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The Canora Courier 22 June 2005
CALDER CHEVELDEOFF ENGE HORKOFF JOHNSON KRYSKI McCORMICK
Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page 14 CALDER: Funeral Service for Robert Calder, 66, of Winnipeg and formerly of Sturgis, who died June 10 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, was held June 16 at Grace United Church in Sturgis with Rev. Miles Russell officiating. Burial was in Sturgis Community Cemetery with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born Oct. 7, 1938 to David and Lillian Calder in Glen Elder, he was educated at Swan Bluff School, Sturgis Composite High School and technical college in The Pas. He sold cordwood and lumber from the farm, worked for the Saskatchewan Department of Highways, taught near The Pas, and worked for Princess Auto and Wilson’s Auto Electric in Winnipeg, the latter for the past 27 years. He belonged to the Glen Elder 4-H Beef Club and boy scouts as a child. Predeceased by his parents and a brother, John, he is survived by three sisters, Francis (Lloyd) Tibbatts of Yorkton, Marjorie of Sturgis and Jean Chapman of Winnipeg. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page 14 YURKOWSKI: Funeral service for Craig Yurkowski, 47, of Saskatoon and formerly of Canora, who died May 31 as result of a motorcycle accident in Saskatoon, was held June 4 at St. Patrick’s Parish in Saskatoon. A memorial service was held later the same day at Leson’s Funeral Home with Rev. Marg Jannick-Grayston officiating. Burial was in the Mazeppa-Sliding Hills Christian Cemetery with Mourning Glory Funeral Services and Leson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Feb. 21, 1958, to Alfred and Minnie Yurkowski, he graduated from Canora Composite School. He worked for many years in the mining industry and, most recently, at the Seabee Mine site as a heavy equipment mechanic. Predeceased by his parents, Alfred and Minnie, and a brother, Kenny, he is survived by his spouse, Karen Chornoby; two step-daughters, Tara (Matthew) and Darla (Brian); three brothers, Ed (Sharon), Bob (Annette) and David; two sisters, Karen (Bruce) and Judy (Gus); and a granddaughter. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page 14 MYDAN: Funeral service for Annie Mydan, 83, of Preeceville, who died June 10 at Preeceville Lions Hostel, was held June 18 at Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church in Preeceville with Rev. Joachim Rac officiating. Burial was in Canora Cemetery with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born July 22, 1921 to Joseph and Tekla Slapinski in Stenen, she was educated at Mannanah School. She married Stephan Mydan at Hryhoriw Ukrainian Catholic Church on June 2, 1940. She worked in a munitions factory in Oshawa during the war. In 1943 they returned to the province to farm in the Elbow Lake district south of Hyas. She was a cook for the CN Railway until 1986. Predeceased by her husband, her parents, and sisters Lena Trakalo and Beatrice Katerynuik Prystay, she is survived by five daughters, Caroline (Jim) Strykowski and Pauline (Ernest) Sawka, both of Preeceville, Helen (Julius) Dziaduck of Sturgis, Evelyn (John) Evashchenko of Swan River and Beverley (Bob) Larson of Norquay; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page 14 SWIDERSKI: Funeral service for Victor Swiderski, 61, of Clair, and formerly of Canora, who died May 20 at Wadena Hospital, was held May 25 at Tompkins Funeral Home with Terry Tompkins officiating. Burial was in Clair Cemetery with Tompkins Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Sept. 7, 1943, in Canora to John and Katherine Swiderski, he attended Echo Lake, Rose Valley, Clair and Quill Lake schools. He worked at a mechanic’s shop in Wynyard and then took a mechanic’s course in Moose Jaw. He returned to Wynyard to work as a mechanic for several years before moving on to Broda Construction near Flin Flon where he was both a heavy duty mechanic and a heavy equipment operator. HE returned to Clair to take over the family farm. He opened a garage in Clair which he operated for the rest of his life. Predeceased by his parents, John and Katherine, he is survived by two brothers, Alphonse (Darcy) and Darryl, and three sisters, Lorraine (Art) Sully, Veronica (Elmer) Dust, and Myrtle (Gordon) Holmstrom. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page 15 JOHNSON: Funeral service for Irene Johnson, 64, of Bowsman, and a part-time resident of Crystal Lake, who died June 3 in Swan River, was held June 8 at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Bowsman with Rev. Salesi Takau officiating. Burial was in the Bowsman Cemetery wth Paull Funeral Home and Crematorium in care of arrangements. Born on June 29, 1940, in Swan River to Cecil and Gladys Laying, she attended Shaw School and completed her education in Swan River. She married Mayo Johnson of Tadmore on Nov. 27, 1965, at the Swan River United Church. During her life, she worked as various jobs, including childcare provider, postmistress, cook and homemaker. They lived in numerous centres in Saskatchewan and Manitoba before settling in Bowsman in 1975. She liked to spend her summers at Crystal Lake. Predeceased by her parents, Cecil and Gladys, her husband, Mayo, and two grandsons, Travis and Tyson, she is survived by two daughters, Gail and Jacqueline (Marty Bocker); a foster daughter, Susie (Vern) Jentzsch; two brothers, Ken and Roland (Doris); four sisters, Violet Graham, Marjorie (Willie) Nepinak, Norma Graham and Alice Graham; and one granddaughter. