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Ron Rakochy, beloved husband of Laurie Rakochy of the Canora District, passed away suddenly at his home on April 8th, 2012, at the age of 54 years. Ron was born May 7th,1957, to Bill and Pauline (Hryhoriw) Rakochy. He grew up in the store in Amsterdam. His mother and father both came from large families so he had many cousins to play with along with the boys of Amsterdam. He also spent many hours happily helping his family on the farm. It was then he realized he wanted to be a farmer. Ron graduated from Canora Composite High school in 1975, and from the University of Saskatchewan in 1977 with a Diploma in Agriculture. One of his great loves was to put a seed into the ground and watch it grow. He started farming with his brother Joe and their father. Ron was not someone who would do anything half-way. He always gave everything 100%. For the last thirty-six years, he went to work every morning very happy, whether it be plowing the field during seeding or making rounds on the combine for harvest. He was a lifelong member of the Canora Agricultural Society and acted as president for a term. Ron also was a member of the Canora Fish and Game. Ron married Laurie on August 7th, 1982, and they made their home on the farm north of Canora. Together they had three beautiful children: Benjamin, Lauren and Zachary. The most important thing in Rons life was his family. The children kept both Ron and Laurie very busy with their varied activities. Ron spent many happy hours taking his boys to hockey, baseball, basketball, soccer and football and loved cheering them on. He happily took Lauren to her piano lessons, Ukranian dance, and figure skating. He spent many hours fishing and ice fishing with his family. He loved hunting with his boys. Ron also took great joy as he travelled through Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean with his family. Even though his children were fully grown, he spoke to each of them every day just to see how their day went and to make sure they were okay. Ron was predeceased by his father Bill Rakochy; his mother-in-law Barbara Demchuk and his father-in-law Peter Demchuk. He leaves to cherish his memory his best friend and wife of twenty-nine years, Laurie; his children Benjamin (Danielle), Lauren and Zachary; His mother Pauline; His brother Joe (Cheryl); his nephews Jason (Vanessa), James (Connie) and Jeffrey (Patience) Rakochy; his brother Clifford (Delores) and their children: Rhonda (Dean) Clarke, Melanie (Brendan Lally) Rakochy, and Tara (Sean) Stark; his sister-in-law Shelley (Len) Ludba and their children: Kaitlyn (Taylor) and Drew; his sister-in-law Tara (Shane); his brother-in-law Terry (Anita) Demchuk and their children: Brittany, Mckenzie, Nicholas and Emmett as well as numerous aunts, uncles, great nieces, great nephews and cousins. The Prayer Service was held on Thursday, April 12th, 2012. The Funeral Liturgy was celebrated on Friday, April 13th, 2012, both held from the Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Canora, with Rev. Fr. Joakim Rac, Celebrant. Interment followed in the Canora Cemetery. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church Building Fund as tokens of remembrance in memory of Ron.
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Jerry and Margaret Yacyshen Family
1957 - 2012 (54 years)