ROSETOWN, MB

2016 was quite the year for deaths of famous people that Grandma Wiebe, 88, of Rosetown, “has just never heard of.” From David Bowie and Prince, to Leonard Cohen and Carrie Fisher, literally dozens of pop culture icons Grandma knew nothing about passed away in 2016.

“I listen to the funeral announcements on the radio every day to see if Mr. Hiebert is still with us, or if Mrs. Edna Pankratz made it another day,” explained Grandma Wiebe. “And I didn’t once hear about this David Bowie fellow, whoever he is.”

Mrs. Wiebe’s grandchildren have tried to keep her up to date with all the celebrity deaths, but have found the task to be quite the challenge this year.

“It seems that every few weeks another icon was gone,” explained Sally, Grandma Wiebe’s 27-year-old-granddaughter. “W

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