Obituary of Harry Stachyshyn

Harry Stachyshyn was born on February 5, 1931 in the Bedfordville district of Saskatchewan, which is now Ituna Bon Accord; the eighth child and seventh son of Walter and Nellie (nee Warsaba) Stachyshyn. Harry was raised on the family farm and enjoyed helping out with farming duties. Harry lived and worked on the farm with his brother Alex and sister in law Diane (nee Rawlyk) along with his niece Michele (predeceased in June 2013) his nephew Sheldon and Alexander. Harry loved to read and watch TV about Science, Mathematics and Physics. In his spare time he would go to auction sales, solve the Rubic's Cube and Sudoko. His hobbies were wood working, tinkering with small engines and welding. Harry retired from farming in 1998, lived on the farm until the spring of 2012 and then moved to the Ituna Pioneer Health Care Centre in which he enjoyed the company of his health care providers that looked after him and took very good care of him. Harry passed away February 13th, peacefully following heart complications at his residence at the Health Care Centre with his brother Matt by his side, just after his 85th birthday. Harry was predeceased by his mother, Nellie in 1939, his father Walter in 1962, a brother in infancy, his brothers Pete in 2009, John in 2012 and Bill in 2014. He leaves to cherish his memory his brothers; Matt (Antonia), Steve (Marion), Mike and Alex (Diane), nephews Sheldon and Alexander, sisters; Eva McGregor, Mary Grabatin and Anne Stanbury, his cousins nephews, nieces, his many other relatives and friends. Service Information Friday, February 19th, 2016 10:00am, Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church Interment Details Beckenham Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery