Ellen Mary NISKANEN

Ellen Mary Fex nee: Niskanen, of Hearst The funeral service for retired Hearst public-school teacher Ellen Mary (née Niskanen) Fex of Prince St. is to be held Sept. 10, 2008. She died Sept. 5 in Thunder Bay at age 78. Born May 30, 1930 in Quebec, she later resided at Reesor (east of Mattice) and taught at Nellie Lake and then at Clayton Brown Public School until 1988, after 33 years. Active with St. Matthew/St. Paul Anglican-United Church and its auxiliary, Hearst Curling Club and the former Hearst women’s teachers association, she was an independent person who enjoyed socializing, crafts, fishing, cross-country skiing, travel, and time spent at the family’s Lake Pivabiska cottage. Predeceased by her husband Glen Fex in 1985 in Hearst and a brother Onni Niskanen in Finland, she leaves her daughter Heather (Jason Halme) Fex of Hearst, son Dean of Sherwood Park, Alberta, granddaughter Sevannah, and grandsons Bryant and Blain. Also surviving are her brothers Eino of Fort Langley, B. C., and Taito Niskanen of Bracebridge, Ont. Rev. Douglas Richardson is to direct the 4:30 p. m. service at St. Matthew/St. Paul. Interment is to follow at Hearst Riverside Cemetery. Commemorative donations may be made to St. Matthew-St Paul Church.