All Obituaries

 Gertrude was born on June 3, 1961 to Irene (Lewis) and Harry Skeenum. Being the eldest of 10 children, Gertrude took the role of mother to her siblings when Mosom and Kokom had to leave for work.  Gertrude met her life long partner, Melvin, in 1980. He was a singer (Red Bull Singers) and she was a dancer. Together they raised 7 children. Mom & Dad married on June 3, 2003. Together they were blessed with forty years of love, commitment and happiness. Mom loved to travel, she...

Kenny Standingwater (Sakahweno) was born on October 28, 1966 to Elizabeth Standingwater and John McAdam, in Turtleford, SK.  He was better known as Chigee by family and friends and was raised on the Thunderchild First Nation.  Chigee was one of those characters that loved to make people laugh.  He was humorous, and would do or say the silliest things just to make people laugh.  In his younger years, he was an excellent traditional dancer and loved break dancing.  He...

A private family service will be held at Loon Lake Pioneer Cemetery   ROBERT JOHN TRACEY Robert John Tracey was born on October 26, 1957 in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan to proud parents, Gertrude and Jim (Robert James) Tracey.   Robert passed away on July 2, 2020 in the Meadow Lake Hospital at the age of 62 after a lengthy struggle with cardiac disease and a seven-month battle with cancer. Robert was raised on the family farm near Loon Lake.  As a child he was energetic...

  Mary leaves to fondly remember her: her sisters, Nancy Crookedneck (Lawrence), and Leona Farlow; her brothers, Gordon Ernest (Esther), Norman Ernest, Jessie Ernest, and Gary Ernest; her daughter, Laurie Ernest (Calvin); her son, Jeffrey Harkins; her companion, Lawrence Harkins; and her numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.      She is predeceased by: her father, Pete Roller; her mother, Emma Oochisees Ernest; her...

  Victor Alfred McClellan was born on May 24, 1937 in his family home to Bessie Mae (Craig) and Reginald Wesley McClellan.  He was born on Victoria Day and that is how he got his name. He grew up on the farm with his two siblings, Shirley and Rodney and his cousin Wayne. He took all his schooling at the Kilronan School. When he was a young man he worked as a farm hand in the Fort Pitt District and in his Uncle’s store in Pierceland, before travelling to B.C in the fall of...

   Brett Paddy was born in Turtleford, SK on October 14, 1983 to Barbara Paddy and Cecil Weekusk.    He loved being with his family and his children and spending time hanging out with his friends. Brett worked on the pipeline in Alberta and also worked in the oil sector.  When he was home he enjoyed spending time with his children whom he was very proud of.  Brett was a very hard working and loving person. He took pride in his work , family, and appearance....

  Cory Lee Pahtayken was born in Paradise Hill, Sk on August 1, 1987 to Sylvia Pahtayken (Francis) and Roy McAdam. Cory had so much pride in his kids Kiera, Kyree and Ky, he loved them dearly. Cory loved to dance Grass, he started dancing locally going to our local interschool pow wows at the age of 12. Once he started to dance he gained friends to dance along with, and also became his best friends, Nathan Mitsuing and Derek Stanley. He constantly bragged about Nathan when it came to...

   Peter Maier and his twin brother Paul were born on the Maier family farm north of Paradise Hill. Peter attended Kilronan School and worked on the farm.  Peter liked cattle and horses and especially loved dogs. The cowboy imagery fascinated him and Peter and Paul competed at the Onion Lake Stampede riding bucking broncs where they did very well for first timers. A few years later Peter took out a professional card and entered the Rimbey Rodeo where he bit the dust quite hard...

     Macy is survived by:  her mother, Denayah Oakes; her father, Tony Mitsuing; her sisters, Cameron, Emerson, Maya, and Teagan; her brothers, Hassen, and Mason; her aunties, Aaliyah, Kirsten, Billy-Jane, Kierah, and Amelia; her uncles, Aaron, Hunter, Kadin, Connor, Alex, and Bryson; and her grandparents, Karen Couillineur, Ronald Mitsuing, Dawn-Starr Bear, and Leo Laboucane.

Joseph Ernest Horse was born at Onion Lake Cree Nation and was raised on Thunderchild First Nation.  Ernest lived a very humble life throughout his years. He was a hard working man who provided for his family.  He worked various jobs and was employed by Thunderchild as a carpenter for a number of years and retired as the sanitation engineer.  Even though he never completed elementary he was very mechanically inclined and was very good at what he did.  People would come...