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The Canora Courier 23 May 2007
Canora Courier, May 23, 2007 Page 15 William
(Bill) Hadubiak passed away at the Canora Hospital
on Sunday, May 13th, 2007 at the age of 80 years. Bill was born on February
23rd, 1927 on the family farm in the Buchanan district to John and Anne (nee
Diakow) Hadubiak. He grew up on the farm north of Buchanan and attended the
Wergeland School. He worked for various farmers and purchased a truck to haul
grain, gravel and lumber. He then worked in Ocean Falls, B.C. in a pulp mill
driving a forklift loading ships. In
1949, he moved to Flin Flon, MB and worked as a mechanic for the Hudson Bay
Mining Company for seventeen years. In that same year he married Phyllis Dion
and raised a family of seven children. Bill always wanted to go farming and
finally in April of 1966, he was able to start just northwest of Amsterdam,
SK. Bill and his family farmed five quarters of land and raised various types
of livestock. He took pride in his farming, yard and buildings. He was an
excellent welder and became the area repair depot for any welding needs. He
would even stop during seeding or combining if someone needed a repair. He
manufactured various pieces of equipment from harrow drawbars, sprayers and a
hay stacker. He was mechanically inclined and overhauled engines in vehicles
and tractors. In 1992, he had an auction and he retired from farming and
eventually moved to Canora. He immediately renovated the house changing
windows, painting and insulating the attic. Bill
met Stella Mankewich in 1989 and she has been his closest companion ever
since, always by his side providing love and comfort to the end. Bill most
recently celebrated his 80th birthday with family and friends and will be
dearly missed by all. Bill
is lovingly remembered by his special friend Stella Mankewich, his children:
Vicki Mclean, Rick (Susan), Inez (Denis) Sanche, Beverly (Wayne) McMullan,
Doug (Connie). Ken (Jeanne), and Dennis (Lori), his sixteen grandchildren and
five great grandchildren; his brothers and sisters: Mike (Marcella), Mary
Konkal, Pauline (Mike) Fedik, and Adele (Alex) Chernepeski. He was predeceased
by his parents: John and Anne, his ex-wife Phyllis and his brother-in-law
Frank Konkal. The Prayer Service was held on Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 6:30
p.m. The
Funeral Service was held on Friday, May 18th, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. both from the
Chapel of Leson's Funeral Home, Canora with Rev. Fr. Joakim Rac officiating.
Interment followed in the Canora Cemetery. Those wishing to make expressions
of sympathy may make donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association as tokens
of remembrance. Arrangements were entrusted to LESON'S FUNERAL HOME, Canora. (563-5671). Canora Courier, May 23, 2007 Page 15 Bessie
Puryk passed away peacefully at the Canora Hospital on
May 12th, 2007 at the age of 91 years. Bessie was born on July 15th, 1915 in
the small town of Kilekew Ukraine. Bessie was the youngest daughter of eight
children born to John and Mary (nee Hryb) Peszko. She grew up with her family
and attended school until grade three. In 1928, her family decided to
immigrate to Canada. At age thirteen, Bessie and her family packed up all
their belongings and set off with high hopes and dreams to the "new"
country. After nine days across the seas they arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia
but decided to settle near Bessie's uncle in Invermay, SK. With no travelable
roads, life wasn't easy. It was a struggle to make ends meet with endless
drought, dust, bugs, and crop failure. In
1932, Bessie married William Puryk and together they had eight children
including five boys and three girls. The family resided seven miles north of
Invermay where they worked on their family farm. In 1965, Bessie and William
separated and Bessie moved into town. Bessie's hobbies were cooking,
gardening, reading and enjoying family gatherings. In the summer months she
would pick pails of raspberries. In the winter, she would keep busy making and
freezing pails of perogies and cabbage rolls. When visiting you could always
count on leaving on a very full stomach! She also took great pride in
celebrating her birthdays. Bessie
is lovingly remembered by seven of her eight children: Eddie (Pat) Puryk of
Windsor, ON, Stella Luciw of Amherstburg. ON, Marian (Bob) Kerwinski of Shelby
Twp, Michigan, USA, Leon Puryk of Lethbridge. AB, Ray (Jacquie ) Puryk of
Invermay, SK, Mervin Puryk of Estevan, SK and Donnie (Barbara) Puryk of
Invermay. SK; her twenty-one grandchildren: Randy, Ryan, Rene. Sharon, Lonnie,
Randy, Bradley. Brenda, Laurie, Bobby, Shannon, Murray, Corwin. Sonndre.
Vanessa, Timothy, Jared, Sarah. Kendra, Kyila and Tegan; her twenty-six great
grandchildren: Breanne. Brandon, Kendal, Krystal, Nathalie, Kyle, Andrew,
Jordan, Zakry, Isaiah, Rebekkah, Stacey, Bradley, Jessica. Michelle. Trevor.
Ashley, Alexa, Nikolas, Corwin Jr., Jamielynn, Taylor, Mackenzie, Kaleb, Teeka
and Aysia. Bessie was predeceased by her parents; her daughter Dolly; her
brothers: Wasyl, John, Mike and Harry; her sisters Mary. Katie, Nettie, Effie
and Elaine; great grandchildren: Derek, Dylan, Samantha and Chelsey. Bessie
will be greatly missed by her family and friends. The Prayer Service was held on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. both from the Chapel of Leson's Funeral Home, Canora, SK with Rev. Fr. Joakim Rac officiating. Interment followed in the Canora Cemetery. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Church, Invermay as tokens of remembrance. Arrangements have been entrusted to LESON'S FUNERAL HOME, Canora. SK (563-5671). |
