Obituary of Mary Byblow

BYBLOW - Mary Byblow of Prince Albert, formerly of Yorkton, beloved wife of the late Peter Byblow passed over peacefully to her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 23, 2021 at the age of 95 at the Herb Bassett Home in Prince Albert, SK. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter, of 66 years, her parents, several brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters-in law, and a number of nieces and nephews. Mary was the third child of John and Katie Krywulak and was born in the Beckenham District. She was no stranger to hard work early in her life, as she helped her mother raise and care for her younger siblings while her parents worked together to build their new homestead. She was able to go to school to grade three at Bon Accord School. Mary married Peter Byblow on July 29, 1945 and left her family to live with Peter in the Sheho area. After several years they made their way to, and settled in Yorkton, Sk. where they raised their five children. At around the age of 30 she began a career with the Yorkton Union Hospital in the dietary department, where she worked for 35 years. Those early years were extremely challenging, with no electricity or running water in the home, and often having to walk from the house to the highway in deep snow drifts to catch a taxi to get to work at 7:00 a.m., but not before she made lunches and got her kids ready for school. Mary enjoyed her work and made lifelong friends with many of her coworkers. Peter built them a new home, which they moved into in 1976. Mary was Peter's only construction crew, working long hours along side Peter, carrying lumber, holding boards, and hauling cinder blocks for the foundation, etc. Mary loved when her children and grandchildren came to visit. Most of her grandchildren lived far away and didn't visit often, but when they did, she wouldn't wash their tiny fingers off the windowpanes or television screen for weeks. Keeping those reminders helped her feel close to them. She would often take long bus rides to go and visit her family and help out whenever she could. Mary was a devoted and active member of her parish and the UCWL. She often wasn't able to contribute as much time as she would have liked because of work commitments, but after she retired, she was able to spend the time she wanted, helping in whatever capacity she could. Learning to drive was a dream of Mary's, but she was never able to make that dream come true. In October, 2000, Mary and Peter moved to St. Volodymyr's Villa in Saskatoon, where they resided until 2008 when they moved to Prince Albert, Sk. In August, 2010, Mary moved into the Herb Bassett Long Term Care Home in Prince Albert, where she became a cherished member of the entire care staff family. To lovingly remember her, she leaves five children: Ted (Lorraine), Theresa (Clarence), Orest (Annette), Iris (Alan), Eugene (Diane), 11 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Prayers were held on Thursday, July 29, 2021 and the Funeral Liturgy on Friday, July 30, 2021 at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Father Yevhen Zadorozhnyi, C.Ss.R. as the Celebrant. The responses were led by Lorne Stechyshyn and St. Mary's choir members. The cross bearer was Jordan Gabriel-Cannon and the epistle reader was Shannon Reimer. Members of Ukrainian Catholic Women's League led the Rosary and held an Honour Guard. The interment took place in the Garden of St. Luke at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Ted Byblow, Eugene Byblow, Alan Cannon, Ernie Dmyterko, Jeremy Cannon and Billy Cannon serving as the casket bearers. Memorials in memory of Mary may be made to Alzheimer's Society - 2550 12 Ave, Regina, SK S4P 3X1 as gifts of remembrance. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com