For Posterity's Sake Genealogy 

The Canora Courier

20 March 2002

BARTESKI  ELCHUK  KOSCIELSKI  MARLOW  PAWLIK  SPILCHEN  TUMAK

UHRYN

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

UHRYN:  Funeral service for Katie Uhryn, 87, of Yorkton, and formerly of the Rhein district, who died Mar. 2 in the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, was held Mar. 5 from St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Dmytro Dnistrian and Rev. Joseph Denischuk officiating. Burial was in Yorkton City Cemetery with Bailey's Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born Apr. 30, 1914 in Yorkton to Mike Dereniwsky and Petronella Yuzyk, she attended Kitzman School. She married John Uhryn on Oct. 13, 1940 in St. Mary's Church in Yorkton and the couple farmed in the Rhein district until 1972 when they retired to Yorkton. She was a member of the Ukrainian Catholic women's League and the Blue Army.

Predeceased by her parents, her husband in 1992, an infant son, Eddie in 1946, two sisters, Ann Dombroski and Mary Manchuk, and three brothers, John, Nick and Paul Dereniwski, she is survived by three daughters, Theresa (Walter) Denischuk of Yorkton, Fran Uhryn of Canora and Pat (Walter) Bellay of Canora; four sons, John of Rhein, Ben (Teresa) of Rhein, Wes (Drama) of Yorkton and Pete (Sue) of Rosetown; one brother, Alex (Emily) Dereniwski of Yorkton; 19 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

SPILCHEN:  Funeral service for Fred Spilchen, 78, of Yorkton and formerly of the Whitesand district, who died Mar. 4 at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, was held Mar. 7 from the Family Centre at Yorkton memorial Gardens with Pastor Peter hay of Yorkton Alliance Church officiating. Burial was in Yorkton memorial Gardens with Bailey's Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born Feb. 29, 1924 to Nick and Magda (nee Spelay) in the Whitesand district, he attended Whitesand School. In 1941, he moved to Vernon, B.C., where he worked in a logging camp. After returning to Saskatchewan, he operated a pool hall in Springside. In 1947, he married Patricia Soboloski and the couple moved to Vancouver where he worked as a commercial fisherman and in a paint manufacturing plant. After retiring in 1989, he moved to Yorkton.

Predeceased by his parents, his wife in 1955, a son, Gary in 1964, three brothers, Metro, Steve and Peter and two sisters, Mary Chornanky and Pauline Kowalyk, he is survived by one daughter, Karen Spilchen of Nanaimo, B.C.; six brothers, Bill (Betty) and Mike (Pauline) both of Yorkton, Paul and Henry (Shirley), both of Orcadia, George of Springside and John of Vancouver, and three sisters, Anne Multon and Katie (Steve) Skwarchuk, both of Moose Jaw and Madeline (Henry) Yaremko of Yorkton.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

TUMAK:  Funeral service for Mary Tumak, 84, of Buchanan, who died Mar. 10 at her residence, was held Mar. 14 at St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Buchanan with Rev. Peter Wasylenko officiating. Burial was in the Canora Cemetery with Leson's Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born on Feb. 14, 1918, in the Drobot district to Sandy and Odarka (Manick) Meluychuk, she attended Sandy River School near Theodore, and then, Vasloutz School. She married John Tumak on Mar. 3, 1935, at the Drobot Church. They farmed south of Buchanan in the Vasloutz district. She was active in the Ukrainian Women's Association. In 1986, her husband died and in 1988, she moved to the Buchanan senior housing units. She was a member of Club 50.

