed by many nieces, nephews, cousins & friends.  Margaret had a heart of gold. She loved listening & playing country music, going to church suppers, playing...

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Therese Cecila Pastway (Villeneuve) passed away at the Madawaska Valley Hospice in Barry’s Bay, ON on Monday, October 5, 2020. Born on November 4,1941 to parents, Alfred and Evelyn (Hildebrandt) Villeneuve, Therese’s spouses and life partners were Terry Pastway Sr. of Combermere and Francis Clouthier of Pembroke. Terry Sr. passed away August 16th,2019. Our Mother, Therese worked in the Dietary Department of the Pembroke...

Anna Mary Beatrice Biernaskie  July 18,1955 -September 18, 2020 Our Mom passed away on Friday September 18th 2020 at the Queensway Carleton Hospital  after a lengthy illness. She was pre-deceased by her parents Beatrice (Yarascavitch) and Raymond Yakabuskie. She will be missed by our Dad Donald after 45 years of marriage. She leaves behind her children Cindy(Jason), Tammy(Zak,) June, Penny(Donald), Rachel(Josh) and Rebecca (Matthew). Anna Mary will be lovingly remembered by...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Rose Anne Theresa Yantha (Dombroskie) on Tuesday September 1, 2020 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Barry’s Bay ON at the age of 74. Rose Anne was predeceased by her husband Gerald, parents Mary (Cybulskie) and Valentine Dombroskie, daughter Sandra McKercher (Etmanskie), son Richard, daughter-in-law Faye (Etmanskie), granddaughter Teannah and brothers Winnifred, Joe (Adeline), Edward (Doreen) and Patrick. Left to cherish her memory are...

Kenneth Allister Hicks June 21, 1931-August 30, 2020 Ken, loving husband of Bettie Hicks ( Pritchard ), son of Sam and Alma ( Rhode) Hicks, father to Allister ( Deborah ), Faggie ( Elson Ruddy), and Jason ( Rebecca ). Loving grandfather to Matthew, Megan, Lacy, Faith, Tyrell, Wyatt and great grandpa to Rhett. Born in Bell Rapids, Ken loved to hunt and fish with Bark Lake being his favourite place to do this. Ken was retired from Bangor, Wicklow and Mclure Township where he was an operator...

It is with tremendous sadness that family of Norma Gutoskie (Laginski) announces her passing peacefully at Pembroke Regional Hospital on Thursday August 20, 2020. Norma was predeceased by her husband Ambrose in 2014, her parents Rose (Chapeskie), John Laginski, five brothers and two sisters. Loving mother of Randy, Roseanne and Donna. Cherished Grandma to Shawn, Stephanie, Tiffany, Shane, Ryan, Jesse and Eric. Great Grandma to Manny, Brooklyne, Lexus and Braxtyn. Also greatly...

It is with great sadness that we announce Patsy’s peaceful death due to cancer on Thursday evening, August 20, 2020, in the Hospice at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Barry’s Bay, with her family by her side. She is survived by her devoted husband, Mike, and her three loving children: Chris (Jean) of Golden Lake; Michol (Christopher Sherrer) of Braeside; Kasey (Jody) of Golden Lake. Patsy is predeceased by her parents, Christopher and Anne (Blimkie) Corrigan, and survived by her...

Jim was born in Toronto in 1944 and lived in Bloor West Village from around 1953 until he met his wife Christine in 1975. He played in a few bands in Toronto which helped him to pay for his Bachelor of Science degree at U of T. He was such a talented keyboard player and befriended the lead singer of Steppenwolf , John Kaye, who had recently immigrated from Germany, and Jim took him downtown to the music scene in the late 60's. He played with Ruby and the Romantics, John Lee Hooker and...