Saskatchewan’s oldest person and Melfort resident passes away at 113
The oldest person in Saskatchewan has died at the age of 113.
Reita Fennell of Melfort passed away peacefully of natural causes with family at her side on Saturday.
Carmen Irvine called her grandmother-in-law a very vibrant, active person through her entire life.
“She loved her church, she went every Sunday to the Salvation Army, and she loved attending any function she was invited to,” Irvine said. “She was just a very social butterfly.”