Predeceased by her parents Sandy and Odarka, her husband John, a son Edward, two brothers John and Alex and two sisters Katie Rehaluk and Dora Kitzan, she is survived by two sons, Ernie of Canora and Ronald (Trudy) of Winnipeg, a daughter, Verna (Joe) Dziaduck of Buchanan; a brother, Steve (Marilyn) Meluychuk of Chilliwack. B.C.; two sisters, Annie Olsyer of Ottawa and Sadie Trish of Porcupine Plain, eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

BARTESKI:  Funeral service for Margaret Barteski, 91, of the Canora Gateway Lodge, who died Mar. 13 at the Lodge, was held Mar. 18 at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Canora with Rev. Hector Seville officiating. Burial was in the Canora Cemetery with Leson's Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born on Dec. 5, 1910, to Joseph and Katherina (Borduik) Strykowski, who immigrated to Canada just prior to her birth, she was educated at Norway School in the Stenen district. She worked for a short period in The Pas but returned to the family farm. She married Mike Barteski on Jan. 22, 1933, and they farmed east of Preeceville. They moved to Preeceville in 1947. She belonged to the UCWL for 30 years and to the CWL in Sturgis.

Predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Katherina, four sisters, Eva, Caroline, Ann and Mary, a brother John, five step-brothers, Harry, John, Bill and Steve Kardynal, and a step-sister Mary, she is survived by her husband, Mike of Kamsack a son, Ernie (Myrna) of Calgary; two daughters, Mabel (Mike) Cuinyk of Canora and Rose (Lorne) Wenarchuk of Swift Current; a step-sister, Della Puchal of Edmonton; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

ELCHUK:  Mineral service for Audrey Gail Elchuk, 49, of Hamton and formerly of Rhein, who died Mar. 4, was held Mar. 8 from Christie-Hill Funeral Chapel in Yorkton with Pastor Brent Eisner officiating. Burial was in Yorkton City Cemetery with Christie-Hill Funeral Chapel and Crematorium in care of arrangements.

Born Aug. 21, 1952 to Dave and Molly (nee Frick) Boehm, she was raised at Rhein and attended school in Rhein and Yorkton. She worked at Yorkton Television for 20 years as an artist and set designer. On Dec. 31, 1976, she married Barry Elchuk.

Predeceased by her parents and a brother, Rheinhold, she is survived by her husband; two brothers, Eddie (Lena) and Arnold (Effie) Boehm, all of Rhein, and five sisters, Irene (Albert) Koch of Esterhazy, Florence Matechuk, Viola (John) Stricker, Burble (Jim) McDougal and Shirley (Bob) Gavias, all of Yorkton.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

KOSCIELSKI:  A private graveside service for Stanley Koscielski, 76, of Tadmore, who died Mar. 10 at his residence, will take place at a later date. Cremation has taken place with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born on July 3, 1925, in Norquay to Mike and Anne Koscielski, he attended school in Birch River, Man. He worked at various locations as a labourer throughout his life.

He is survived by three sisters: Frances (Wilf) O'Hearne of Toronto, Mary (Frank) Urbanoski of Yorkton and Linda (Nick) Dootoff of Hudson Bay.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

MARLOW:  Funeral service for Joyce Marlow, 70, of Kamloops, B.C. and formerly of Invermay, who died Feb. 28, was held at the Oakdale Community Centre Mar. 8 with the Kamloops Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Born Joyce Loucks on Nov. 9, 1931 in Invermay, she lived in Valemount and Kamloops.

Predeceased by her husband, Ken in 2000, she is survived by six children, Brian, Patricia, Brad, Bob, Allison and Adrienne; one brother, Art Loucks; a sister, Cheryl, and 12 grandchildren.

Canora Courier, March 20, 2002

PAWLIK:  Funeral service for Stanley Pawlik, 91, of Canora, who died Mar. 13 at Canora Hospital, was held Mar. 15 at Tuba's Funeral Chapel with Rev. Peter Anhel officiating. Burial was in the Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery of the Holy Transfiguration with Tuba's Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements.

Born on July 14, 1910, in Krakow, Poland, he immigrated to Canada in 1926 at the age of 16. Leaving his family behind, he got a job on a cargo ship to make the trip. He settled in the Donwell area and worked to save enough money to buy his own land. He married Sadie Kozuska in 1948. They farmed until retiring to Canora in 1995. In addition to his regular farming chores, he enjoyed working with bees and processing honey.