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The Canora Courier

06 September 2006

ANAKA  MIKKONEN  MUNICH  RIOCH

Canora Courier, September 06, 2006 Page 09 - Invermay News

Judy Rioch, mother of Richard Rioch, formerly of Invermay, died on June 23 at the age of 58. She was living in Saskatoon.

Canora Courier, September 06, 2006 Page 09 – Invermay News

Fred Mikkonen, lifetime resident of lnvermay, died on July 22 at the age of 75. Funeral service was held on July 27 in Invermay Community Hall, with interment in Invermay Cemetery. He farmed in the area all his life except for a time when he took a diesel mechanics course in Edmonton. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Gladys and their five children; Kim (Laurel), Rick (Cathy), Sharon, Danny (Dianne) and Lois (Henry) and the grandchildren.

Canora Courier, September 06, 2006 Page B5 – In memory of:

In loving memory of Mary Anaka who passed away on August 25, 2003

There is a special kind of feeling,

That is meant for you alone,

A place within our hearts,

that only you can own.

There will always be a sadness,

And often a silent tear;

But always precious memories,

Of days when you were here.

-Always remembered and sadly missed by your family.

Canora Courier, September 06, 2006

MONICH:  Funeral service for Bill Monich, 96, of the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, and formerly of Canora, who died Aug. 31 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, was held Sept. 4 at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Canora with Rev. Peter Wasylenko officiating. Burial was in the Canora Cemetery with Leson's Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born on Aug. 28, 1910, in the Whitesand District to Alex and Ann (Kunetsky) Monich, he spent his first few years in the area south of Good Spirit Lake, and then his family moved to the Poplar Springs School District, west of Burgis. After a few years, the family moved to the Pretty Valley District, northeast of Mikado. He attended Poplar Springs School and Pretty Valley School.

He married Stella Trach on Apr. 28, 1939, in Canora. They purchased their own land north of Mikado. After his wife died, he continued to farm with his son, David. He moved to Canora in 1975.

During the past eight years, he was a resident of nursing homes in Canora and Yorkton. He was involved in many organizations, such as: the local Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Committee, the farmers' union and the local school board for Pretty Valley School. He was involved in the building of the school, a teacher's cottage and a barn for the school district. He helped organize the local rural telephone system.