Lorne Kenneth Gazdewich

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The family of Lorne Kenneth Gazdewich of Hyas, SK, is saddened to announce his sudden passing on January 19, 2024, at the age of 74 years.
Lorne was born on June 4, 1949, the second of nine children, to Stephen and Nettie (Anastasia) Gazdewich in Canora, SK.
Lorne grew up on the family farm south of the highway between Hyas and Norquay and attended school at Ulric, Moss Lake and Hyas. Over the years he shared stories of the naughty, but innocent, pranks he played alongside his peers when he was school age. He left school in his high school years to help out on the family farm. In his early adult years, he worked in construction and helped build many roads in the area. He also became acquainted with truck driving and continued to do some farming.
Lorne married Marlene Zinchuk on June 30, 1973. They moved to The Pas, MB, in 1975 where they began their trucking company, L&M Gazdewich Trucking. While Marlene worked a variety of jobs, Lorne continued to operate the trucking company with the help of his loving wife’s assistance. In 1981, they welcomed their daughter, Michelle, into the world. In the late 1980s, Lorne and Marlene built and managed a Goodyear tire dealership that they ran together called, Lomac Enterprises, while continuing to operate the trucking company. In 1994, they had the opportunity to follow their dream and move to British Columbia. They sold their tire business and home and headed west soon afterward. They settled in Salmon Arm, BC, and built a home there with a beautiful view that they hoped to someday retire in. Lorne continued to drive truck and operate heavy duty equipment in several different capacities in BC while also spending time driving his own semi back in Manitoba. Tragically, Marlene passed away in 2002, in a semi accident that Lorne was involved in as well. Lorne continued to work and spend time with companions in BC until he had a stroke in 2008. Shortly afterward, he moved back to the prairies to be near family. He reconnected with Sharon McDuff, who he had known from his years in The Pas. Sharon and her late husband had been friends with Lorne and Marlene. Lorne and Sharon established a hobby farm south of Hyas where they lived together for the next 14 years. After moving back to Saskatchewan, Lorne worked for Broda, drove grain truck for several farmers, and, most recently, served as a councillor for the RM of Keys. Sadly, Sharon passed away in November 2023 after a short fight with cancer. Lorne’s unexpected passing occurred exactly two months after Sharon’s. As strong and mighty as he was for so many years, his heart likely could not take such heartbreak any longer.
Aside from the people and occupation he loved, he also enjoyed a variety of activities, most of which were outdoor. Lorne loved to fish, boat, camp, cook, and play cards. When he lived in BC, he was an avid golfer as well. Although Lorne enjoyed vacations to Hawaii, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas, he was more content to go on road trips near and far across Canada and the United States. In his later years, he kept himself busy making homemade wine, breeding rabbits and pigs, and caring for his sea buckthorn orchard. Lorne was unapologetically proud of his daughter and her family and treasured being a Gido. He made every possible attempt to attend birthday parties, dance recitals, piano recitals, baseball and hockey games for his grandchildren.
Lorne is survived by his daughter – Michelle, son-in-law – Michael, and grandchildren – Steven, Boston, Silas, and Asher Guillet. He is also survived by: his brothers – Brent Gazdewich and Delwyn (Marilyn) Gazdewich; his sisters – Cori (Ken) Wade, Cindee (Wally) Danielson, Colleen Gazdewich, and Clarissa (Dwayne) Mydonick; his brothers-in-law – Lorne Zinchuk and Eddie (Carol) Balyski; his sister-in-law – Lydia Dzaman; Sharon’s family – Carrie (Noel), Stacy (Todd), Brent (Susanne); Halie (Jake), Thomas (Sarah) & their children, and Elizabeth, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by: the first love of his life, his wife – Marlene, the last love of his life, his common-law partner – Sharon, his parents – Stephen and Nettie Gazdewich, his parents-in-law – Harry and Mary Zinchuk, his brothers – Tim Gazdewich and Gerald Gazdewich, his brothers-in-law – Barry Danielson, Lawrence Wayde, and Dmytro Dzaman, his sister-in-law – Marlene Gazdewich, his nieces – Melanie Zinchuk, Cheryl Wayde, and Darlene Fullawka and his great-nephew – Matthew Fullawka.
A public viewing will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, and Funeral services at 11:00 am on Monday, January 29, 2024, both from the Chapel of Leson’s Funeral Home in Canora with Laura Dahl officiating. Interment will follow at the Canora Cemetery.
Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Lorne Gazdewich.

Family/Spouse: Sharon McDuff. Sharon was born on 14 Nov 1950 in Eriksdale, Manitoba, Canada; died on 19 Nov 2023. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorne married Marlene Zinchuk on 30 Jun 1973 in Hyas, Saskatchewan, Canada. Marlene died on 7 Jan 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. M.L. Gazdewich

Family/Spouse: D. Mitchell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stephen W. Gazdewich
Stephen W Gazdewich was born September 22, 1918. He was drafted/enlisted into the Royal Air Force as an aircraft mechanic. He trained in eastern Canada. Stephen contracted tuberculosis while in training and was medically discharged. After spending time in a sanatorium, Stephen recovered and returned home to Hyas to farm and raise a family. Stephen passed away December 14, 1994.

Stephen married Nettie (Anastasia) Derkatch on 26 Oct 1946 in Norquay, Saskatchewan, Canada. Nettie (daughter of Walter(1) Derkatch and Edith Koroluk) was born on 22 Mar 1930 in Hyas, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 14 Dec 2018 in Norquay, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Canora Cemetery, Canora Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

March 22, 1930 – December 14, 2018
Nettie Anastasia Gazdewich, beloved wife of the late Stephen Gazdewich of Norquay, SK, passed away at the Norquay Health Centre on December 14, 2018, at the age of 88 years.
Nettie was born March 22, 1930, to Walter and Edith (Koroluk) Derkatch in the Hyas district, SK. Raised on a farm south of Hyas, Nettie was educated at Moss Lake and Lake Helen schools. She met Stephen Gazdewich and they were married October 26, 1946. Nettie and Stephen purchased land just a few miles from where Nettie grew up and were blessed with nine children, five boys and four girls.
Managing the busy life on a farm, Nettie was a hard-working mother/wife. The work would start at the crack of dawn milking cows, hauling water by five-gallon pails, feeding the turkeys, chickens, geese and pigs. If she wasn’t tending to her multiple acre gardens, which helped to feed the growing family, she would be found in the kitchen whipping up a batch of fresh bread and stirring a pot of freshly made soup.
Nettie and Stephen farmed south of Hyas for 32 years and then built a new home in Norquay where they lived until Stephen’s passing. Nettie continued her love of gardening, volunteering, playing cards, entertaining family and friends, going out to bingo, casino outings, cooking for anyone who would stop by, putting together puzzles, playing “You are My Sunshine” on her guitar and telling jokes. Most of all, Nettie cherished the time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Each of them was either given a knitted afghan or was sporting a toque carefully created by her loving hands. Nettie was a school bus driver for 10 years and proudly became the first female councilor of the RM of Keys, a position she held for 15 years. She was a member of the Norquay Ladies Auxiliary-Royal Canadian Legion Branch 351, Norquay Hospital Auxiliary, Norquay NICE Centre, Hyas Golden Age Centre, and the Pelly Happy Hearts. As the house slowly became an empty nest, Nettie moved to the Evergreen Place in Norquay. She continued to host the holiday family gatherings and lived every day to the fullest. Due to her failing health, Nettie became a resident of the Norquay Health Centre on November 7, 2018. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, auntie, sister and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Nettie was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Edith; husband, Stephen; sister, Helen Oneschuk; half-brothers and half-sisters; sons, Gerry Gazdewich and Tim Gazdewich; son-in-law, Barry Danielson; and daughters-in-law, Marlene (Gerry) Gazdewich and Marlene (Lorne) Gazdewich. She is survived by her sons: Lorne (Sharon) Gazdewich, Brent (Donna) Gazdewich and Delwyn (Marilyn) Gazdewich; daughters: Cori (Ken) Wade, Cindee (Wally) Danielson, Colleen Gazdewich and Clarissa (Dwayne)
Born: March 22, 1930 Place of Birth: Hyas District, SK, Canada Death: December 14, 2018 Place of Death: Norquay, SK, Canada
Mydonick; brother, Walter (Cecile) Derkatch; sister, Vernes (Bronie) Lozinski; her 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. In Nettie’s honor, a Public Visitation will be held from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2018 and the Funeral Service celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2018, both from the Chapel of Leson’s Funeral Home, Canora, SK, with Rev. Fr. Warren Dungen officiating the service. Rite of Committal will follow in the Canora Cemetery.
Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Norquay Health Centre, as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Nettie Gazdewich.

Wasyl married Nellie (Esther) Lukey. Nellie (daughter of Karl (Kyrylo) (Karelo) Lukey and Maria (Mary) Oleksiuk(Andreychuk)) was born in 1900; died in 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter(1) married Edith Koroluk. Edith died on 5 Mar 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stefan married Malanka Gorski. Malanka was born in 1874; died in 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cobblestone Research: Shows that Lukey, Kyrylo married Maria Oleksiuk and had nine children (Listed)
Lukey Family History Book shows that:
Father: Karl Lukey
Mother: Maria (Mary) Andreychuk

