TYPA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-23 published
YUSKEWICH,
John
Passed away after a courageous and well fought battle with Emphysema
at Laurentian Hospital in Sudbury on June 20, 2007.
John was born in Ukraine on April 4, 1904, in the Village of
Werchrata, Rawaruska District Halychyna,
son of the late Petro
YUSKEWICH and Anne
(HUK.)
He was predeceased by his sister Maria
SMUT, cousins Doris
GUAY
and Polly CZEREWKO.
John came to Canada in 1948 to Wishart, Saskatchewan, sponsored
by Fred G. Bzdel. He went to Winnipeg in 1949 to his aunt Julie
TYPA, where he worked for the C.N.R. In 1950 he moved to Sudbury
where he worked for Inco in the mines and smelter until his retirement
in 1984. At the mine he was known by his fellow workers as "Fur
Coat Johnny".
John is survived by his nephew Michael
DUDA, his wife
Louise
and their son Sebastien in Montreal. Nieces Katyryna
KUZMIAK
and Maria SZCZERBIK both in Ukraine. Cousins Harry
TYPA,
Joanne
HEALEY and Helen
HUEN in Winnipeg, Michael
CZEREWKO in Havelock.
Joan PETERS, Janet
PETERS, Steve
PETERS, Joseph
PETERS, his wife
Irene in Saint Thomas.
The family would like to give special thanks to the Staff at
Westmount Retirement Home and the Doctors and Nurses at Saint_Joseph's
and Laurentian Hospitals.
Resting at the Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home, Sudbury. Funeral
Mass in Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 40 Notre Dame Ave.,
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 10 a.m. Interment in the Civic Cemetery,
Second Ave. Donations to Saint Mary's Church or charity of your
choice would be appreciated. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Monday.
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