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The Canora Courier 6 October 2004
GOLDA HOLOBOFF MARTINSON WOLOS ZAHARIA
Canora Courier October 6, 2004 Page 1 Canora man dead following accident overseas Gus Wolos, 33, of Canora was killed last week in a traffic accident in Bulgaria. On Friday, his family was notified about 6:30 p.m. and have been working with the authorities in Bulgaria to have his body shipped back. On Monday, his sister, Lorri Shewchuck, said that it seems that the paperwork should be done by Thursday. Wolos went to Bulgaria to work in the mining industry with Major International Drilling earlier this year, she said. It appears he was a passenger on a motorcycle on his way home after he finished his shift. The motorcycle struck a pole on the medium and he was killed instantly. A 1989 graduate of Canora Composite School, he began his mining career in 1991. Part of his job in Bulgaria was to instruct local workers in the drilling profession. The son of Eleanor and the late August Wolos he is survived by four siblings, Irene (Lorne) Boychuk of Canora, Leona (James) Lofthang of Preeceville, Kevin (Lesley) of Sandy Beach and Lorri (Deryck) Shewchuck of Canora. Canora Courier October 6, 2004 Page 10 - Town Notes MARTINSON - On Thursday, Sept. 30, Maurice and Lil Evans, Marge Headington, aunt Edith Herman, and Holly and Grant Kereluke travelled to The Pas to attend the funeral service of Ida Martinson. Ida passed away Sunday, Sept. 26 at the age of 91 years. Canora Courier October 6, 2004 Page B7 HOLOBOFF: Funeral service for Mary Holoboff, 94, of Canora, who died Oct. 1 at the Canora Gateway Lodge, was held Oct. 4. at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church with Rev. Joakim Rac officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Kamsack with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on July 7, 1910, in Ukraine to Peter and Nellie (Wishnevetski) Bialobzyski, she was a young girl when her family immigrated to Canada and settled in the St. Phillips district, north of Kamsack. She attended Beaver Plain School and helped on nearby farms as well as working on the family farm. She married Anton Wosminity in 1935 and they farmed in the Playmore district, south of Veregin. In 1964, they moved to Kamsack. She cooked for many weddings in the area. After her husband died, she worked as a housekeeper and babysitter until she retired in 1989. She married John Holoboff in Kamsack. In 1996, she moved to Canora. In May of 2002, she became a resident of the Canora Gateway Lodge. Predeceased by her first husband, Anton Wosminity, her second husband, John Holoboff, a grandson, David Sakal, and a brother, Bill Bialobzyski, she is survived by a son, Casper Wosminity of Kamsack; two daughters, Helen (Paul) Sakal of Mikado and Angeline (Anton) Chupa of Yorkton; a sister, Pearl Zielinski of Canora; 12 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Canora Courier October 6, 2004 Page B7 GOLDA: Funeral service for Pearl Golda, 77, of Canora, who died Sept. 26 at Canora Hospital, was held Sept. 29 at Leson’s Funeral Home with Rev. Peter Wasylenko officiating. Burial was in the Canora Cemetery with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on July 12, 1927, in the Glen Elder district, north of Danbury, to Sam and Annie (Yraechika) Keveryga, she attended South Porcupine School. She helped her parents on the farm and did some babysitting for neighbours in the area until she married John Golda at the Alliance Church in Sturgis on Jan. 22, 1949. They moved to Zhoda, Man., where they operated a mixed farming operation. They sold the farm and moved to Winnipeg where she worked as a waitress in a restaurant. In 1965, they moved to Sturgis and then she moved to Windham Centre, Ont., to live with her sister, Josephine Melnick. She worked on a tobacco farm until 1970, when she returned to Sturgis to care for her mother. After her mother’s death in 1974, she babysat for various families until she retired. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Sturgis and a member of the Sturgis READ Club. In January, she became a resident of the Canora Gateway Lodge. Predeceased by her parents, Sam and Anne, her husband, John, a brother, John, and six sisters, Helen Lenych, Mary Beznick, Lillian Rabchuk, Pauline Akre, Nettie Morak and Madaline Prysanka, she is survived by a brother, William (Florence) Keveryga of Calgary and four sisters, Josephine Melnyk of Simcoe, Ont., Leona Nestor of Moose Jaw, Olga Wetaski of Moose Jaw and Katherine Kuzik of Sturgis. Canora Courier October 6, 2004 Page B7 ZAHARIA: Funeral service for Donald Zaharia, 71, of Yorkton, and formerly of the Hamton area, who died Sept. 16 at Regina General Hospital, was held Sept. 21 at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Rev. Rodion Luciuk officiating. Burial was in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Bailey’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Sept. 6, 1933 in Yorkton to Sam and Katie (Wowk) Zaharia, he attended Stawchyn School while growing up in the Hamton area. He moved to British Columbia where he worked as a labourer. He returned to school to earn his engineering diploma. He worked on the Bennett Dam in B.C., working with heavy equipment. He returned to Saskatchewan and farmed in the Willowbrook district while employed by the City of Yorkton in the water works department. He retired in 1994. Predeceased by his father, Sam, and a sister, Alice Tkachuk, he is survived by his mother, Katie; three children, Damon, Terry and Colleen; a brother, Mike (Thelma) of Clearwater, B.C. and three sisters, Dianna Shorter of Yorkton, Evelyn (Mervin) Adam of Hampton and Carol (Peter) Brown of Summerland, B.C. |
