Kevin Rollason
@fpkevinrollason.bsky.social
Kevin is a National Newspaper Award winning journalist at the Free Press in Winnipeg who is always on the lookout for stories which interest and inform readers
Norma Smolinski did a lot in Arborg. She was chair of the Riverdale Workshop - which offers training and activities for adults living with special needs and curbside recyclable pickup - treasurer of St Philip’s Neri Ladies’ Aid, and more #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Norma Smolinski did a lot in Arborg. She was chair of the Riverdale Workshop - which offers training and activities for adults living with special needs and curbside recyclable pickup - treasurer of St Philip’s Neri Ladies’ Aid, and more #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Kevin Rosen was a successful marketing executive who was diagnosed with ALS before turning 50. He was hired as Red River College’s marketing manager and by 2012 he was executive director of marketing and communications at the U of Winnipeg. #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 22, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Kevin Rosen was a successful marketing executive who was diagnosed with ALS before turning 50. He was hired as Red River College’s marketing manager and by 2012 he was executive director of marketing and communications at the U of Winnipeg. #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Betty Laschuk channelled her grief for her son’s death into volunteering. She helped Compassionate Friends in Winnipeg and 1000s of hours of time to HSC and Holy Redeemer’s food bank. For all this, she received the Premier’s Volunteer Service Award #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 22, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Betty Laschuk channelled her grief for her son’s death into volunteering. She helped Compassionate Friends in Winnipeg and 1000s of hours of time to HSC and Holy Redeemer’s food bank. For all this, she received the Premier’s Volunteer Service Award #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Toni Nelson became a published author eight decades into her life. She was 83 when she published a book about her dad coming to Canada and her Romanian heritage. She was also known as an advocate for women abused by their partners #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Toni Nelson became a published author eight decades into her life. She was 83 when she published a book about her dad coming to Canada and her Romanian heritage. She was also known as an advocate for women abused by their partners #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Bob Millman not only opened one school - he opened two. He was a teacher in the St Vital School Division who rose to be a principal. He was founding principal at both Darwin and Samuel Burland Schools #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Bob Millman not only opened one school - he opened two. He was a teacher in the St Vital School Division who rose to be a principal. He was founding principal at both Darwin and Samuel Burland Schools #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Jack and Pat Fergusson were married 73 years and died within three days of each other. They met at the Winnipeg Beach Dance Hall, married in 1952, and went on to have five children. He worked with MTS, she as a school aide/secretary #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Jack and Pat Fergusson were married 73 years and died within three days of each other. They met at the Winnipeg Beach Dance Hall, married in 1952, and went on to have five children. He worked with MTS, she as a school aide/secretary #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Barbara Winestock was late for everything - including her own death. She and her husband would forget plane tickets and luggage and, when diagnosed with brain cancer and given 11 months to live, she lived for six more years instead #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Barbara Winestock was late for everything - including her own death. She and her husband would forget plane tickets and luggage and, when diagnosed with brain cancer and given 11 months to live, she lived for six more years instead #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
It was 1978 and the conflict known as The Troubles were at its peak in Northern Ireland and Margaret Clarke wanted out for the sake of her only daughter. With her husband and daughter they left Belfast for Canada for a new life #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
It was 1978 and the conflict known as The Troubles were at its peak in Northern Ireland and Margaret Clarke wanted out for the sake of her only daughter. With her husband and daughter they left Belfast for Canada for a new life #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Leila Farrell schooled many curling opponents. A teacher, she served for years on the executive of the CFB Winnipeg Curling Club and also curled with the Charleswood Legion. She was president of the Manitoba Ladies Curling Association in 1989-90 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Leila Farrell schooled many curling opponents. A teacher, she served for years on the executive of the CFB Winnipeg Curling Club and also curled with the Charleswood Legion. She was president of the Manitoba Ladies Curling Association in 1989-90 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Ellen Donogh helped students read. She was a teacher-librarian at Queenston and Luxton Schools and was awarded the Manitoba School Library Association’s distinguished service award in 2012. She reviewed books for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Ellen Donogh helped students read. She was a teacher-librarian at Queenston and Luxton Schools and was awarded the Manitoba School Library Association’s distinguished service award in 2012. She reviewed books for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
George Katsabanis sold homes and Greek food. He came here from Greece and later was Winnipeg’s top selling real estate agent. In 1979, with his brother, sister and her husband, they opened Homer’s Restaurant which he ran until retiring last year #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
George Katsabanis sold homes and Greek food. He came here from Greece and later was Winnipeg’s top selling real estate agent. In 1979, with his brother, sister and her husband, they opened Homer’s Restaurant which he ran until retiring last year #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Neil Happychuk was a Winnipeg police officer for 28 years. He served in all of the city’s districts and rose to become a Sergeant. He retired to his cabin in Buffalo Point and was ice fishing with his dog when he broke through the ice #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Neil Happychuk was a Winnipeg police officer for 28 years. He served in all of the city’s districts and rose to become a Sergeant. He retired to his cabin in Buffalo Point and was ice fishing with his dog when he broke through the ice #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
John Cochrane worked in radio for decades. He worked at CFOB in Fort Frances and CKRC here before joining CJOB in the 1960s and rising to president and general manager in 1988. He was president of the Winnipeg Press Club in 1974 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 10, 2026 at 11:55 PM
