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The Canora Courier 19 January 2005
DUTCHAK DUTCHAK ENGE KOZMANUK/KOZMANUIK PROCYSHEN SLIWA
Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page 8 DUTCHAK: Funeral service for Lena Dutchak (nee Pugh), 80, of Regina and formerly of Canora and the Strugis-Endeavour area, who died at Pasqua Hospital in Regina on Jan. 5, was held Jan. 10 at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church with Rev. Brent Kuzyk officiating. Burial was in Regina memorial Garden Cemetery with Regina Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born Aug. 2, 1924 to George and Anghelina (Boychuk) Pugh in the Endeavour district, she attended Brookview School. She then worked at a café in Canora where she met Frank Dutchak, whom she married in 1943. They later moved to Regina, where she was employed at Wascana Hospital for 21 years until her retirement. Predeceased by her parents, her husband, two sisters, Anna and Mary, and three brothers, Wazyl, William and Nick, she is survived by one son, James of Vancouver: three daughters, Dianna Beasley of Regina; Gayle Groat of Edmonton and Valerie Dutchak of Regina; two sisters, Anne Blender of Sturgis, and Jean Renaud of Regina, five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page 9 PROCYSHEN: Funeral service for Metro (Matt) Procyshen, 88, of Yorkton, and formerly of the Gorlitz area, who died Jan. 7 at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, was held Jan. 11 at Leson’s Funeral Home with Rev. Roman Kocur officiating. Burial was in St. Basil’s Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Cemetery, west of Gorlitz, with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Oct. 15, 1916, in the Gorlitz district to Alex and Stella (Romaniuk) Procyshen, he attended Ukraina School. He became a horse trader and operated a trucking business in the Gorlitz area. There was always at least one horse at the Procyshens, but he had one name for all of the, “Rex”. He purchased a grocery store. He married Victoria Demchinski on Feb. 19, 1952. Later, they became owners of the Cactus Club Hall, which later was called the El Rancho in Gorlitz. Among the performers he recalled most were Peter Lamb, Mickey and Bonnie and Smilin’ Johnnie. After selling the hall to Mike Wilgosh, he kept busy attending auction sales and “wheeling and dealing”. In November of 2003, he became a resident of the Yorkton and District Nursing Home. Predeceased by his parents, Alex and Stella, a daughter, Debbie Garry, three brothers, George, Pete and Willy, and a sister, Mary Anaka, he is survived by his wife, Vicky of Yorkton; three sons, Dale (Sharon) of Saskatoon, Steven (Kim) of Yorkton and Kelly or Yorkton; two daughters, Maryann (Wayne) Unyl of Yorkton and Sherry (Kelly) Slusarchuk of Yorkton; three sisters, Nelly Wasyliw of Burgis, Lena Wiwchar of Regina and Susie Shouchuk of Canora, and eight grandchildren. Canora Courier January 19, 2004 Page 9 TOWNSEND: Funeral service for Douglas Townsend, 80, of Preeceville, who died Jan. 4 at Regina General Hospital, was held Jan. 8 at the Preeceville Legion Hall with Rev. Daniel Hughes officiating. Burial was in the Poplar Grove Cemetery with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Oct. 28, 1924, in Nokomis, he attended Richfarms and Roundville schools, northeast of Nokomis. At the age of 16, he moved with his parents to a farm, northwest of Ketchen. He worked as a farm labourer until he joined the army in 1943. Training at several bases across Canada, he was stationed at Camp Shilo when he was sent overseas. In 1944, he joined the Regina Rifles Regiment and was wounded at the coastal port of Calais, France in September of that year. He spent six months in a French and English hospitals. He returned to active duty in September 1945 with occupation forces in Germany. He returned to Canada in April of 1946 and was discharged in June. Returning to Ketchen, he found work with the railroad that fall and he worked in a bush camp during the winter. In the spring of 1947, he purchased his own land. On Jan. 14, 1954, he married Irene Miller at the Preeceville United Church manse. They farmed until retiring to Preeceville in 1992. His son, Murray, took over the farm. He was the president of the Preeceville branch of the Royal Canadian Legion for five years. Predeceased by his wife, Irene, parents, Norman and Verna, a sister, a brother, and two grandchildren, Sheldon and Cole Townsend, he is survived by three sons, Elder (Lorna) of Hudson Bay, Murray (Merle) of Preeceville and Doug of Hudson Bay; two daughters, Terri of Regina and Cathy (Stephen) of Chetwynd, B.C.; and a brother, Harold (Virgie) of Preeceville. Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page 9 KOZMANUK: Funeral service for Nick Kozmanuk, 88, of Regina, and formerly of the Stenen area, who died Jan. 10 at the Pioneer Village Nursing Home in Regina, was held Jan. 13 at Leson’s Funeral Home with Reg. Michael Lomaszkiewicz officiating. Burial was in the Canora Cemetery with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Dec. 2, 1917, on the family farm in the Stenen district to Wasyl and Katie (Kosteniuk) Kozmanuik, he attended Ormsby School north of Stenen and bought land in the Stenen district in 1937. He married Mary Sawka in Danbury in 1941. They lived in Prince Rupert from 1954 to 1957 but returned to the farm. Later, they owned and operated a country grocery store near Ormsby. They begun to build their house in Sturgis in 1977, but later that year, before the house was completed, she died. He sold the store in 1978 and lived in Sturgis until 1985, when he moved to Regina, where he resided. He was member of the St. Dmetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Stenen for many years. He was known for his carpentry and woodworking. Predeceased by his parents, Wasyl and Katie, his wife, Mary, a brother, George, and two sisters, Elsie Mirka and Annie Bymak, he is survived by a son, Dale of Regina; a daughter, Elaine (Bob) Allen of Regina; three brothers, Pete of Stenen, Alex (Adonia) of Stenen and Michael (Marianne) of Stenen; a sister, Mary Wihnan of Stenen; and three grandchildren. Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page B1 – In memory of: SOPKOW, Annie: Left us January 25, 2001. A page in the book of memory, Silent turns today; We remember in silence, And make no outward show. And what it meant to lose you, No one will ever know. - Remembered and always missed by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page B4 SLIWA: Funeral service for Helen Sliwa, 91, of Red Deer, and formerly of Canora, who died Jan. 5 in Red Deer, was held Jan. 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Deer and on Jan. 10 at St. Joseph’s Raman Catholic Church in Canora. Burial was in Canora Cemetery with arrangements by Sylvan Lake Funeral Home and Andrychuk Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Apr. 6, 1913, to Gregory and Francis Strembicki, she married John Sliwa on May 13, 1935. They farmed in the Rama/Dobrowody district until 1975 when they moved to Canora. Due to failing health, she moved to Red Deer where she lived with her daughter, Leona, and son-in-law, Ron Korchinski, for the past 10 years. Predeceased by her husband, John, in 1982, a son, Ed, in 1999, her parents, Gregory and Francis, four brothers, Philip, Joe, Sam and Mike, and two sisters, Mary Genoway and Julie Paslowski, she is survived by a son, Ernie (Irma) of Edmonton; a daughter, Leona (Ron) Korchinski of Red Deer; seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page B4 Dianna Rose Enge 1954-2004 Dianna Rose Shinkewski was born to Albin and Anastazia on January 27, 1954. She was the fourth of six children, Pat, Darlene, Morris, Lydia and Susie. They grew up on a farm half a mile south of Margo. She attended Margo school and received her Grade 12 diploma in May 1972. It was the summer of 1969 when Dianna first caught Barry Enge’s eye. It wasn’t long after that the two were married on October 7, 1972. They lived in a house in Margo, where they brought their first son, Justin, home in 1973. It was also in 1973 they moved to the Enge homestead, half a mile north of Margo, on the Nut Mountain grid. Their second son, Korwin, arrived in 1975. In the summer of 1980, Barry and Dianna started to build their home, three miles east and one mile north of Invermay. With Susie’s help, Dianna packed the ’79 Chevy full of their belongings and they moved in July 1, 1981. Over the years, Dianna spent countless hours developing and maintaining the yard. She wore her sister, Pat, out