Zonie S Yacyshen

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Obituary
Sliva, Zonie (nee Yachyshen) January 14, 1929 - May 25, 2018, entered eternal rest at the Invermay Health Centre, at the age of 89 years.

Zonie was born to John and Julia Yachyshen. She grew up on a farm near Rama along with her 11 siblings. She attended Rama School. Her mother passed away when Zonie was 11 years old, leaving her older sisters, to teach her cooking and household skills. They taught her well, as she was a terrific cook and homemaker. She spent one summer employed as a babysitter / housekeeper for a family in the Kuroki/ Fosston area.

In 1945, her dad packed up Zonie, and her younger brothers and sisters and moved to Brandon, Manitoba. Her brothers and sisters remained in Brandon but Zonie returned to marry her brother-in-law, Joe who had returned from the army. Joe and Zonie were married on Aug 4, 1947 in the St. Anne’s RC church in Buchanan. For a short time they operated a Texaco service station in Buchanan with Joe’s brother –in –law, Mike Diakuw. Farming was Joe’s passion so in the spring of 1948 Zonie and Joe moved a mile north of Joe’s original homestead, where his brother Louis and Zonie’s sister Olga lived since their marriage in 1944. There was an old house built in the 30’s on the farm, and Zonie and Joe lived in a granary while they made that old house their home.

Zonie’s life on the farm was busy with cows, pigs, chickens, gardens, and children. She was an avid gardener and spent countless hours in her garden and greenhouse. Her flowers were always lovely and gave her much pleasure. She lovingly weeded even though she was tired. Zonie had a special talent for sewing, she could make a dress without a pattern, just by looking at it. Sometimes she ordered a dress from Sears, looked at it and made her own. Nearly all her clothes, and Gladys’ were made by her. She did use a pattern for Gladys’ wedding dress, and that caused her more grief than the countless clothes she made on her own, as she was not used to following patterns. She said she relaxed when she mended and patched clothes, she must have had to relax a lot as sometimes even her patches had patches.

Between farming, haying, cooking, cleaning, sewing, knitting, quilting, crocheting, crafts, and gardening, Zonie managed to give birth to 4 healthy children, Lorne, Gladys , Daniel, or Danny as he was called, and David, or Sammy as Danny wanted to name him. She was a loving, busy mom.

Religion was a large part of Zonie’s life, and she instilled Christian values in her children. She was an active member of Sts. Peter and Pauls’ church in Dobrowody and then when it closed she assisted at church activities at St. Anthony’s in Rama.

She loved socializing and company was always welcome. She’d throw together an awesome meal at the last moment, whether it was her canned chicken, chicken soup, or fresh garden produce along with fresh cream and butter. There was always cake or cookies and fresh bread on Mondays. Zonie enjoyed it when the yard was full of children. The family got together every few Sundays while Joe and his boys played music Zonie had enough for all to eat. Zonie loved all her grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed when they came to visit. The grandchildren loved to come to the farm for “holidays”. While they were there they could count on the cookie bear being full, and that Grandma would not run out of borscht and perogies. They could usually ride the Yamaha, and she kept a close eye on them to be sure they were safe, but let them work things out for themselves. One time Joseph got the Yamaha stuck and she watched as he rocked and pushed until he eventually got it out. Her comment was “He’ll be sore tomorrow”. When he did get back to the yard she didn’t chastise him, she just said “you better wash all that mud off.” Poor Taylor, being younger, didn’t get away with as much opportunity to be adventurous due to the silly antics of his older cousins Cory, Kenneth and Calvin. Denise loved to feed the horse, Kyla was grandma’s reliable helper, and Alison and Brittany were just happy to be with Grandma. Zonie had 9 grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren, 13 great-grand children and one step-great grandson and loved each of them and appreciated all their visits.

After Joe passed away in 1997, Zonie remained on the farm, until Nov. 2011, when she broke her foot, and realized that after 63 years she could no longer stay on the farm by herself. She moved into Park Place, a senior development, in Canora. She learned how to play bingo and even shuffleboard. We could not get her on the phone as she was out in the common area socializing or playing cards. This was the best move ever for her. She had spent her life working so hard it was finally her time to take it easy and have some fun. Zonie remained there until Aug. 2015 when her health deteriorated and she became a resident of Invermay Health Centre.

