Obituary of Paul Edward Pozniak

POZNIAK - Paul Pozniak of Yorkton, beloved husband of Olga Pozniak passed away peacefully on December 11th, 2021 at the age of 86. Eighth of eleven children, Paul was born on August 21st, 1935 on the family farm in the Dobrowody district in Saskatchewan to Harry and Mary (Franchewski) Pozniak. As a young boy, he attended the Olesha school and loved participating in many sporting and social activities. When finished school, Paul stayed on the farm to help his Mom and Dad, working hard while still finding the time to enjoy family and friends. Having many older siblings, Uncle Paul was looked up to by his many nephews as their main source of fun. Once Paul turned 20, he left the farm in search of work, hopped on a train to Kitimat, BC and worked for a year there. He returned home with the money he made and bought some land near the homestead. More importantly, Paul met the love of his life, Olga. They dated, including long distance, while they raised some money to settle down and on July 21, 1962, they were married. They moved to Regina and over the course of the next decade had four children - Cindy, Rick, Brian and Blaine. In 1972, Paul and Olga packed up the family and moved to Yorkton where Paul continued to build his career as an autobody man. After a few years, Paul built the new family home where they created many more happy memories for the next 40 years. Paul always loved to have a good time - both with his family and large network of friends. It didn't matter if it was a wedding or dance at the hall, family vacation or especially a game of cards, a laugh was guaranteed and maybe a few drinks consumed. Later on, Paul's passion turned to his garden, garage/toolshed and woodworking. He could grow or build just about anything and experimented with seeds, motors and everything in between. Paul was predeceased by his parents, Harry and Mary Pozniak; brothers and sisters Mike Pozniak, Peter Pozniak, Joe Pozniak, Steve Pozniak, Ethel Gulka and Florence Bilan; brothers and sister-in-law Steve Gulka, George Bilan and Marie Pozniak; grandson John Bryksa. Paul will always be fondly remembered by his wife of 59 years, Olga Pozniak; children Cindy (Grant) Bryksa, Rick (Terri) Pozniak, Brian (Cathy) Pozniak and Blaine (Mary) Pozniak; grandchildren Tammie (Chad) Park, Mike (Amanda) Bryksa, Dave (Katrina) Bryksa, Kylie (Jordan) Carstairs, Hayden Pozniak, Victoria Iris, Jessica Iris, Alysha Powell and Matthew Powell; great grandchildren Jadyn Park, Tate Park, Colby Buck, Brayden Buck, Emerson Park, Izibella Bryksa, Ajay Bryksa, Emma Bryksa and Aliza Bryksa; brothers and sisters Al (Mary) Pozniak, Sylvia (Roger) Olynyk and Jerry (Shirley) Pozniak; sisters-in-law Jennie Pozniak, Olga Pozniak, Sylvia (Ron) Holmes, Violet (Gerry) Schwitzer, and Verna (Glenn) Bird; as well as the many more relatives and friends that Paul was fortunate to have in his life. The Funeral Liturgy was held on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Father Leonid Malkov, C.Ss.R. as the Celebrant. The responses were led by Lorne Stechyshyn and members of St. Mary's Choir. The cross bearer was Tammie Park and the epistle reader was Kylie Carstairs. Members of the Knights of Columbus, Father Delaere Council participated in an Honour Guard. Rick Pozniak share remembrances of his father in a eulogy. The interment followed in the Garden of Gethsemane at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Rick Pozniak, Blaine Pozniak, Mike Bryksa, Dave Bryksa, Hayden Pozniak and Grant Bryksa serving as the casket bearers. Memorials may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan as gifts of remembrance. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileyfuneralhome.com Eternal Memory Service Details. Service When: Saturday, December 18th, 2021 11:00am Location: St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Address: 155 Catherine St. YORKTON, SK S3N 0B9 Interment Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Paul Pozniak August 21, 1935 - December 11, 2021 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book