then she came to help plant trees north of the yard. Dianna was involved in many groups and activities. In the eighties, she served as a contact person for Community College in Invermay. She enjoyed participating in the classes, such as moccasin making and ceramics. She was very active with the Margo Church Ladies, helping with Bible Studies and other church functions. Dianna volunteered with the Invermay Hall Committee and spent many hours working at the arena when the boys were in hockey and Barry was arena president. Dianna looked forward to suppers in the field at harvest. Once the crops were off, she would head to Edmonton for a much needed break shopping and visiting with her family. She was an excellent cook and spent countless hours making meals for Barry, the boys and the crew. Her specialty was moon cookies, among countless other dainties. Dianna lived a healthy lifestyle and was a true beauty. It was seldom you would catch her without her hair done and earrings on. She took part in organizing aerobics and woke up early many mornings to exercise at home. Many people would stop and ask if she needed a ride when they saw her jogging along the grid road. Dianna loved to spend time visiting with her family and friends. She spent a number of hours watching television as her mobility became more restricted. Dianna was a very content person. She seldom complained and always saw the cup as half full rather than half empty. After being diagnosed in 1992, she informed her family and friends that she had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in August 1994. As things became more difficult, she had a number of helpers at the farm throughout the years, including Cinnamon Walchuk, Moncia Barteski, Stella Eskra, Jackie Peszko and Chris Carlson. Barry and the boys also acquired help as the farm business expanded, including Albert Carlson, who has worked for Barry for the past 31 years, Mike Eskra, who has been there for 25 years, Jason Bansley, who has been there for 10 years, and Jeff Hunter, who has been there for 1 year. On November 30, 2004, Dianna had a massive seizure and spent the final 24 days of her life at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. She was continuously making progress on the road to recovery. Dianna was so excited about Christmas this year. But instead of being with her family at the farm, she spent it with the angels in heaven when she passed away on Christmas Eve with Barry by her side. She will be dearly missed and remembered by all those that she touched. Dianna was predeceased by her father, Albin; father-in-law, Herman Enge; stepfather-in-law, Oswald Ziola; and sister-in-law, Doris Enge. She is survived by her mother, Ann; mother-in-law, Sophie Ziola; husband Barry; sons Justin and Korwin; Justin’s wife, Kimberly; sisters Pap Shinkewski, Darlene (Dave) Barnard, Lydia (Wayne) Peterson, Susie (Carl) Adamyk; brother Morris (Laurie); brother-in-law, Orvall; many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Canora Courier January 19, 2005 Page B5 DUTCHAK: Funeral service for Paul Tony Dutchak, 79, o Canora, who died Jan. 12 at Canora Hospital, was held Jan. 17 at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church with Rev. Joakim Rac officiating. Burial was in Canora Cemetery with Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on July 20, 1925, in the Amsterdam district to Tony and Dora (Pamilewkiuna) Dutchak, he attended Crystal Lake and Forest Hill schools. He worked on the family farm until he married Helen Gurski on Oct. 30, 1950. They bought their own land northeast of Tadmore. While farming, he also worked as a grader operator for the rural municipalities of Buchanan, Sliding Hills and Keys. In 1995, he and his wife became members of the Keen Age Centre in Canora, where he played violin for the members. He was one of the original members of the Cam Am band. He received a Heritage Public Service Award from the RM of Buchanan. Predeceased by his parents, Tony and Dora, two brothers, Steve, and Bill in infancy, and a sister, Mary Pankevich, he is survived by his wife, Helen; two daughters, Valerie Wasylynuk of Regina and Linda of Medicine Hat; two brothers, Joe (Virginia) of Menden, Ont., and Victor of Canora; a sister, Jean Chabun of Canora, and one grandchild. |