Zonie was always pleasant and kind, even when her health failed her. Thanks to the Invermay Health center which made her last years safe and happy. She always appreciated visits from friends and family, and had a special smile for everyone.

Zonie was predeceased by her parents John and Julia Yachyshen, her husband Joe in 1997, her grandson Joseph Peter Sliva in 1998 her siblings: Mary, Lena, Bill, Annie, Olga, Helen, Stella, Zeno and Raymond, 13 in-laws, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

She leaves to celebrate her life; son Lorne (Cheryl) their children, Denise (Will), Kyla (Ray), Kenneth (Liz) and Zonie's great-grandchildren; Jayden, Angelika, Aftyn, Fallyn, Dale, Emery, Damon, Makayla and Kaitlynn, daughter Gladys (Barry) Fiendell and their children, Cory (Kate), Calvin (Melissa) and Alison, and Zonie’s great-grandchildren Ashley, Paige, Mackenzie and Weston, son Daniel (Cheryl) and their children, Coty, Jade (Brandon), Kalyn, Josh (Flynn) and Zonie's great-grandson Kole, son David (Laura) and their children Brittany (Chris), Taylor (Shelby) and Zonie's great-grandchildren Carter and Bennett, besides her children and grandchildren Zonie will be remembered by her sister Elsie, her brother, Tony (Shirley) and sisters-in-law Helga and Isabelle; many nieces and nephews, wonderful neighbours and friends.

Memorial Donations may be made to the St. Anthony's R.C. Cemetery Fund or Lady of Lourdes Shrine both of Rama.

Zonie married Joseph Lucash (Joe) Sliva on 4 Aug 1947 in St. Anne's RC Church, Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada. Joseph (son of Lukasz (Lucas) Sliva and Helen Kuziak) was born on 15 Dec 1917 in Dobrowody District, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 4 Apr 1997; was buried in Saint Anthonys Roman Catholic Cemetery, Rama, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. L. Sliva
2. G.D. Sliva
3. Daniel Sliva was born on 25 Sept 1954; died on 19 Jun 2022.
4. D. Sliva

Notes:

Research by Cobblestone Ancestry Team shows that Johns date of birth as 3 Mar 1886.
Yatsyshyn Ivan (Jacyszyn Joannes) 7.03.1886 DOB.*
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Yatsyshyn Oleksa (Jacyszyn Alexius) was born in about 1847. 15.10.1871 at the age of 24 he married 18-year old Katheryna Stetsiuk, p.Stephan and Yevdokia Nazaranko (Cartharina Steciuk, p.Stephanus et Eudocia Nazaranko). They lived in the building No 6-SS, and had at least 10 children:
o Yatsyshyn Anastasia (Jacyszyn Anastasia) 3.03.1872 DOB. 2.09.1894 she married 31-year old Mykola Hrabchak, p.Vasyl and Anna Fialkovska (Nicolaus Hrabczak, p.Basilius et Anna Fialkowska). He was from the building No 97-SN. Before the marriage, he was the widower after Maria Momotiuk. They lived in the building No 97-SN and had at least 5 children:
▪ Hrabchak Dmytro (Hrabczak Demetrius) 12.09.1895 DOB. ▪ Hrabchak Maria (Hrabczak Maria) 14.11.1897 – 1.05.1899 ▪ Hrabchak Danylo (Hrabczak Daniel) 29.12.1899 DOB.
▪ Hrabchak Maria (Hrabczak Maria) 15.09.1901 – 22.09.1902 ▪ Hrabchak Hryhoriy (Hrabczak Gregorius) 12.08.1902 DOB.
I should mention that the first time, 17.11.1889 at the age of 26, Mykola Hrabchak married 15-year old Maria Momotiuk, p.Mykola and Katheryna Kaskiv (Maria Momotiuk, p.Nicolaus et Catharina Kaskow). They lived in the building No 97- SN, and had at least one daughter:
â–ª Hrabchak Mykhaylyna (Hrabczak Michalina) 3.02.1893 DOB. o Yatsyshyn Severyn (Jacyszyn Severianus) 3.09.1873 DOB.
o Yatsyshyn Mykhaylo (Jacyszyn Michael) 25.10.1874 DOB.
o Yatsyshyn Pavlyna (Jacyszyn Paulina) 14.02.1877 DOB.
o Yatsyshyn Maria (Jacyszyn Maria) 27.08.1879 DOB.
o Yatsyshyn Yustyna (Jacyszyn Justina) 10.06.1881 – 4.07.1894
o Yatsyshyn Nazariy (Jacyszyn Nasarius) 24.04.1883 DOB.
o Yatsyshyn Yevdokia (Jacyszyn Eudocia) 16.08.1884 – 14.02.1887
o Yatsyshyn Ivan (Jacyszyn Joannes) 7.03.1886 DOB.
o Yatsyshyn Mykola (Jacyszyn Nicolaus) 28.05.1892 DOB.

