Obituary of Vlodimir Signarowski

Vlodimir (Walter) Signarowski was born on May 28, 1927 on the family farm in the Fenwood area. He was the second youngest of seven children born to Peter and Anna (Zahayko) Signarowski. In his younger years, He attended Maxwelton School and helped on the family farm. After leaving school, he spent a couple of winters working in Ontario in the bush camps, but always came home in spring to help on the farm. Along with his brotherJohn, Walter took over the farm from his parents who retired in Yorkton in 1949. In 1952, Walter and Amelia (Millie) Sytko were married and had two children , Catherine and Joan. In the fall of 1956 Walter and his family moved to Vancouver, BC where he took an arc-acetylene welding course and upon completion became employed with a steel construction company. He was one of the many that constructed a large under water tunnel located in South Vancouver. However, spring came and again Saskatchewan called Walter back home where he and John continued to farm together until John sold his share of the land and moved to Jedburgh. Walter then farmed alone, as well as working out for a few years (in the early 80's at Morris Rodweeder in Yorkton) until he retired in 1996 and moved to Yorkton. After a short battle with cancer Walter entered eternal rest on September 23, 2009 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Predeceased by his parents, Peter and Anna; three brothers Joe, John and Frank and three sisters Katie (Ed) Zukewich, Julia (Ernie) Lubenow and Helen (John) Pihach; Walter leaves to cherish his memory his daughters Cathy (Wayne) Harrick of Willowbrook and Joan (Kevin) Lange of Dalmeny; seven grandchildren Lindsey (Rylan) Matechuk of Kamsack, Jordan Harrick of Willowbrook, Tanner, Troy and Brady Lange of Saskatoon and Walker and Nikaela Lange of Dalmeny; mother of his children and friend Millie Shekula of Yorkton; as well as cousins, many nieces and nephews. Service Information Monday, September 28th, 2009 10:00am, Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Interment Details Yorkton Memorial Gardens