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25.01.2017


DR. OREST H.T. RUDZIK At Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, on December 8, 2016, from cranial injuries resulting from a fall. Orest was born in Toronto in 1936, the son of Ukrainian parents. He earned his Honours B.A. (University College) at the University of Toronto, his M.A. from the University of Chicago (where he was a William Rainey Harper Fellow) and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto...

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03.09.2016


With great sadness World Federation of Ukrainian Woman’s Organizations announce the passing its recording secretary of Helen Scherbluk at the age of 88 years. Beloved wife to the late Alexander.Loving mother to Tom (Tara) and Jason (Paula). Will be missed by her grandchildren Darian, Alexander, Kalyna, Yousuf, Patrick and Aria. Survived by her sister Sylvia. She will be lovingly remembered and deeply mourned by many nieces, nephews, relatives and many dear friends. Was an active member of Sophia Rusova UWAC, the Ukrainian Community and served in executive roles on various committees. Was a recipient of organizational and...

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08.06.2014


t was with great sorrow that we learned of the passing of Wasyl Odynsky. Odynsky, Wasyl born in Beleluja, Western Ukraine, January 08, 1924, died in Scarborough, Ontario May 16, 2014, age 90. Survived by his beloved wife of 66 years Maria (Tenyk), brother Myroslav, and sister Hanna and family in Ukraine. His loss is mourned deeply by his children, Olya (Jaroslaw), Nikolai (Chris), Marusia...

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06.06.2014


Perhaps the fact that she was born in a Displaced Persons camp in southern Germany at the end of the war played a role. Her parents and other relatives were fleeing Stalin's scourge of their Ukrainian homeland when Anastasia Maria Shkilnyk was born near Wasserburg,Germany on August 22, 1945. Her father, the much-respected Judge, Mikhialo Shkilnyk had been renowned for his scrupulous fairness in every matter he adjudicated; not the kind of person the Soviet regime wanted around. His strong belief in absolute justice certainly had an effect on the developing mind of the young Anastasia. Undoubtedly, the seemingly unlimited caring, compassion and Christian charity that her mother, Maria (Salamon) Shkilnyk gave to the world's downtrodden also played a role. Even as the family eked out a meagre living inWinnipeg, where Anastasia lived from the age of two until she left for the University of Toronto, her parents managed to help others less fortunate than themselves. This capacity for caring and clear concern for social justice certainly made its mark on the young Anastasia...

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06.03.2014


Danylo Luciuk was buried in Kingstonbut never, truly, left Ukraine. Dedicated to his homeland’s liberation he insisted Ukraine would, someday, recover its rightful place in Europe. With the Soviet Union’s collapse, in 1991, his faith was confirmed, even as his foes and other know-it-alls were proven wrong. Of course, today's Ukraine is not the country my father pined for. It is not, yet, free. He was reading the latest Internet reports from there only minutes before he died. Tato never gave up...

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13.01.2013


It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stefan Yakubiw, our beloved father, grandfather (dido) and friend. He is predeceased by his wife Frances Yakubiw (Liakopolous) and his eight siblings. He leaves his children Marijka Stadnyk (Roman), George (Nadia) and Bill. Grandfather to Alexandra (Nicholas Finnigan), Nick, Stefany, Zack, Matthew, Ivanka, Nicholas and Zoe. Stefan was born in Dobromyl, Ukraine on February 15, 1925. At the age of 14 he was sent to Germany as a slave labourer during World War II, and along with thousands of others became a displaced person when the war ended. In 1951 he immigrated to Canada to begin a new life. Both a patriot of Ukraine and his adopted homeland, he continued to support cultural and educational initiatives in both countries until his death. Stefan was the benefactor of the new Catholic Church in Dobromyl. His generosity, kindness, and compassion will be missed by all. The visitation will take place at...

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13.01.2013


Ottawa, Canada -It is with great sadness that the Ukrainian Canadian Congress learned of the passing of the Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk on September 26, 2012 at the age of 85. She was a scientist, sportswoman and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. During her life, Sylvia served as the Chief Medical Physicist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and Director of Physics Services at the Saskatchewan Cancer Clinic. She was a Professor of Oncology and Associate Member in Physics at the University of Saskatchewan. Sylvia was very involved in the development of the world's first Cobalt-60 unit and one of the first nuclear medicine scanning machines. She was the first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada and the first female chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. In 1986, she was...

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