Obituaries

Mrs. Maria de Lurdes Nunes (nee Martins) Tavares, age of 74 years, resident of Thunder Bay, passed away peacefully at Hogarth Riverview Manor on January 1, 2019. Born on March 12, 1944 in Celorico da Beira, Portugal.

Mrs. Rita Goral, age 89 years, passed away peacefully at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Sunday, December 30, 2018 following a brief illness. Rita was born in Thunder Bay's East End to Lorenzo and Angelina Bortolon.

It is with great sadness the family of Anne Pawluk announces her passing on December 31, 2018 at the age of 95.

Mr. Michael Caron, age 50, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Sean was born December 12, 1967 in Port Arthur General Hospital, (Thunder Bay).

Charles Melvin, aged 77 years, passed away peacefully at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in the early hours of December 28, 2018.

A wife, mother, a Mere too, This is the legacy we have from you. You taught us love and how to fight, You gave us strength, you gave us might. A stronger person would be hard to find, And in your heart you were always kind.

Dolores Orr, age 86 of Hogarth Riverview Manor, Thunder Bay, Ontario passed away peacefully at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital on December 28, 2018. Dolores was born on January 18, 1932 in Thunder Bay, Ontario to Victor and Frances Morellato.

Emily Pelletier, age 67 years, resident of Fort William First Nation, passed away at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital with family by her side on Monday, December 31, 2018. Emily recently moved back to Thunder Bay from Kelowna, B.C.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Ron Korkola announce his sudden passing on Sunday December 30, 2018, of a heart attack. He was 58 years old. Ron was born on October 18, 1960 in Port Arthur ON to Ron and Rose Ann Korkola (nee Racic).