OBITUARIES

Roger Fradette, late of Radville, passed away peacefully with family at his side on December 16, 2000, at the Weyburn General Hospital, at the age of 71 years. He was born February 9, 1929. He was predeceased by his parents, Emile and Agnes Fradette; one sister: Rose and Gordon Brown; one grandson: Lance. Roger is survived by his wife of 51 years, Arlene, of Radville; and eight children: Phillip and Marla of Brooks, AB; Clarence and Irene of Weyburn; Caroll and John of Kelowna, BC; Marj and Brent of Weyburn; Trudy of Weyburn; Tim and Mary of Bruderheim, AB; Grant and Danielle of Warman, SK; Arlett and Jason of Estevan; along with four sisters: Lucielle and Henry Mazenc; Theresa and Robert Nimegeers of Radville; Helen and Alphonse Fossenier of Weyburn; Emelia and Wayne Hunter of Kelowna, BC; and five brothers: Alex and Laurette of Lake Alma; Armand and Doreen of Radville; Maurice and Caroll of Saskatoon; John and Yolanda of Kelowna; Gilbert of Taber, AB. Roger had 22 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, all of whom he really adored; as well numerous nieces and nephews. He worried more about the children than anything. Roger and Arlene farmed and raised Charolais cattle for 35 years, then he was a caretaker of Flamingo Trailer Court in Yorkton for three years. He also had a garage in Radville with son Phillip and Clarence for four years. Roger was councillor for the R.M. of Laurier, served as Radville Hospital Board member, also a board member of Radville Senior Club and was president of Radville Rec Board for the skating rink. He was a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus. Prayers were held on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. from Holy Family Parish Catholic Church, Radville. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 2:00 p.m. from the Holy Family Parish Catholic Church, Radville, with Father Thomas Nguyen presiding. Interment will be at a later date. All in attendance were considered honorary pallbearers. Donations may be made in Roger's memory to the S.C.H.D. Palliative Care, c/o S.C.H.D., Box 2003, Weyburn, SK, S4H 2Z9, or Friends of Unit 3D Pasqua Hospital, Regina, SK. Arrangements in care of Hastings-Dionne Funeral Home Inc., Weyburn.

Howard Archibald Mactaggart

Howard Mactaggart of Weyburn, passed away December 17, 2000 at the age of 82 years. He was born on June 23, 1918 at McTaggart, SK to Archibald and Orpha Mactaggart. He attended West Weyburn and Wheat Centre Schools. He married Edna Buckingham on March 4, 1942 in which they lived and he worked on the family farm east of McTaggart until his retirement in 1978. He was also a lineman for McTaggart Telephone Company. Howard enjoyed fishing, hockey, baseball, genealogy, bird watching, cards and fixing things. He enjoyed traveling, gardening and curling. He was a municipal councillor, on the school board, telephone company, agricultural society, regional park board, Weyburn Co-op board, scout leader and the library board. He was also on the church board and was an active member of the Grace United Church, Weyburn. He was well known and respected in the community. Howard was proud to have been recognized as a descendent of the United Empire Loyalist. He was predeceased by his parents: Archibald and Orpha Mactaggart; two brothers in infancy: Murray and Howard's twin brother, Harold Mactaggart. Howard is survived by his wife: Edna Mactaggart of Weyburn; his children: Joyce (Merlin) Kellington of Regina, Barry (Bonnie) Mctaggart of Weyburn, Shirley (Paul) Gregorash of Prince Rupert, BC, Ross (Colette) Mactaggart of Calgary, two brothers: Garnet (Grace) Mactaggart of Regina, Don (Marjory) Mactaggart of North Vancouver, BC; grandchildren: Cheri (Kevan McBeth) Kellington, Heather (Shawn) Kellington-Weimer, Shelley (Shane) Dammann, Christopher Mactaggart, Kevin Gregorash, Paula Gregorash, Eleni Mactaggart and Danica Mactaggart; as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held on Wednesday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m. from the Knox Presbyterian Church, Weyburn, with Rev. John Ferrier officiating. Interment followed at Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Weyburn. The active pallbearers were Don Pulfer, Dave Pulfer, Jim Watts, Roger Clay, Bob Linnell, and Bill Pulfer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Howard's memory to The Heart and Stroke Foundation or The Grace United Church Memorial Fund. Arrangements in care of Hastings-Dionne Funeral Home Inc., Weyburn.

