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The Canora Courier 17 May 2006
BRODZIAK HOLMES KARDYNAL MALISCHEWSKI PIDGURSKI SCHULTZ
Canora Courier, May 17, 2006 Page 3 SEMESCHUK:
Funeral service for Pete Semeschuk, 74, of
Sturgis, and formerly of Danbury, who died
May 12 at the Preeceville Hospital palliative care unit,
was held May 15 at Preeceville Funeral Home with Rev. Patrick Powalinsky
officiating. Burial was in the Sturgis Cemetery with Preeceville
Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born
on Oct. 3, 1931, in the Frame Lake district, he
attended Brush Valley School. He
worked for Ontario Power in
Thunder Bay and owned and operated a gravel truck. He
worked on the TransCanada Highway near McLean and he worked with Ramsey and
Bird Construction. He hauled lumber
and pulp for the Sturgis Timber Board.
He also hauled lumber for the Louis
Bymak mill, the Sunduk and
Kozmeniuk mill and for Pawlitzski Pulp Construction company.
He worked for awhile hauling for a paper mill in Prince Rupert. He
farmed and raised cattle. While farming he purchased a crawler tractor and
broke land for people in the area and he hauled logs in winter. After his Danbury home was lost to fire, he worked in construction
in Prince Rupert for two years. After he retired to Sturgis,
he still hauled grain for Wayne Yurkiw. He was the president of
the Danbury Hall for 15 years and
belonged to the United Grain Growers and the Sturgis Museum. He married Elaine Polyzniuk in Hyas on Oct. 3, 1958. Predeceased by his parents, Timosh and Waska, and four brothers, Andrew in infancy, John, Alex, and George, he is survived by his wife, Elaine; a son, Ryan (Shelly) of Danbury, two daughters, Rhonda (Stephen) Oneschuk of Canora and Valda (Kevin) Toffan of Yorkton; two brothers, Paul (Ann) of Canora and William (Gloria) of Danbury; a sister, Annie Sunduk of Danbury, and 10 grandchildren. Canora Courier, May 17, 2006 Page 3 SCHULTZ:
Funeral service for Alex Schultz, 86, of
Wadena, and formerly of Kuroki, who
died Apr. 4 at Wadena Hospital, was
held Apr. 8 at the Wadena Community Legion
Hall with Ruth Sinclair, Jim
Atcheson and Elaine Maire Atcheson
officiating. Burial was in the Wadena Cemetery
with Tompkins Funeral Home in care
of arrangements. Born
on July 15, 1919, in the Kuroki area to Herman and
Augusta Schultz, he married Mary Tatryn
on June 11, 1949. They farmed north
of Kuroki until they retired to Wadena
in 1987. Predeceased by his parents, Herman and Augusta, six brothers, Walter, Edward, Emil, Andy, Otto and Oscar, and a sister, Pauline, he is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons, Ken of Cold Lake, Alta., and Dan (Trish) of Lloydminster; three daughters, Nettie (Terry) of Elfros, Connie (Don) of Kelvington and Judy of Wadena; a brother, John (Irene); two sisters, Vonda Radom and Berths Ott; 13 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Canora Courier, May 17, 2006 Page 3 BRODZIAK: Funeral service for Anne Brodziak, 83, of Canora, who died May 11 at Canora Hospital, was held May 15 at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church with Rev. Joakim Rac officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery, south of Rama, with Leson's Funeral Home in care of arrangements. Born on Sept. 12, 1922, on the family farm in the Dobrowody district to Peter and Theresa (Pawlischuk) Diakow, she attended Olesha School. She continued to work on the farm after she finished school and then worked as a waitress in Buchanan and Dauphin, while looking after her sister's children. She married Fred Brodziak on July 15, 1946, at the Dobrowody Church and they farmed northeast of Rama. After her husband died, she remained on the farm until 2001 when she moved to the Canora Gateway Lodge. Predeceased
by her parents, Peter and Theresa, her husband,
Fred, six brothers, Eddie and Emil and five in infancy
and four sisters, Josie Slobodian, Helen Wionzek, Mary Lupack and Francis Stoney, she is survived by two sons,
Jerry (Fran) of Boyle, Alta., and Larry of Rama; a sister, Pauline (Joe) Murza of Toronto and two grandchildren. Canora
Courier, May 17, 2006 Page 11 – Personal items of interest to Stenen and
district readers Accident victim remembered On Easter Sunday, Apr. 16, bulletins at Grace United Church (Sturgis) and at Trinity United Church (Preeceville) were given in memory of Brent Pidgurski by his family- father and mother Bernard and Kathleen Pidgurski of Buchanan, brother Kevin (Nicole) and niece Cassidy of Regina, and sister Katherine of Buchanan. Rev. Miles Russell pointed out in the bulletins that, "Brent was born on Oct. 25, 1972 and died Mar. 7, 2006. Brent was the oldest of three children born to his parents Bernard and Kathleen Pidgurski. He grew up on the farm southwest of Prceeceville. Brent attended the Buchanan School as well as some university, receiving many awards along the way. Brent's great desire was to farm and so he did with his family, taking over more and more responsibility for the farm. Brent was a quick learner and used his