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page B1 – In memory of: EVER REMEMBERED: In loving memory of my grandmothers, Molly Cheveldeoff, who passed away June 20, 1960; and Polly Horkoff, who passed away Nov. 01, 1984. In my heart your memories live, There’s not a day, dear grandmas, I don’t think of you both. -Ever remembered by your grandson, Lorne Russell Cheveldeoff, Yorkton Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page B9 McCORMICK: A memorial service for Tillie McCormick, 69, of Regina, and formerly of Canora, who died May 21 in Regina, was held May 26 at Regina Funeral Home with Rev. Betty Garrett officiating. Burial was in St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Wapella with Regina Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on July 16, 1935, on a farm near Lipton to Louie and Ottillia Vonue, she was the third youngest of 10 children. She married Rusty McCormick on May 17, 1958, in Wapella. They lived in Esterhazy and Regina before moving to Canora, where they lived for almost 20 years. Rusty was employed by SaskPower. She worked at the Gateway Co-op administration office. In 1997, they retired to Fort Qu’Appelle and a few years ago, they moved to Regina. She loved to camp, golf and fish and collecting antiques. Predeceased by her parents, Louis and Ottillia, a brother, Charlie, and a sister, Mary, she is survived by her husband, Rusty; two sons, Blaine (Cindy) Moosomin and Mel (Donna) of Canora; two daughters, JoAnn (Cliff) Senkow of Lumsden and Lisa of Regina; a brother, Jack; six sisters, Emma, Anne, Hedy, Elsie, Helen and Gertie; and nine grandchildren. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page B9 ENGE: After an extensive battle with cancer, Barry Dale Enge passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at the Regina General Hospital. The funeral service was held Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at the Invermay Community Hall, with interment at the Margo Community Cemetery. Barry was born to Sophie and Herman Enge on May 4, 1948. He was their second son, and a little brother to Orvall. They lived in Margo, but moved to Birch Hills for three years when Barry’s Grandma took his schooling in Birch Hills, LCBI in Outlook, as well as Margo. Before committing to farming full time, Barry ventured into the workforce. In the winters of 1968 and 1969, he dressed microwave towers in the Magdalene Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. He worked on the green chain at a sawmill in B.C., as well as for Mid-West Diamond Drilling in northern Saskatchewan. He helped his uncle, Rudolf Wallin, and cousin, Darroll Wallin, tear down the Lakeo Elevator, which they later rebuilt in Wallin’s yard. Barry began his courtship with Dianna Shinkewski in the summer of 1969. It wasn’t long after that the two were married on Oct. 7, 1972. They lived in a house in Margo, where they brought their first son, Justin, home in 1973. In the spring of 1973, they moved to the Enge homestead, north of Margo on the Nut Mountain grid. Barry just finished harvest when they brought their second son, Korwin, home in 1975. Due to limited land availability in Margo, Barry bought his first quarter in Invermay in 1968. He began to build bins and landscape the yard site at SW-15-33-8. It was in 1980 when he and Dianna began to build a home there, with cousin, Arleigh Enge, as the carpenter. Barry, Dianna, and the boys moved in on July 1, 1981. Barry made a few risky decisions and turned the farm into a successful business. His idea of a good Sunday afternoon was grabbing a thermos of coffee and heading out to work the fields. Barry and the boys acquired help over the years as the farm expanded. He often commented that he wouldn’t have achieved what he had today without the help of Albert Carlson, who has worked with him for the past 32 years. Other dedicated employees included Mike Eskra (25 years), Jason Bansley (10 years), Chris Carlson (8 years), and Jeff Hunter (2 years). Mark Eskra and Eddy Maloney also provided help during seeding and harvest. Barry was very active in the community. He was involved with the arena committee, rec board, and minor hockey. As coach of the Invermay pee wee team, he led them to league championships two years in a row in the mid-80’s. He looked forward to the Invermay Winter Festival, often having competitions with Gerald Squire to see who could sell the most snowmobile poker derby hands. If