Dr Byron Alfred Heal

Byron passed peacefully at age 81. He leaves behind his wife Viola of 55 years, daughters Laurel and Heather (Ross), son Cameron (Julie), step grandchildren Taylor (Shawna) and Trina (Charles), brother David (Louise), and sister Carollyn (Ed).   Byron was born in Winnipeg and took his elementary education there. Then the family moved to Fort William, Ontario. On a trip to Victoria in the winter, they discovered roses blooming, green grass, and golfers on the golf course. The Continue reading

Dana Ruth Baecker

August 14, 1935 – August 19, 2023 Dana was born into a Winnipeg August heatwave before air conditioning, a choice for which her mother never fully forgave her. Her early years were marked by her father’s departure for the army and war in Europe, leading to her disconcerting tendency to ask strangers in uniform if they were her father, something else her mother found hard to forgive. Though she left at 19, Dana never lost her pride and affection for her birth city and the prairies. Kelvin High Continue reading