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Kowalenko, Fred (1916-2004): Difference between revisions
Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Mar 19 p. 29 Birth date: 1916 Jan 6 text of obituary: <center><h3>FRED KOWALENKO</h3></center> Fred Kowalenko died Jan. 17 . He ..." |
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Fred Kowalenko died | Fred Kowalenko died | ||
Jan. 17 . He was | Jan. 17. He was born | ||
Jan . 6, 1916 to Jacob | Jan. 6, 1916 to Jacob | ||
and Chimka Kowalenko, | and Chimka Kowalenko, | ||
one of the first Russo- | one of the first Russo-Ukrainian families to | ||
homestead at Arelee, | homestead at Arelee, | ||
Sask . Fred was baptized | Sask. Fred was baptized | ||
in his mid-teens and | in his mid-teens and | ||
joined Arelee MB | joined Arelee MB | ||
Church. He sang in the | Church. He sang in the | ||
choir, supervised the church cemetery and was | choir, supervised the church cemetery and was | ||
on the church board. He married Clara | on the church board. He married Clara Nesdoly in 1940. They raised purebred Shorthorns | ||
together with his brother. Predeceased by | together with his brother. Predeceased by | ||
Clara in 2000, 6 brothers, 3 sisters, he is | Clara in 2000, 6 brothers, 3 sisters, he is | ||
mourned by sons Bill, Albert and Grant; 6 | mourned by sons Bill, Albert and Grant; 6 | ||
grandchildren. The funeral was at Park Funeral | grandchildren. The funeral was at Park Funeral | ||
Chapel in Saskatoon . | Chapel in Saskatoon. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:41, 27 March 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Mar 19 p. 29
Birth date: 1916 Jan 6
text of obituary:
FRED KOWALENKO
Fred Kowalenko died Jan. 17. He was born Jan. 6, 1916 to Jacob and Chimka Kowalenko, one of the first Russo-Ukrainian families to homestead at Arelee, Sask. Fred was baptized in his mid-teens and joined Arelee MB Church. He sang in the choir, supervised the church cemetery and was on the church board. He married Clara Nesdoly in 1940. They raised purebred Shorthorns together with his brother. Predeceased by Clara in 2000, 6 brothers, 3 sisters, he is mourned by sons Bill, Albert and Grant; 6 grandchildren. The funeral was at Park Funeral Chapel in Saskatoon.