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The Canora Courier 02 March 2005
DAVIS DAVIS ENGEL KROTENKO LUKAN MUSIJ SHRAM SOMMERVILLE
Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page 2 - Personal items of interest to Invermay and district readers Dolly (Puryk) Musij, 65, of Amherstburg, Ont. Died on Feb. 21. Funeral service was held on Saturday in Amherstburg. She is survived by two sons, Randy and Brad, and one daughter, Brenda (Shawn) Bilokraly, Alexa and Nikolas of Invermay; her mother, Bessie Puryk of Invermay; her brothers, Ray (Jacquie) and Donnie (Barb) of Invermay. Merv of Estevan, Bill (Darlene) of Lethbridge, and Ed (Pat) of Amherstburg, and two sisters, Stella of Amherstburg and Marian (Bob) of Detroit, Mich. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page 2 - Personal items of interest to Invermay and district readers Caroline Shram of Flin Flon, a relative of the Redman’s passed away. The funeral was in Flin Flon with Dadson Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page 8 Remembrance service held for Lena Davis On Sunday, Feb. 20, Lena Margaret Davis was remembered in the service of worship at Grace United Church, Sturgis and Trinity United Church, Preeceville. Bulletins for both services were given in memory of Lena by her family – daughter Juanita (Paul) Juneau and sons Don and John. In the bulletins, Rev. Miles Russell stated, “Today, we join with Lena’s family in giving thanks for her life in remembering our common faith, which says, ‘In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone.’ Amen.” Lena Davis, age 96, a long-time resident of Stenen and area died February 23, 2004 in the Palliative/Compassionate Care Unit at the Canora Hospital with immediate family (Juanita, Paul, Don, and John) and care-giver Deanna Matsalla and Angela Moore at her bedside. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B5 DAVIS: Funeral service for Ralph D. Davis, 85, of Canora, who died Feb. 26 at Gateway Lodge, Canora, was held Mar. 1 at St. George’s Anglican Church, Canora, with Rev. Mark Moote officiating. Burial of cremains is to follow at a later date, with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born July 6, 1919 to Albert and Emily Davis in Mather, Man., he attended St. John’s Anglican School in Winnipeg and received his Grade 12 diploma in Wawota, where his father was the Canadian Pacific Railway’s station agent. In 1939, described by some to be the height of the Depression, at the age of 16, Ralph and his brother Chisholm, four years Ralph’s senior, established The Citizen WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN Kipling. In order to make ends meet, the fledgling publishers would often have to take firewood, eggs, chickens, potatoes and the like in lieu of the $1.50 annual subscription fee. For a time, they supplemented their income by candling eggs. On Nov. 17, 1943, Ralph and Margaret Coffey, who was employed by a bank, were married at the Coffey family’s farm near Kipling. In 1943, Chris moved to Canora, where the Davis brothers had purchased The Courier. Three years later, Chris moved to Kamsack, where the brothers had purchased The Times. A third brother, Harry, was co-publisher of The Times. For a time in the 1940’s, the Davis brothers published newspapers simultaneously in Kipling, Canora and Kamsack. Ralph and Margaret moved to Canora in 1945 where he was editor and publisher until 1960. Illness forced Ralph and Margaret to sell the businesses and he subsequently joined the news department of the Regina Leader-Post. In 1967, the Davis family returned to Canora and he was editor of The Courier until 1980 when illness again forced him to quit the business. His absence from newspapering was brief and he made weekly contributions in the form of news, photos and columns as soon as his health improved. At about the same time, he purchased his wife’s health food store business, which she had started in 1976. He sold the store in 1997, his health again being a factor. Ralph was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Canora, formed in 1953; served for one term on Canora town council; was a founding member of the Canora United Appeal; served on the executive of the Canora Sterlings Junior B Hockey Club; was elected to the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association board of directors and served as its vice-president; supported the Hudson Bay Route Association, attended its conventions, and participated in an excursion to Churchill to tour the port facility; was a