Obituary of OLGA ROMANCE

OLGA ROMANCE (NEE FURDA) April 30, 1923-November 14, 2014 We announce the passing of our dear loving mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and a great-great-grandmother in the early evening hour on Friday, November 14 at the Holy Family Home at 91½ years. She was a resident of the home for 12 years until her passing. She was an employee for a number of years in the late 1970's into early 1980's. A milestone happened in the Romance history on March 3, 2014 where 5 generations were observed, Olga, Rose, Wendell, Amada and Savannah were pictured together. Mom was born in western Ukraine to Antoni and Paraskewja Furda. At 7 years old, she immigrated to Canada together with her parents, her younger sister, Pearl, and youngest brother Adolf in June 1930 in Halifax N.S. They settled on a homestead in the Interlake region 1½ west of the Silver village #7 Hwy on Skylake Road. She married Michael(Mike) on November 23, 1940 in St John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Silver. In their early marriage years they worked a short time in Winnipeg and after on a farm in the Altona MB area where her oldest son Henry was born. In 1944 they moved to the “Romance” pioneered (1913) family homestead farm 3 miles SW of Arborg living there until 1968 when they moved to Winnipeg. Mom was predeceased by her husband, Michael(October 1999), his 6 brothers and 2 sisters and their spouses, except 1 sister-in-law by marriage, Lena Melnychuk, her father Antoni (June 1976), mother Paraskewja (June 1949), step-mother Anastasia (November 1986), her 2 step-brothers, Andrew and Walter Furda in mid 1970's in Toronto ON, infant daughter Jeanette (1945), 2 grandchildren Tabitha and Elizabeth (1983), niece Sonya Furda, nephew Wayne Leschyshyn (June 1977), also his 2 older brothers, Leonard (August 1985) and Allan (April 2011). Left to cherish her memory are her 5 children, Henry E/Portage la Prairie; Lillian (Stan) Zolinski/Rembrandt; Rose (Edward) Sorokowski/Winnipeg; Barbara in Arborg and Debbie/Winnipeg; her youngest brother Adolf(Helen) Furda/Malton ON; 17 grandchildren, Colleen(Andrew) Laschuk/Belle River ON; Curtis(Cobie)/Winnipeg; Cynthia(Travis) Miller/Redcliffe AB and Brandon AC also of M.H. AB; Darrell(Lynn)Zolinski/Thunder Bay ON; Darcy Zolinski/Winnipeg; Candace(Dwain) Ste Marie/Oakbank MB; Jeffrey(Maureen) Sorokowski /Woodridge MB; Wendell(Paula) Sorokowski/Winnipeg; Angela(Peter) Kehler/Winnipeg; Kevin Skorbohach/Gimli; Sherry(Jason)Leary /Winnipeg; Matthew Leach, Joey, Mellisa and Christopher/Winnipeg; Crystal(Matt) Bennett/Winnipeg; 19 great-grandchildren, Aria Zuzu and Ryken Hugh Laschuk, Zianna Belle Romance(youngest 6 mths),Emily Verda and Jaxon Shane Miller, Matthew and Mieko Zolinski, Andrew and Danielle Ste Marie, Meagan(Brent) Harder, Amanda and Ryan Sorokowski, Tyler Kehler, Kieren Skorbohach, Brandon Millard, Alexis and Sadie Leary, Sophia and Joel(youngest 8 mths) Bennett; and 1 great-great-grandchild, Savannah Sorokowski(youngest 8 mths); 2 nieces and 2 nephews. Mom was an adherent worshipper in the Ukrainian Catholic faith. In the St John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church she (soprano) along with her Cantor father (bass) sang in the church choir leading the congregation in every Sunday’s Requiem High Mass. She worked hard every summer on the large vegetable weedless garden. The result was fresh veggies on the table in every meal. She was an excellent cook, cooking delicious food from scratch. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main St. with Rev. Fr. Peter Chorney presiding. Interment will follow at Holy Family Cemetery, North Main St. in the family plot beside her husband. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Darrell, Darcy, Jeffrey, Wendell, Curtis, Brandon, Kevin, Matthew and Joey. The family wishes to thank the 2nd floor staff at the Holy Family Home (west wing) for their caring, kind, pleasant and courteous service given for our dear mother. Memory Eternal ! Vichnaya Pam’yat!