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WINNIE'S OBITUARY
Winnie Filipowich of Kamsack, SK, passed away on February 25th, 2013, at the Kamsack Hospital, at the age of 90 years. Winnie was born on April 16th, 1922, on the family farm south of Norquay to Mike and Alexandra (Remenda) Grywacheski. As a young girl she attended the South Willow Grove School, south of Norquay. Winnie met her future husband Joe when they were in the same wedding party for Joes cousin, who was marrying Winnies friend. Joe and Winnie were united in marriage on November 1st, 1947. They spent the first winter with Joes parents on the original Filipowich homestead one and half miles east of Swan Plain. In the spring, they moved to their own farm three and half miles east of Swan Plain. In the fall of 1956, they moved back to the Filipowich homestead. They had a mixed farming operation, which included: growing grain, raising cattle, hogs and also milking cows and selling the cream at the Norquay Creamery. Winnie had a garden every year, and enjoyed canning or freezing her produce. In 1978, they built a new house complete with running water, which made life a bit easier for them. In 1988, Joe got sick and became a resident at the Norquay Lodge and passed away in May of 1998. Winnie continued to live on the farm until 2001, when she moved to the senior housing in Norquay. In November of 2012, she spent time at the Yorkton Health Centre, Preeceville Hospital, Norquay Lodge Respite, Eaglestone Lodge in Kamsack and finally at the Kamsack Hospital where she resided until her passing. Winnie will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was predeceased by her parents Mike and Alexandra; her husband Joe; her brother Emil; her sister Adeline in infancy; her daughter-in-law Wendy; her sisters-in-law Mary and Adela and her brothers-in-law Tom and Peter. She is lovingly remembered by her three children: Marlene (Albert) Lozinski of Danbury, Ken (Sonja) of Swan Plain and David (Sandra) of London, ON; her eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; her three sisters: Mary Gazdewich of Canora, Lucy Wasylenchuk of Stoney Creek, ON and Angie Ratushniak of Pahrump, Nevada, USA; her brother Paul Grywachewski of Yorkton, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and extended family members. A visitation was held on Friday, March 1st, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, both held from the Chapel of Lesons Funeral Home, Canora, with Eugene Bobyk officiating. Interment followed in the Canora Cemetery. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Kamsack Hospital, Norquay Health Centre or to the Sturgis Congregation of the Jehovah Witnesses as tokens of remembrance in memory of Winnie.
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Jerry and Margaret Yacyshen Family
1922 - 2013 (90 years)