you couldn’t get a hold of him, chances were he popped in for a coffee with Rob at Clearview Agro. Barry found out that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2001. He made many trips to Regina and Saskatoon, doctoring and taking treatments. He underwent a stem cell transplant in 2002, which was unsuccessful in ridding the cancer. After losing his life long-partner, Dianna, this past Christmas Eve, and finding out that the cancer was spreading, it was difficult to stay optimistic. Over the past month, Chris had taken him for regular transfusions and doctor’s appointments. Regardless of how weak he was, he gave Chris strict instructions to tell the boys to keep seeding. On Wednesday, June 1, Barry was taken to the Regina General Hospital, where he passed away the following evening, with a room full of his family and friends devastated to say good-bye. Barry was known across the miles for his dominant voice, light-hearted attitude, and strong business sense. He will be forever remembered and missed by those that he touched. Barry was predeceased by his wife, Dianna; father, Herman; step-father, Oswald Ziola; father-in-law Albin Shinkewski; sister-in-law, Doris Enge. He is survived by his mother, Sophie; mother-in-law, Ann Shinkewski; brother, Orvall; sons, Justin (Kimberly) and Korwin (friend, Diana Driedger); Orvall’s children, Sherrie and Corrie; sister-in-laws, Pat Shinkewski, Darlene (Dave) Barnard, Lydia (Wayne) Peterson, Susie (Carl) Adamyk; brother-in-law, Morris (Laurie) Shinkewski; many nieces, nephews, family and friends. Canora Courier June 22, 2005 Page B9 KRYSKI: Curtis William Kryski of Red Deer, Alta. passed away on June 14, 2005 at the age of 30 years. Curtis was born on Sept. 20, 1974 at Yorkton Union Hospital in Yorkton, Sask. He was a free spirit who loved and lived life to the fullest; every day was a new day. Curtis attended school in Canora until Grade 8, then Grade 9 at St. Joseph’s College in Yorkton and grade 10 through 12 at Yorkton regional High School. Curtis then moved to Regina to work at Sakundiak Grain Augers for one year, then he moved back to Yorkton and worked at Morris Industries for one year. He moved to Saskatoon in 1995 and went to Kelsey Institute for Agriculture Machinery Technician. He gained employment at Wardale Farm Equipment for sic months then moved back to Saskatoon and was employed at Managrow. A year later, Curtis moved to Red Deer to accept a position of foreman at Q & O Fencing. After two years Curtis went to work for High Arctic Well Control in Red Deer. This is where Curtis received an award for successfully snubbing a gas well, drilling 4800 metres with no incident. No one else had successfully snubbed a gas well that depth in Canada. He was very proud of that award and humble as well. After three years, Curtis gained employment with SSI where he worked until his sudden passing. Curtis loved ski-dooing in the mountains and went often with his friends, most recently with his girlfriend Coral. He also loved golfing, which his brother Daniel can attest to, as well as hockey, hunting and many other activities. Curtis was a friend to all and a prankster who loved to play jokes on his friends and tease them. His brother Anthony, got the brunt of some. Curtis was especially close to his sister Bonnie. He was a special person who will be deeply missed by all the people he touched with his charm and personality and no one will ever, or can, replace him. Pallbearers were: his school buddy, Dave Biblow, Ashley and Clint Leontowich, Chris Currellin, his work buddy, Eric Rebhahn, Warren Czmuchalek, Blake Johnson, and Johnny Hoopey. A special thank you to all his friends who attended the wake at Curtis’s home and to everybody who came by his home. Curtis will be lovingly remembered by his parents; Tony and Darleene Kryski of Moose Jaw, Sask., his girlfriend Coral Currie of Medicine Hat, Alta.; two brothers, Anthony (Stephanie) of Yorkton, Sask. and their daughter Sabrina, and Daniel of Fillmore, Calif.; one sister, Bernadette (Don) of Moose Jaw, Sask. as well as many aunts and uncles and numerous cousins. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Paul and Helen Kryski, Thomas and Laura Lulchenko; uncles, Walter Kryski, Paul Kryski, Mike Zielinski and Aunt Elsie Zielinski. Those wishing to pay their respects did so at the Red Deer Funeral Home (6150 - 67 Street) on Friday, June 17, 2005 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. A memorial service was held at the Red Deer Funeral Home (6150 - 67 Street) on Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 12:30 p.m. Prayer services took place at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Canora, Sask. on Monday, June 20, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial followed on Tuesday, June 21, 2005. E-mail condolences can be sent to condolences@reddeerfuneralhome.com and will be forwarded directly to the family. Funeral arrangements in care of the Red Deer Funeral Home & Crematorium, (403) 347-3319. |
