Thursday, November 8, 2012

One of District's Oldest Residents Dies

Funeral services will be held this Saturday for one of the Rainy River District's oldest residents.

Walter Andrusco died in LaVerendrye Hospital yesterday at the age of 105.

Originally born in the Ukraine, Andrusko immigrated to Canada with his father when he was sixteen, eventually settling in Fort Frances.

Andrusco was an founding member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a member of the former Fort Frances Civic Band for several years before retiring as its conductors and bandmaster in 1979.