Raymond Anton Cugnet

On Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, Raymond Anton Cugnet, late of Weyburn, passed away at the Weyburn General Hospital at the age of 86 years. Predeceased by his mother and father, Edmond and Theresa Cugnet; two brothers: Edward and George Cugnet; one sister in infancy; and father-in-law, Gerald Sherrow. Raymond will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Ruth Cugnet of Weyburn; and their four children: Judi (Dwight) Tisdale of Prince Albert and three step-grandchildren: Aaron, Denise and Bryan; Gene (Katherine) Cugnet of Weyburn and their children: Taymond, Nicolas, Nathan and Quinton; Audrey (Doug) Court of Weyburn and their children: Jason (Linda) and family: Kylie and Emily, Cara and her daughter, Braylin of Prince Albert; Kim (Pam) Cugnet of Calgary and their children: Jaimie, Mitch and Mark; two brothers: Albert (Margaret) Cugnet of Halbrite, and Lucien (Margaret) Cugnet of Yorkton; mother-in-law, Rosalie Sherrow of Weyburn; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Raymond Anton Cugnet was born September 26, 1914 on the farm at Ralph. He attended school in Ralph, finishing his grade eight in 1928. At the age of 14, Raymond started working on the farm with his brothers and Dad. They picked and dug rocks on one hundred acres of prairie to prepare the land for breaking to be farmed. June 11, 1942, Raymond joined the army, taking basic training at Vernon, BC, with the Winnipeg Light Infantry and receiving his discharge in July, 1945. On October 19, 1945 he married Ruth Sherrow in Plentywood, Montana. Raymond and Ruth did a lot of traveling to different parts of Canada and throughout the United States, Cuba, Hawaii and the Bahamas. He loved gardening, liked ice fishing and even gambling. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren play ball and hockey, and spending time with family and friends. He liked his daily trips to the Co-op Cafeteria for coffee, where the "senators" met at the table to discuss the world situation. He enjoyed his flying trips around Weyburn with his neighbour and good friend, Don Goranson, and went every chance he could. Raymond served on many boards in Ralph and Weyburn in many various positions; the Grand Bend Rural Telephone company and the Wheat Pool at Ralph; was a director and board member of Weyburn Co-op for approximately 30 years and a board member of the Credit Union; and the Mineral Owners Protective Association with life long friend and colleague, Don Griffin. They traveled throughout Saskatchewan, helping land owners get their mineral rights back. He was one of the original members in getting Nickle Lake Regional Park started, and was involved in the building of the new Co-op grocery store. Ruth and Ray lived on the farm at Ralph for 33 years, then retired and moved to Weyburn, where they lived the remaining years. Some of the other events that were very important and memorable to Raymond, which he always talked about, even to the day he died: as 1929 was the start of the depression, Raymond earned money by working on the roads and trapping in the winter time; with his brother, George, they bought their first car, a Model T Ford for $85, in 1929, and always had wheels from then on; in 1933 he bought a 1917 McLaughlan for $25; in 1934 Ray and Clem Cugnet hitchhiked and rode the freights up to Peace River, AB to go gold mining and when they got there, everything was under 20 feet of water, so they returned back to Weyburn; in 1935 Ray and his brother George went to Los Angeles, Calif. for the winter in the McLaughlan, they left for the US with $49 and arrived eight days later with $17; they worked there for many months in their cousin's restaurants, then headed back in the spring of 1936 with over $100 each and a car of clothes; in 1939 Ray got a job driving a 60 Caterpillar and a five yard turnover scraper for the R.M. of Weyburn, digging dugouts for .25 an hour; during the summer he operated a Cat for A.M. Kelly, who was also digging dugouts at .50 an hour; in 1940 he drove Cat at Moose Jaw Airport, then moved to build highways at Dundurn; in the fall of 1940 Ray returned to work on the dam at Nickle Lake till freeze up; in 1941 he went back farming and after harvest, driving Cat on the Weyburn and Halbrite airports; he worked with his brother Lucien in Ray's Radiator Repair Shop, established in 1939. A memorial service was held Thursday, Dec. 21 at 2:00 p.m. from Fletcher Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, with Rev. John Ferrier officiating. Interment will be at a later date. For friends so wishing, donations may be made in Raymond's memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Chapels Ltd., Weyburn.

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