John Cochrane worked in radio for decades. He worked at CFOB in Fort Frances and CKRC here before joining CJOB in the 1960s and rising to president and general manager in 1988. He was president of the Winnipeg Press Club in 1974 #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Pastor Gordon Hendrickson served many communities during his life. He was a Lutheran Pastor and over more than 40 years he preached in 25-plus churches across rural Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Pastor Gordon Hendrickson served many communities during his life. He was a Lutheran Pastor and over more than 40 years he preached in 25-plus churches across rural Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Alf Skowron was a Winnipeg city councillor representing the Elmwood area from 1971 to 1989. He was a member of the NDP but later broke with the party. He was environment committee chairman and on the board of Winnipeg Enterprises Corp #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Alf Skowron was a Winnipeg city councillor representing the Elmwood area from 1971 to 1989. He was a member of the NDP but later broke with the party. He was environment committee chairman and on the board of Winnipeg Enterprises Corp #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Hugh MacKenzie was a Korean War vet. He helped found the local Korea Veterans Association and raised funds for the memorial in Brookside Cemetery, for the 49 Manitobans who died during the war, and a memorial stained glass window at Deer Lodge #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Hugh MacKenzie was a Korean War vet. He helped found the local Korea Veterans Association and raised funds for the memorial in Brookside Cemetery, for the 49 Manitobans who died during the war, and a memorial stained glass window at Deer Lodge #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Hester Kroft sat on boards when they were mostly made up of men. She was the first woman to be Rady Jewish Community Centre president and served on the boards of the Mount Carmel Clinic, Villa Rosa and the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Hester Kroft sat on boards when they were mostly made up of men. She was the first woman to be Rady Jewish Community Centre president and served on the boards of the Mount Carmel Clinic, Villa Rosa and the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Victor Enns was a poet. His first book was Jimmy Bang Poems in 1979 and he published several others including A Poem of Pears, co-founded the Rhubarb literary magazine,
was an arts administrator,
and helped found the Manitoba Writers’ Guild #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
was an arts administrator,
and helped found the Manitoba Writers’ Guild #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Victor Enns was a poet. His first book was Jimmy Bang Poems in 1979 and he published several others including A Poem of Pears, co-founded the Rhubarb literary magazine,
was an arts administrator,
and helped found the Manitoba Writers’ Guild #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
was an arts administrator,
and helped found the Manitoba Writers’ Guild #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Gunnvör Ásmundsson was a pillar of the province’s Icelandic community. She came to Canada from Iceland in 1970 and volunteered with numerous organizations. She served as the 101st Fjallkona at last year’s Icelandic Festival in Gimli #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
January 4, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Gunnvör Ásmundsson was a pillar of the province’s Icelandic community. She came to Canada from Iceland in 1970 and volunteered with numerous organizations. She served as the 101st Fjallkona at last year’s Icelandic Festival in Gimli #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Hugh McMeel came from Ireland in 1952 and was hired and began working at Canada Packers the next day. He became active in his union and rose to serve as international representative with UFCW and later the Manitoba Labour Board #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hugh McMeel came from Ireland in 1952 and was hired and began working at Canada Packers the next day. He became active in his union and rose to serve as international representative with UFCW and later the Manitoba Labour Board #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Yvette Macdonell was born into music - her dad played the trombone and was a founding member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She worked in government but after her kids came along she taught piano for decades in her home #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
December 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Yvette Macdonell was born into music - her dad played the trombone and was a founding member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She worked in government but after her kids came along she taught piano for decades in her home #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Myrle Gard was one of only 4 women accepted in medical school in 1950. She went on to get a doctorate in medicine, be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Physicians in Anesthesiology and be an assistant professor at the U of M’s faculty of medicine #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Myrle Gard was one of only 4 women accepted in medical school in 1950. She went on to get a doctorate in medicine, be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Physicians in Anesthesiology and be an assistant professor at the U of M’s faculty of medicine #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
When Margaret Williams made friends, she made them for life. She went on trips through the decades with her high school friends, went cycling in the MS Bike Tour with cottage friends, and married Byron, her friend of a decade #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
When Margaret Williams made friends, she made them for life. She went on trips through the decades with her high school friends, went cycling in the MS Bike Tour with cottage friends, and married Byron, her friend of a decade #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Rosalie Tennison had just bought Christmas stamps for her annual Christmas letter when hit by a car. She would buy two tickets to a show so she could take a friend, supported the Free Press, and wrote a book in tribute to her mom #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
December 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Rosalie Tennison had just bought Christmas stamps for her annual Christmas letter when hit by a car. She would buy two tickets to a show so she could take a friend, supported the Free Press, and wrote a book in tribute to her mom #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Faye Lazer taught generations of children. She taught nursery and Kindergarten in the Winnipeg School Division for 34 years including at Victoria-Albert, River Elm, King Edward and Glenelm Schools #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Faye Lazer taught generations of children. She taught nursery and Kindergarten in the Winnipeg School Division for 34 years including at Victoria-Albert, River Elm, King Edward and Glenelm Schools #RIP passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...