talents to benefit the farm and bless his family and friends. Brent also worked at the Sturgis Auction Mart making even more friends throughout the wider community. Brent enjoyed many things: the cattle on the farm, rebuilding antique tractors with his dad, music, going to movies, reading, working on computers, going to dances, and having fun with his friends. Today we join with Brent's family in honouring his life during this Easter service and sharing with them our Easter faith." Canora Courier, May 17, 2006 Page 11 – Personal items of interest to Stenen and district readers Funeral service for Stenen area resident Funeral service for Frank Andrew Holmes, 80, who passed away at Preeceville Hospital on Wednesday, Mar. 1, was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 4 at the chapel of Preeceville Funeral Home with Archdeacon Daniel Hughes of the Anglican Church of Canada officiating. (Rev. Hughes is the minister of the Anglican Parish of Lintlaw/Endeavour.) Organist Debbie Blender of Sturgis led the congregation in the singing of hymns Abide with Me and Amazing Grace. Reading of scriptures was shared by Pastor Carlyle Johnson of St. John-North Prairie Lutheran Church (Preeceville) and Charles Irish, one of Frank's former Grade 4 students from British Columbia. Special music was provided by the Woodland Chorus: Jack Jaques and Ray Scarth and Al Lowe of Preeceville. The
family tribute was delivered by Frank's son Barry Holmes
of Vancouver. The tribute took the form of the "last letter"
dated Feb. 15, 2006, that Barry wrote to his father.
In the letter Barry acknowledged the significant role that his father played in the lives of his four children, daughter
Pam and sons Neil, Ted, and himself. The letter gave Barry the opportunity to share some of his favourite memories of his father. Referring to the goodnature, strength of character, strong faith, and positivity/optimism of his father, he said, "Dad, you are the cornerstone in my foundation. My biggest self-revelation came with the understanding that the meaning of life is 'life' itself: giving life, nurturing life, and protecting life. So 'life' is good, and 'life' is right, and 'life' is the light. You have given life and promoted life, and so, your legacy will live on forever... and thereby, dad, you will live forever." Interment
took place at the Preeceville Community Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Frank's three sons, Neil, Barry, and Ted
from B.C., Stella's son Kevin
Wilgosh of Preeceville and
sons-in-law John Kowal of Preeceville and Murdoch MacFarlane
of Saskatoon. Following the interment, family and friends were invited to a
luncheon and fellowship in the lower reception area of the Preeceville Funeral
Home. The lunch was prepared and served by the women of the Anglican
Parish of Endeavour. After
a career as educator, school principal and teacher in
the B.C. educational system, Frank retired to Sechelt, B.C. Being adventurous in spirit, Frank moved to Saskatchewan in
1998 to take up residence north of Stenen on an acreage that included the farm
residence and buildings of Peter and Anne
Mudrewich, who retired to Yorkton. Enjoying the outdoors and being an avid gardener motivated Frank
to use his acreage to grow the organic crops of seabuckthorn
and echinacea. When Frank married Stella Wilgosh of Preeceville, both lived on
the acreage during the spring, summer, and fall months, tending the
crops and growing a vegetable and flower garden. For the winter months, they
returned to Stella's residence in Preeceville. Experiencing health problems in
2005, Frank spent months in the
Preeceville Hospital battling cancer, which he finally conquered.
His remission was short-lived and he was back in hospital, where he
died peacefully with his wife Stella and
daughter Pam at his bedside. Canora Courier, May 17, 2006 Page B1 – In memory of: In
loving memory of our dear wife, mother
and baba, Rose Kardynal, who passed
away on May 19, 2004. The
moment that you died Our
hearts were split in two, The
one side filled with memories, The
other died with you. We
often lay awake at night When
the world is fast asleep, And
take a walk down memory lane With
tears upon our cheeks. Within
our hearts we always keep A
special place for you, And
try our best to live As
you would want us to. As
we loved you, so we miss you. In
our memory you are near Loved,
remembered, longed for always With
the passing of each year. --Lovingly remembered by husband Steve, children Lisa (Grant), Carla (Brent), Shelly (Cork), Patrick (Bev), Randy and your 9 grandchildren
Canora Courier, May 17, 2006 Page B1 – In memory of: MALISCHEWSKI: May 17, 1999: In loving memory of Ervin, beloved husband, father, grandfather, Opa: Our thoughts are forever with you, Your place no one can fill; In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still. Remembering is easy, We do it every day; Losing you is the heartache, That will never go away. -God be with you till we meet again. -Forever and always remembered by your wife and family. |
