March 4, 1953 – February 4, 2026

The friends and family of Gary Nixon are saddened to announce his passing at the age of 72 years.

Gary was predeceased by his parents Doris and Floyd and his sister Sharon LePoudre and brother-in-law Julius. 

He is survived by his nephew Paul and his family and niece Angela and her family.

Gary attended Craik School where he completed his Grade 12. He went on to attend University in Saskatoon and received his diploma in Agriculture.

Shortly thereafter, he returned home to farm with his father. Gary set-up a seed-cleaning business in the 1980’s.

He will be remembered for his love of animals, especially Black Angus cattle. His passion for the cattle-business took him on many memorable adventures with 4H and Agribition.

Gary made lifelong friends in the 4H Club and at the School of Agriculture and during his time at Wascana Rehab.

Gary spent hours researching his family tree and had a tremendous knowledge of historical events.

He appreciated all aspects of tool workmanship and scoured through every Princess Auto catalogue that arrived.

Gary was grateful for friends and neighbours who checked in on him; gave him a hand with projects; and drove him to appointments, errands, and events.

Despite Gary’s physical ailments, he lived in joyful hope with determination to continue to live on the farm where he was raised.

He passed away where he had lived much of his life, in the home that he loved.

A celebration of Gary’s life will take place at a later date. Hanson’s Funeral Home of Davidson in care of arrangements.

The family of Clare McCosh is saddened to announce his passing on February 21 at the Watrous Hospital. Although Clare was aware of his illness, his passing came sooner than expected.

Clare attended school in Girvin and Davidson before pursuing chef training. He worked in the dining room at a hotel in Calgary, where he took pride in his work. After his father retired, Clare was very happy to return to the family farm, where he lived for most of his 79 years.

He leaves to mourn his sister, Carol (Rob) Ironmonger; his nieces, Leianne Emery and Tamara Drager; as well as many cousins and friends.

The family is deeply grateful to all of Clare’s friends in the area for their kindness and support, and especially to Bruce Simms and Charlie Schmidt, who were an incredible support to Clare and to our family.

A family service in memory of Clare will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements in care of Hanson’s Funeral Home.The family of Clare McCosh is saddened to announce his passing on February 21 at the Watrous Hospital. Although Clare was aware of his illness, his passing came sooner than expected.

Clare attended school in Girvin and Davidson before pursuing chef training. He worked in the dining room at a hotel in Calgary, where he took pride in his work. After his father retired, Clare was very happy to return to the family farm, where he lived for most of his 79 years.

He leaves to mourn his sister, Carol (Rob) Ironmonger; his nieces, Leianne Emery and Tamara Drager; as well as many cousins and friends.

The family is deeply grateful to all of Clare’s friends in the area for their kindness and support, and especially to Bruce Simms and Charlie Schmidt, who were an incredible support to Clare and to our family.

A family service in memory of Clare will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements in care of Hanson’s Funeral Home.

Lorne Edgar Willner May 26 – Feb. 2 2026

Lorne was born and raised in Davidson Sk. and after high school he went to the U of S where received a Vog Ag degree. During the summers he worked on construction building some roads up north. He would send his paychecks home to buy land. While growing up he and his siblings tell many stories of the things they would get up to and made including go carts and their own swimming pool. Even at an early age he had a habit of saving things because you never knew when they would come in handy. He was a queen scout and later became a cub leader attending world and Canadian jamborees.

Lorne opened a seed cleaning plant and spent many, many hours cleaning seed for himself as well as many other farmers. He seemed to be ahead of his time when he became a certified seed grower, growing many new crops that have become the staples of what is grown now.

He was always of service to others. He was the Reeve of Arm River 252 for 35 years and spent many, many hours on the phone with farmers or with the grader operators or speaking with farmers in the yard or at the kitchen table or even on the roadside. He sat on many boards and his Queen Elizabeth Jubilee medal and various awards are a testament to his desire to help people.

-Lorne loved and respected the land and loved being on the farm. He built many things from the house, the shop, the playground, the seed plant to the very many toys he made for his children and are now being enjoyed by his grandchildren. He could fix almost anything and always said he had no time to die because he had too many projects to do or finish.

Lorne and Marilyn married in 1989 and had three children – Brady, Lyndon and Linnea. He loved and was very proud of the people his children became and he adored his grandsons. They would mosey down to the shop, hands behind their backs, to feed the cats, fix, or build something and of course riding on all the farm machinery and then coming in for a popsicle because grandpa –  said it was okay no matter what time of day it was.

Lorne’s most cherished legacy will be the ones he leaves behind – his wife Marilyn, son Brady, daughter Linnea, son-in-law Shawn and grandsons James and Theodore. As well as his family, he will be missed by his friends and the many people that he has helped guide with his words and actions.

His whistling around the whole farm will be greatly missed by everyone who heard it.

Richard Verne Bisson of Craik, Sask., passed away on February 17, 2026, with his family by his side at the age of 77.

He was predeceased by his parents Mae and Eddie, his brothers Merle and Ross and nephew Jason Bisson. Richard leaves behind his loving wife of 37 years Carol, children Terry (Pam) Leippi of Weekes, SK, Tina (Shawn) Hipkiss of Sherwood Park, AB, Julie Leippi of Cardston, AB, and Dustin Bisson of Rocky Mountain House, AB; grandchildren Brody Leippi, Connor and Kaiden Hipkiss, Danton, Carter and Savanna Kuntz. Richard also leaves behind four siblings, Gail (Ed), Glen (Judy), Garnold (Charlene), Elaine (Stan) as well as two sisters-in-law, Bertha and Gaille as well as numerous nephews and nieces.

Richard worked in road construction before starting his own construction and landscaping business, which he operated until his retirement in 2007. He also enjoyed helping his brother and nephew on the family farm during seeding and harvest.

Richard felt that community service was important and sat on many volunteer committees over the years. He also served two terms as a town councillor.

He enjoyed being outside in the summer months, meticulously maintaining the grass and trees in his yard, ensuring that not a single weed could be found. He enjoyed it so much that in retirement he took on the job of maintaining the Craik cemetery which he continued to do until the fall of 2025.

A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of Flowers and for those who wish, donations can be made to the Craik Community Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hanson’s Funeral Home, Davidson, Sask.