strong supporter of the Red Cross; sold mutual funds, and Rawleigh and Amway products to supplement his income; and was honoured by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association in February of 1992 when he was presented a Gold Quill for 50 years of distinguished service to the community newspaper profession. Ralph continued to write a weekly column pertaining to Canora’s history until about two years ago, at that point concluding a journalism career that had spanned approximately 67 years. He was admitted to Canora Hospital in September of 2004 and became a resident of Gateway lodge in November of 2004. Predeceased by his parents, Albert in 1956, Emily in 1975, and brothers Harry in 1956 and Chis in 2004, he is survived by his wife Margaret; fours sons, Warren (Leanne) of Saskatoon, Randy of Calgary, Paul (Kim) of Saskatoon, and Michael (Diane) of Canora; a daughter, Mary Anne (Volle) Posa of Blackbutt, Australia; 13 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B5 KROTENKO: Funeral service for Louis Krotenko, 83, of Yorkton, and formerly of the Stenen area, who died Feb. 20 at his residence, was held Feb. 25 at Leson’s Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Ratzliff officiating. Burial was in the Russian, Ukrainian, Protestant Cemetery, located between Stenen and Hyas, with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born in the Stenen district on Sept. 12, 1921, to Kost and Annie (Dowichenko) Krotenko, he attended Stenen School. He helped raise his younger siblings after his mother died. On July 1, 1951, he married Ivy Nesdoly at Blain Lake. They established a farm site about a half mile from where he grew up. They farmed until 1993, and in 1998, they moved to Yorkton. Predeceased by his parents. Kost and Annie, a brother, Sam, and two sisters, Nancy Tederoff and Ella Maksuta, he is survived by his wife, Ivy; a son, Edwin (Lynn) Krotenko of Canora; two daughters, Marianne (Ej) Foley of Calgary and Ellen Nistor of Yorkton; three brothers, Joe (Kathy) of Preeceville, Harry (Audrey) of Stenen and Jim (Elsie) of Prince George, B.C.; four sisters, Lena Jacobson of McVille, N.D., Lillian (Peter) Shykowski of Edmonton, Elizabeth Lausman of Yorkton and Leona (Orest) Kozuska of Yorkton; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B5 LUKAN: Funeral service for Mary Lukan, 68, of Liberty Lake, Wash., and formerly of Hyas, who died Jan. 21, was held Jan. 26 at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Otis Orchards, Wash., with Rev. Jim Mangan officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery with Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home of Spokane Valley, Wash., in care of arrangements. Born Dec. 4, 1936 in the Hyas district to Joseph and Anna Lozinski, she attended Westerlund School before graduating from Sacred Heart Academy in Yorkton in 1955. She received a bachelor of science degree in home economics in 1959 then, after an internship at University Hospital in Saskatoon, she worked as the dietician at the Tisdale hospital. In 1960, she accepted the job as a therapeutic dietician at the University of Saskatchewan. She worked at Canora Union Hospital in 1961 and 1962, then taught home economics and science for 17 years in Boron, Calif., retiring in 1991. She was the sacristan co-ordinator of St. Joseph’s church. On Sept. 15, 1962, she married Duane Lukan at St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church in Norquay. Predeceased by her father in 1968, and a sister, Sister Celestine in 1996, she is survived by her husband; her mother of Saskatoon; two sons, Mark of Malibu, Calif., and Joseph of Oakland, Calif.; one daughter, Colleen (Brian) Fetz of Spokane, Wash.; three brothers, Methodius (Sylvia) of Hyas, Stanley (Barbara) of St. Albert, Alta., and Alphonse (Mary) of Saskatoon; one sister, Theresa Beyko of Sandy Bay, and two grandchildren. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B7 ENGEL: Interment of remains of Irene Helen Engel, 70, of Victoria, B.C., and formerly of Rhein, who died Feb. 15, will be held at a later date during a private ceremony at Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery in Rhein. Born in Rhein on Jan. 3, 1935 to Michael and Mary Katherine Engel, she attended school in Rhein before 1955 when she moved with her parents to Winnipeg where she worked in the family business (Atomic Transfer) for several years. In 1965, she moved to Victoria. Predeceased by her father in 1974, mother in 1970, a sister, Agnes in 1931, three brothers, Adam in 1996, Alphonse in 2000 and Gordon in 2002, she is survived by three sisters, Emma Herman of Yorkton, Lillian Herman of Rhein and Violet (Larry Lakey) of Winnipeg, and three brothers, Edmund (Vera) of Camrose, Alta., and Roland (Doris) and George (Betty), both of Winnipeg. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B8 STEFANYSHYN: Funeral service for Walter Stefanyshyn, 76, of Preeceville, and formerly of Lintlaw, who died Feb. 10 at Preeceville Hospital, was held Feb. 14 at Trinity United Church in Preeceville with Rev. Miles Russell officiating. Burial was in the Preeceville Orthodox Cemetery with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Aug. 23, 1928, south of Preeceville to Peter and Ksena (Baron) Stefanyshyn, he attended Halycry and Lone Spruce schools. He and his brothers formed a band which played at many weddings and dances. He worked for a number of area farmers and moved to Vernon, B.C., where he worked in a cannery. He returned to farm with his brother for a while and then moved to Winnipeg where he worked for Rayovac Batteries. He then moved to Quesnel, B.C., where he worked for a logging company. In 1968, he opened his own business with Gulf Canada in Lintlaw. He married Sonia Hanchar on Aug. 21, 1976, at St. Andrew’s United Church in Yorkton. He worked out of Kelvington for a few years before he retired in 1982. He lived in Lintlaw until 2002, when he moved to Preeceville. Predeceased by his parents, Peter and Ksena, he is survived by his wife, Sonia; three brothers, Michael (Emily) of Winnipeg, Bill (Vicky) of Hazel Dell ans John of Yorkton; and a sister, Stella of Preeceville. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B8 WASYLUK: A memorial service for Mike Wasyluk, 81, of Wadena, and formerly of Margo, who deid Feb. 1 at Wadena Hospital, was held Feb. 6 at Tompkins Funeral Home in Wadena. Interment of cremains will take place at a later date. Born in Poland on Aug. 7, 1923, he immigrated to Canada in 1928 with his parents, Partenti and Zwna Wasyluk, and two brothers. They lived with relatives for the next few years until they bought their own land northeast of Kuroki in 1932. He attended McKinley, Kuroki and Normania schools. At the age of 15, he went to work in Canada’s war effort which took him to Trail and Vancouver, B.C. and to Ontario. In 1949, he moved to Kuroki where he worked for a grain buyer and bulk oil agent. On Oct. 11, 1950, he married Ann Shukin. He became the manager of vice station on Highway No. 5. he also drove a school bus to Margo and, later, Wadena schools. He took over the BA plant in Margo. When Gulf Oil consolidated the agencies from Kuroki to Wadena and built a new service station, he was the manager. He retired in 1978, but farmed and, later, worked for other farmers. He served on numerous community organizations. Predeceased by his parents, his step-father, a brother, Harold, two sisters, Olga and Anna, and a grandson, Brendon Sill, he is survived by his wife, Anne; three daughters, Linda Sill, Paula Sobchyshyn and Faye Kucheran; two sons, Larry and Ron; a sister, Mary (Rudy) Psovsky; a brother, Bill (Nell) Wasyluk, and six grandchildren. Canora Courier March 02, 2005 Page B8 SOMMERVILLE: Funeral service for Robert Sommerville, 82, of Sturgis, who died Feb. 10 at Preeceville Hospital, was held Feb. 15 at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Andrew Sowa officiating. Burial was in the Sturgis Roman Catholic Cemetery with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Mar. 6, 1922, in Powasson, Ont., to Robert and Janet Sommerville, he was a grain buyer for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from 1956 until he retired in 1983. His first marriage was to Phyllis Foster and his second marriage was to Ruth Frederick. He spent his retirement years between Sturgis, Orillia, Ont., Salmon Arm, B.C., Ymir, B.C., and Crystal Lake. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Predeceased by his first wife, Phyllis, his second wife, Ruth, and one great-grandchild, he is survived by three sons, Philip (Jennifer) of Salmon Arm, Randy (Debbie) of Sturgis and Jim (Gaylene) of Sturgis; two daughters, Heather (Lorne) Godlien of Sturgis and Maureen (John) Phillips of Ymir; a brother, Gavin (Marg) of Powasson, Ont.; five sisters, Peg (Albert) Atkinson of Texada Island, B.C., Jan Cooper of Newmarket, Ont., Isabelle (Duncan) Murray of Invermere, B.C., Jean (Ted) Hillock of Cookstown, Ont., and Grace (Norm) Anatil of Abbotsford, B.C.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. |
