Lionel James Asselstine passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the Rock Lake Hospital. He was predeceased by his parents, James and Asta. He leaves behind one brother and sister-in-law, Norman and Leslie and sisters and brothers-in-law, Margit and Doug, Maralee and Alain (deceased), Karey and Nick and their children and grandchildren, Zoe, Eric, Briel, Elise, Caitlin, Chris, Patrick and Jaden.
Lionel was born in Winnipeg on June 22, 1953. His education and occupations led him to many different places. His most formative years were spent in Morden where he practiced power engineering as the facility manager at the Morden Research and Development Center and then concluded his work life teaching power engineering at Red River Community College in Winnipeg. Lionel then moved back to Morden where he spent his remaining years among a few close friends. He will be dearly missed. In his own words “think puppies and babies.” Cremation has taken place and no formal service will be held.

​Donald was born on March 31, 1958 in Cavalier, ND the son of  Francis Eide and the late Alice (Burger) Eide.  Donald was raised and attended school in St. Thomas, ND.  He began helping out his Grandpa Burger on the farm at the age of 13 and his love for the land and farming began. He farmed for Lykken Farms and the George Nelson Farm for many years. He retired a couple of years ago, due to his health.  Donald loved to hunt, snowmobile, and attend the races.  He was always willing to beat you at a game of Whist, Yahtzee, or Pinochle.  When he had a little extra time, you could find him traveling the countryside to visit family, attending auctions, and enjoying live country music and dancing.

Donald is survived by his father, Francis Eide, Auburn, ND; his son: Devin (Victoria) Kitchens, Grafton, ND;  three grandchildren; his siblings: Vicky (Dean) Wilson, Hallock, MN; Bradley (Linda) Eide, Grafton, ND; Ronald Eide, Auburn, ND; Rebecca (Robert) Swenson, Middle River, MN; several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edward and Mildred Burger; his mother, Alice; aunt Sharon; uncle Norman and cousin Dion. 

Funeral services will be on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 10:30 AM at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Grafton.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are required. Interment will be at the St. Thomas City Cemetery in the spring. 

Cremation has taken place.  At Henry’s request there will be no service.  Ash interment will take place at a later date. Donations can be made in memory of Dad to PSP Society of Canada (pspsocietycanada.ca)





Henry Wiebe
1946 – 2021
Henry was born 24 April 1946 and grew up in Osterwick, MB.  Dad shared many happy (and funny) stories of his younger years.  His sister, Marge, proudly boasts that Dad was the fastest baseball player in town.  He would also get into mischief with his older brothers, cousins and friends, and there were tales involving racing cars up and down Osterwick. 
Dad married the love of his life, Marilynn, on 30 May 1970. They were sweethearts right through to the end, celebrating 50 years in 2020.   They lived in Winnipeg where Dad started a landscaping company, Keystone Landscaping, in East St Paul with just a wheelbarrow and shovel.  The company was in business for more than 30 years before Dad decided to retire. Mom and Dad moved around quite a lot in Winnipeg and other communities before settling in Darlingford.  Then in 2017 they decided to move to the Sunshine Coast, BC. 
He was a hard worker but he also found time to enjoy life.  His love of sports saw him playing old-timer hockey into his late 50’s (we gave him the nickname of ‘twinkletoes Wiebe’ as he was a natural skater), his company had a baseball team for many years, he was a season ticket holder of the Blue Bombers for more years than we can remember.  He also enjoyed NASCAR race days.  Later, he would spend hours watching sports on television.  Dad loved music, especially country, bluegrass and folk.  He had a knack at remembering TV and radio commercial jingles.  Dad also loved cars and tinkering around with different trucks, tractors.   A love for tractors and heavy equipment was something Jason (son) shared with Dad and they would talk for hours about the different cars in NASCAR.  When time allowed, Dad loved to travel – driving trips across the US and Canada, and trips overseas.  Dad loved to build things too – from sheds to garages to houses, and often family and friends would join in.  He enjoyed going for coffee to meet up with his friends, especially in Darlingford. 
To sum up Dad would be difficult, although all who knew him would say that he was kind and good-natured.   Dad took everything in stride right through to the end and without a complaint.  
Dad was diagnosed with PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) in Nov 2018, although his symptoms started years before then.  He died peacefully on Wednesday January 27th in Sechelt, BC. 
Henry leaves to mourn his wife, Marilynn, and their two kids, Jason (Jen) and Laurie (Martin).  Seven grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.  Along with his brothers, Pete, Ben, Abe and sister, Marge and their families and his in-laws, Isaac, Yvonne (Reg), Norman, Lorne and Doreen.  Many nieces and nephews and cousins.  Henry was predeceased by his parents, John and Mary Wiebe, brother John, and sister Mary.
Dad loved to go for a drive, and his final request was for ‘his two girls’ (Marilynn and Laurie) to take him on a road trip from BC back to Manitoba.  And that is what we will do.  We miss you Dad, your smile and your laugh.  Dad’s final wish to everyone is in the song called ‘Box of Visions’ by Tom Russell and Iris Dement… “keep an angel on your shoulder, never throw your dreams away.”
The family would like to thank the amazing team of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers that cared for Dad over the last few years. 
Devlin Funeral Home – Gibsons, BC
in care of arrangements

​On Tuesday January 26, 2021 at Boundary Trails Health Centre, Donald Nagadzina, 82 of Morden, MB passed away peacefully after a brief illness. 

He was born October 23, 1938 to Fredrick and Sophia Nagadzina. He married Dorothy Kruschel on September 23, 1961 and together they raised two children, Donna and Sheldon. After working over 30 years with MTS, he hit the road driving for Bison Transport for ten years. His love of travelling took him to Alaska on a bus tour in 2019 and too many camping and fishing trips to mention but he certainly had fun. He will be lovingly missed by his family and friends. 

Don was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy (2017), his parents, his brothers, Lloyd (Liz) and Amyl (Lil), George and his sister, Kay. He is survived by his children, Donna (Ed) and Sheldon, five grandchildren and one great granddaughter, sisters-in-law, Ruth Buhler and Maryanne Krashel. 

Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden

In care of arrangements

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Thomas E. Jones, 83 of Devils Lake ND passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake Hospital.
Thomas (Tommy) Earl Jones was born in Ultima Thule, Arkansas on October 26th, 1937 to Thomas Christopher (Clyde) Jones and Nancy Jane (Janie) Jones. In 1947 his parents moved the family to California. In his younger years he loved to play baseball and during his sophomore and junior year of high school he was involved with the biology club and on the track team, where he earned two letters. His nickname in school was “Topeka” and his favorite expression was “Ford’s the Best”. He graduated from Herlong High School in Herlong, California in 1956. During the summer months he helped his parents at the gas station and baleing hay. He was in the California Air National Guard during the Bay of Pigs.
Later in life Tom moved to Devils Lake and made this his home for the remainder of his life. He worked for DTI, Sioux Manufacturing, and was the manager at Dakota Sportswear until his retirement. He was a great manager, always interactive and interested in his staff and what he could do to help them to be a good employee.  Tom always liked to stay busy, so he chose to work part time at the Dakota Boys Ranch and Bjornson’s Gas Station.
In 1990 Tom met the love of his life Vicky. They wed on June 30th, 1990 in a back yard wedding. They always felt that the Good Lord was smiling down on them when they had finally found their soulmates.
Tom’s favorite hobbies included woodworking, attending to his yard, traveling throughout the U.S. with his wife, Vicky, many hours fishing with his grandchildren, baking his famous apple cobbler, and you could always find him in his backyard soaking up the sun.
Tom’s loving family were the sustaining forces in his life that brought him so much joy, comfort, and peace. He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He loved being a grandpa and spending time his grandchildren, they were #1 in his book. 
Tom’s survivors include his wife Vicky of 30 years; children David (Shawn) Jones, Sierra Vista, AZ, stepson John Heustis, Fargo, ND; grandchildren; April Jones, David Jones Jr., Christopher (Meghan) Heustis, Ashleigh Heustis, Bryce (Anna) Heustis, Brady Heustis, Dylan Heustis, Carsyn Heustis, and Jace Baird; his precious great grandsons Maxium Heustis and Jude Thomas Heustis; brothers James (Shar) Jones, Grants Pass, OR, Harley (Sharon) Jones, Penryn, CA, and sister Mary Jones, Henderson, NV; sister-in-law Marcia Linquist; special sister-in-law Marlene Hanson, special nephew Wade (Gina) Hanson, Courtney (Danny) Baier, Zach and Zoey, and his special great nephew Connor, along with many dear nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, father-in-law and mother-in-law Arnold and Victoria Anderson, son Christopher Heustis Sr., brothers-in-law Donny Hanson and Bill Gregg.
Tom will be laid to rest with his son Chris Heustis at Devils Lake Cemetery come spring with a Celebration of Life.