Jerry and Margaret Yacyshen Family

Magdeline Kowalchuk

Magdeline Kowalchuk

Female 1897 - 1999  (101 years)

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  • Name Magdeline Kowalchuk 
    Birth 16 Apr 1897  Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1999 
    Person ID I4533  Yacyshen Family
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2025 

    Family Michael Filipowich   d. 14 Jun 1955 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1915 
    Children 
    +1. Lily Filipowich,   b. 1915   d. 1988 (Age 73 years)
     2. Pauline Filipowich,   b. 1917
    +3. John Filipowich,   b. 1919   d. 1998 (Age 79 years)
    +4. Thomas (Tom) Filipowich,   b. 1921   d. 2006 (Age 85 years)
    +5. Joseph Filipowich,   b. 30 Oct 1923, Swan Plain, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1998 (Age 74 years)
     6. Peter Filipowich,   b. 1925   d. 1994 (Age 69 years)
    +7. Walter Filipowich,   b. 1930   d. 20 May 2017, Etobicoke General Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     8. Michael Filipowich,   b. 1931   d. 1931 (Age 0 years)
    +9. Marcella (Marge) Filipowich,   b. 1933
     10. Angeline (Angie) Filipowich,   b. 1939
    Family ID F1585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2025 

  • Photos
    Kowalchuk, Magdeline
    Kowalchuk, Magdeline
    Kowalchuk, Magdeline
    5 Generations - Norquay Nostalgia 1912-1982
    5 Generations - Norquay Nostalgia 1912-1982
    5 Generations - Norquay Nostalgia 1912-1982
    5 Generations - Norquay Nostlgia 1912-1862
    5 Generations - Norquay Nostlgia 1912-1862
    5 Generations - Norquay Nostlgia 1912-1862
    Filipowich, Michael & Magdeline (Kowalchuk) and Family
    Filipowich, Michael & Magdeline (Kowalchuk) and Family
    Filipowich, Michael & Magdeline (Kowalchuk) and Family

  • Notes 
    • MAGDELINE FILIPOWICH

      From Norquay Nostalgia 1912 - 1982

      Magdeline Filipowich (Kowalchuck) born April 16, 1897 in Poland. When Magdeline was six years old, she and her parents, two sisters and brother sailed for Canada (1903). They all found their homestead in Tiny, Saskatchewan.

      On February 5, 1915 Magdeline married Michael. They both lived with her parents for one year. Michael and Madgeline moved to their own homestead in 1916, in Swan Plain, Saskatchewan, where they lived and farmed.

      Magdeline and Michael were blessed with ten children:

      Lily, Norquay, Saskatchewan - 1915;
      Pauline, Norquay, Saskatchewan - 1917;
      John, Swan River, Manitoba - 1919;
      Tom, Toronto, Ontario - 1921;
      Joe, Swan Plain, Saskatchewan -1923;
      Peter, St. Catharines, Ontario - 1925;
      Walter, Downsview, Ontario - 1930;
      Michael, Deceased at birth - 1931;
      Marge, St. Catharines, Ontario - 1933;
      Angie, Willowdale, Ontario - 1939.

      Michael, her husband, passed away June 14, 1955. She was left with a home, farm and son Walter, daughter Angie, for one year.
      July 7, 1956 Magdeline and daughter Angie moved in with Marge and her husband Leslie Peshko and still reside at the same address - 8 Roseland Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario. Magdeline is a member of Sts. Cyrils and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church and also a member of the Myrhord Senior Citizens which is part of the church.

      She is now blessed with a lovely family of her own which now totals 122 including in-laws by marriages. Nine children, 35 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and Byron Lee (1980) who is her first great-great-grandson - great-great-grandmother - Magdeline, great-grandmother - Liy, grandfather - Gus, mother - Wanda, son - Byron Lee.



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