Obituary of Mary Soloninko

The family of Mary Soloninko of Wroxton, beloved wife of Joseph Soloninko, sadly announce her passing on September 17, 2021 at the age of 87 years. The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 11:00 am from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Center with Rev Fr. Leonid Malkov officiating. The interment will follow in Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Relatives and friends wishing to support the family may view a live-stream of the funeral by clicking on the link below anytime after 10:45 am on Tuesday. https://www.facebook.com/pg/yourfamilylikeapartofours/videos Memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation (1738 Quebec Ave. Unit 26, Saskatoon, Sk. S7K 1V9) as gifts of remembrance. Mary Soloninko, beloved wife of Joseph Soloninko of Wroxton, passed away Friday, September 17th at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre surrounded by her family. Mary was born June 11, 1934 in Mikado, Sk. to Peter and Petrunia Dereniwsky, the 4th of 6 children. Her childhood years were spent on a farm in Whitebeech, Sk. and attended school at Border Road School until grade 8. After 8th grade, she moved to Kamsack to live with her sister Anita and worked at the King George Hotel as a chamber maid. Mary met Joe at a town dance in Kamsack, Sk. and after their courtship, were united in marriage on July 28, 1956 at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Whitebeech, Sk. After getting married, Joe and Mary spent the next couple of years farming in the Wroxton district during the summer months and winters were spent in Vancouver, B.C. Mary worked at the hospital and Joe in a plywood factory to make some extra money. After two years of doing this, they decided to purchase some cattle and milking cows, as well as chickens, ducks and geese and continued to farm. Their marriage was blessed with 5 children; Debra, Donald, Denise, Darcy and Dione. Once the youngest was gone to school in Dunleath, mom took on an additional job at Zellers Skillet Restaurant as a cook and she continued to work there for 13 years. After retiring from Zellers, mom continued to work on the farm, planting huge gardens, making homemade bread & buns, perogies & cabbage rolls. Mom was also an extremely good cook; she enjoyed dancing, playing cards, cooking & baking, crochet and gardening. Mary was predeceased by her parents Peter & Petrunia Dereniwsky, sister and brother in law, Anita & Metro Chypyha; brothers Dan, Paul and John Dereniwsky; brother in law Frank Slobodian; and nephew Ken Dereniwsky; mother and father in law Ann & William Soloninko; brother and sister in laws, Mary & Bill Kindiak, Walter & Rose Soloninko, Steve & Olga Minchuk, Betty & Clint Harper. Mary leaves to cherish in her memory, her husband of 65 years, Joe, her children Debra (Dick) Haas, Donald (Dana) Soloninko, Denise (Jody) Fuchs, Darcy (Brenda) Soloninko and Dione (Terry) Cherneski; her grandchildren, Levi (Jacqueline Spence) Haas, Katelyn (Drew) Putland, Kalandra (Travis) Buzinski, Luke Soloninko, Madison Fuchs, Jessica Kitzul, Matthew Kitzul, Kyle (Kennedy Stephanow) Cherneski, Colby (Tyra MacDonald) Cherneski, and Christopher Cherneski; and her great grandchildren, Chael, Eliza and LJ Haas, Kylie & Dani Putland, and Aubree & Maverick Buzinski; sister, Sally Slobodian; sister in laws, Delores Dereniwsky, Vicci Dereniwsky, Marge Dereniwsky, and Victoria (Don) Steele and numerous nieces and nephews. The Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Center with the Very Rev. Fr. Leonid Malkov C.Ss.R. officiating. Words of remembrance were given by Katelyn Putland, Kalandra Buzinski and Madison Fuchs. Denise Fuchs sang "Amazing Grace" (My Chains Are Gone). The cross bearer was Luke Soloninko. The interment followed in the Garden of St. Luke, Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Joseph Soloninko serving as urn bearer. Memorials in memory of Mary may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation as gifts of remembrance.