Cobblestone Freeway Research in the village of Babyntsi

LUKIY KYRYLO (Lukij Cyrillus) was born in 1849 (your information). He married Maria Oleksiuk, p.Dmytro and Iryna Byrka (Maria Oleksiuk, p.Demetrius et Irena Byrka). She was from the building No 58. They lived in the building No 58, later in the building No 295, and had
at least - 9 children:
Lukiy Petro (Lukij Petrus) 26.08.1876 DOB.
Lukiy Ivan (Lukij Joannes) 13.01.1879 – 22.01.1879
Lukiy Theodor (Lukij Theodorus) 7.03.1880 – 18.02.1881
Lukiy Vasylyna (Lukij Basilina) 25.01.1882 DOB.
Lukiy Mykhaylo (Lukij Michael) 20.11.1883 – 26.11.1883
Lukiy Semen (Lukij Simeon) 3.10.1885 DOB.
Lukiy Roman (Lukij Romanus) 9.10.1888 – 22.07.1890
Lukiy Vasyl (Lukij Basilius) 9.10.1888 – 24.12.1892 (twins with Roman) Lukiy Andriy (Lukij Andreas) 22.09.1892 DOB.

From Lawrence Huska page 6 - 7
After a short run from Winnipeg to Portage La Prairie, the family transferred to a different railway carrier, the CNR (Canadian Northern Railway), and covered the final distance to Grandview, Manitoba. There to the great joy of all, Paraska’s uncle, Kyrylo (Karl) Lukey (Кирило Лукій), and family welcomed them. It was now early June, about a week since their arrival in Halifax.

The First Homestead
Kyrylo, b. 1849, and his wife Maria (Марія) came to Canada from Babyntsi, Galicia, in 1900 where he had been the village reeve or mayor (війтом), together with three of their children, Wasylyna (Васйлйна) (b.1884), Simon (Семен) (b.1885), and Andrew (Андрай) (b.1892). Their oldest child, Peter (Петро) (b. 1876), had immigrated to Canada earlier, in 1898. It was Peter’s letters to his parents back in Babyntsi extolling the virtues of Canada that convinced them to seek a better life in Canada. They settled on SE22-27-23-W1, near Venlaw, north of Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. And like most other immigrants, who had arrived in Canada, they had maintained contact with their relatives back in Babyntsi, which included Paraska and Roman. Although there were other Huskas settled in the Dauphin region, who were also from Babyntsi, it was Kyrylo and Maria who sponsored Roman, Paraska, George, and John. Because of the untenable conditions of their lives in Babyntsi and the favorable reports they had received by letter from the Lukeys in Venlaw, Roman and Paraska decided to join the flood of emigrants leaving Galicia in search of greener pastures in western Canada. The plan was that all would stay with the Lukeys until such time that the newcomers could establish themselves sufficiently to go it on their own. The 18 feet by 26 feet Lukey log house, typical of homesteaders’ residences, must have been extremely crowded with the addition of four adults and two small children to its confines.

Although a few settlers had taken out homesteads earlier, the great immigration swell did not arrive until after the completion of the Canadian Northern rail line to Grandview in December 1896. The Lukeys were part of that swell. The settlers continued to arrive in great numbers, occupying almost all the available land by the time that Roman and Paraska and the two young men arrived. The homesteads near the Lukeys were all taken. In fact, when the Lukeys arrived in 1900, the best land had already been taken. No doubt, this lead to hesitation on Kyrylo’s part to take out a homestead entry immediately. Instead the Lukey family squatted on what was the best quarter of a bad lot. However, under pressure from the local land office, Kyrylo filed his Entry for Homestead on June 21, 1901.

Karl married Maria (Mary) Oleksiuk(Andreychuk). Maria (daughter of Dmytro (Demetriu) Oleksiuk and Iryna (Irena) Byrka) was born in 1860 in Bldg 58, Babyntsi, Borodianka Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine; died in 1941; was buried in St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Norquay, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cobblestone research:

OLEKSIUK
In the Registers, they wrote the surname in Latin as “Olexiuk”, “Oleksiuk” and even “Olexijow” and “Olexiow”. In the land documents 1820, they wrote “Olexow”. I will write “Oleksiuk”.
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I have managed to determine that the first of the kin was DMYTRO OLEKSIUK (Demetrius Oleksiuk). He was born in about 1836. He married Iryna Byrka (Irena Byrka). She was born in about 1835; she died 13.03.1889 at the age of 54. Dmytro died 4.05.1895 at the age of 59. They lived in Babyntsi in the building No 58.
In the land documents 1820, 3 Oleksiuk families lived in Babyntsi at that time: Oleksiuk Yuriy (No 57), Oleksiuk Stephan (No 58) and Oleksiuk Semen (No 61). Considering the building numbers, I assume that Stephan was the father or grandfather to Dmytro. Nevertheless, there are no Registers of the previous period to confirm/disprove it.
Dmytro and Iryna had at least 2 children:
OLEKSIUK HRYHORIY (Oleksiuk Gregorius) was born in about 1868. In 1889, he married Varvara Lukiy (please see the information above).
OLEKSIUK MARIA (Oleksiuk Maria) date of birth is unknown. She married Kyrylo Lukiy (please see the information above).

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Roman and Vasyl were twins.