John married Julia Muszyj. Julia was born in 1894; died in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Homestead: 19 Dec 1901, Rossburn, County of Russell, Manitoba, Canada; Homestead Entry for Dominion Lands, Application Oleksa Yaczyszyn, age 55, family members 8, Rossburn Land applied for S. W., quarter section 10, Township 20 Range: 24 W 1st meridian House and Stable built by myself With timber suitable for fuel or fencing. Fifteen acres with some swamp land, about Ten I am residing on this land myself.

Oleksa married Katheryna (Cartharina) Stetsiuk (Steciuk) on 15 Oct 1871. Katheryna (daughter of Stephan (Stephanus) Stetsiuk (Steciuk) and Yevdokia (Eudocia) Nazaranka) was born in 1853 in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6); died on 29 Nov 1927; was buried on 1 Dec 1927 in Dobrowody Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stetsiuk Katheryna (Steciuk Catharina) was born in about 1853. There is no entry about her birth. In 1871, at the age of 18 she married Oleksa Yatsyshyn (please see the information above).

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Surnames:
Coming to a new country and not being able to speak the language can create huge difficulties. One of those difficulties is the correct spelling of names on official documents. I have gone through documents of marriage, baptism, homestead applications and death certificates. These are the surnames that appear for Alex Yacyshen on those documents as provided by Sharon Protz (Yacyshen):
Yacyshyn (1902); Jacyszyn (1902); Yaceson (1905); Yacyshen (1908); and Yacyszyn (1916).
The death certificate of Mike Yacyshen who died on or about the 15th day of October, 1913 at Oak River, Manitoba and that Alex Yacyshen will be responsible for Mike Yacyshen's debt and property. Signed by the Clerk of the Surrogate Court of the Judical District of Wynyard.
Based on this information, I will use the surname of Yacyshen for all of Alex's children and then change the surname spelling based on obituaries or other information.
Jerry



Cobblestone Research:
Yatsyshyn Oleksa (Jacyszyn Alexius) was born in about 1847. 15.10.1871 at the age of 24 he married 18-year old Katheryna Stetsiuk, p.Stephan and Yevdokia Nazaranko (Cartharina Steciuk, p.Stephanus et Eudocia Nazaranko). They lived in the building No 6-SS, and had at least 10 children:

Mykola married Ksenia (Xenia) Leschyshyn (Leszczyszyn)Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6). Ksenia (daughter of Theodor Leschyshyn (Leszczyszyn) and Maria) was born in 1808 in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6); died on 13 Dec 1874 in Skala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara Bldg 6). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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YATSYSHYN MYKOLA (Jacyszyn Nicolaus) was obviously born at the beginning of the 19th century. He married Ksenia Leschyshyn; her parents were Theodor and Maria (Xenia Leszczyszyn, p.Theodorus et Maria). She was born in about 1808; she died 13.12.1874 at the age of 66. Mykola died until 1871. They lived in the building No 6-SS, and had at least 5 children:

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STETSIUK STEPHAN (Steciuk Stephanus) was born in about 1820. He married Yevdokia Nazaranko, p.Ivan and Maria (Eudocia Nazaranko, p.Joannes et Maria). She was born in about 1816; she died 14.03.1889 at the age of 73. Stephan died 23.11.1879 at the age of 59. They lived in the building No 47-SS, and had at least 6 children:

Stephan married Yevdokia (Eudocia) NazarankaSkala-Podilska, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, (Skala Stara 47). Yevdokia (daughter of Ivan (Joannes) Nazaranka and Maria) was born in 1816; died on 14 Mar 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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STETSIUK STEPHAN (Steciuk Stephanus) was born in about 1820. He married Yevdokia Nazaranko, p.Ivan and Maria (Eudocia Nazaranko, p.Joannes et Maria). She was born in about 1816; she died 14.03.1889 at the age of 73. Stephan died 23.11.1879 at the age of 59. They lived in the building No 47-SS, and had at least 6 children: