Obituary of Mary Mostoway

MOSTOWAY - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Remaining to forever cherish Mary's memory are her daughter, Nadia Beddome of Winnipeg; granddaughter Sharla (Chad) Pucknell of Winnipeg; grandson Trevor (Barb) Beddome of Port Dover, ON; and great grandchildren Chase and Bethany. She is also survived by sister Rose (Orest) Kaminsky of Yorkton; sisters- in-law, Elsie Kohut of Stoney Creek, ON; Anne Mostoway of Calder; Nellie (Charles) Tuba of Edmonton; brother-in-law, Tony Mostoway of Edmonton, and many nieces and nephews. Mary was predeceased by her husband Michael (1998); son Ernie (1990); parents, Alex and Ellen Kohut; son-in-law John; brother George and wife Helga; brother Bill, and in-laws William and Mary Mostoway, as well as many other relatives. Mary was born on April 5, 1925 in the Calder district. She was a student in Calder from 1931 - 1942. On July 15, 1945 Mary was united in marriage to Michael Mostoway. They were blessed with two children, Ernie and Nadia. Mary entered the teaching profession in 1943. Her first teaching position was at Torsk School, which many years later became home for Mike and Mary. Over the years, she taught at Verbaska, Mostez, Liberal and Chernawka Schools. She also was a teacher in Uranium City, Esterhazy and Calder, retiring in 1981. Since then she has been a member of the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan, Yorkton branch. A strong belief of Mary's was that school should be like a nurturing family environment - a place for children that is full of kindness, happiness and learning. Mary was a very devoted lifetime member of St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Calder. She loved singing in the choir for as long as she could attend. She was a very active member of her community, where she helped out with whatever had to be done. She served on many committees, her most recent was the Calder Centennial Celebration Committee in 2005. For this she complied and wrote the history of Calder. Another project was the history of St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church. She enjoyed writing poetry, plays & skits. Mary had also been the longtime contributing editor to the Yorkton This Week & Enterprise for the Calder News. Family and friends were very important to Mary. She was very hospitable and loved entertaining. She made many friends over the years and had kept in close contact with many of them. Prayer services were held on Tuesday evening, April 27, 2010 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre. The funeral service was held on Wednesday morning, April 28, 2010 at the Family Centre with Rev. Father Patrick Powalinsky officiating. The Cantors, Zennovia Duch and Walter Balabuk led members of St. Peter & Paul Parish Choir of Calder and the congregation in the responses. Granddaughter Sharla gave a tribute to her baba. The interment took place in the Garden of Gethsemene with Bill and Steve Sobkow, Bob Kaminsky, Leonard Mostoway, Gerald Shymko and Bob Linton serving as the casketbearers. Arrangements were in care of Bailey's Funeral Home. Service Information Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 10:00am, Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Interment Details Yorkton Memorial Gardens