Obituary of Anne Dobko

Mrs. Anne Dobko of Yorkton, widow of Henry Dobko passed away peacefully on February 22nd, at the age of 89. Anne Nettie Dobko was born on Oct. 2, 1929 on the family farm, the 7th child & first daughter to Andrew & Mary (Fill) Kulasa of the Goodeve district. Anne attended Beaver Hills School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 9. Goodeve High School for 3 months of Gr 10, finishing the year at Sacred Heard Academy in Yorkton. She completed Gr 11 then took a business course at Yorkton Collegiate. Her first job was at the Minton, SK Municipal Office, later Regina Photo & Yorkton Co-op as secretary/bookkeeper. On October 12, 1952, Anne married Henry Dobko of the Otthon district at St. Mary's Church in Yorkton. Their wedding reception was the first held in the old St. Mary's Hall. Henry & Anne took over the family farm from his parents. Anne milked cows, kept chickens and had a large garden. She filled many jars/freezers with all their vegetable & animal products. In 1957 Anne's ailing mother came to live with the family until her passing in 1975. Anne did not work outside the home until 1979, where she sewed at Wally's Upholstery. As the children left home, they started traveling & took many trips across Canada & USA to visit family & friends in their re-modeled school bus. In 1982 they retired to Yorkton when their son Craig married Kim Kobitz and took over the homestead. They enjoyed card games, curling, golfing, church & hall activities. In January, Anne received her 50yr membership pin from the UCWL #2 where she dedicated many hours to the 3rd edition of the branches cook book. Anne enjoyed sewing and became passionate about quilting and made each of her 13 grandchildren a quilt for their graduation. She also quilted many bedspreads, table runners, pot-holders, aprons, placemats & baby quilts for her great-grandchildren. In 2002, two years after Henry's passing, she moved to Fisher Court. She loved being part of the gardening committee and was treasurer for many years. She enjoyed the evening card/shuffle board games. In January 2019 because of failing health she moved into Gladstone Assisted Living, but was not able to enjoy much time there. Anne was predeceased by her husband Henry (2000); son Barry (1974); parents Andrew (1953) & Mary (1975); son-in-law Gerry Harris (1988); Brothers & Sisters-in-law Alex & Kay Kulasa, John & Josie Kulasa, Peter & Mary Kulasa, Nick & Jenny Kulasa, Sam Kays; brother-in-law Jean Guy Laberge. She will be loving remembered & missed by her 4 children, 13 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren: SHARON (Peter) Uhryn of Canora & children, Alisha ( Dwight) Davis of Regina & their children, Dylan & Kendra , Korin Uhryn of Regina, Krista ( Evan) Poppleton of Yorkton & their children, Josiah, Elizabeth & Havalah, Stacey (Jared) Krahn of Saskatoon & their children, Zaylah & Micaiah; LYNN (Greg) Rutherford of Summerland BC & children, Emily (Jonathan ) Rubiato of Wpg. & their children, Olivia, Elijah, Joshua & Elena, Anna (Welly) Sousa of Regina, Tim Rutherford of Kelowna BC; CRAIG (Kim) of Yorkton & their children, Jenel (Andy) Michel of Warman & their children, Brennan & Allie, Tennille (Brent) Zatrepalek of Warman & their children, Julie & Kensie, Derek (Holly) Dobko of Lloydminster; THERESA (Kevin) Beck of Estevan & their children: Adam (Shayla)of Estevan & daughter Nevaeh, Veronica (Layne) Wolos of Lampman, Morgan Beck of Calgary. She is also survived by her brother Mike (Elma) Kulasa of Maple Ridge,BC, her sister Marie Laberge of Montreal & sisters-in-law Helen Kays of Saskatoon & Ann Korotosh of St. Catherines, Ont. and many nieces and nephews. Prayers were held on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 as well as the Holy Rosary led by members of the UCWLC. The Funeral Liturgy was celebrated on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton with Very Rev. Father Bohdan Lukie, C.Ss.R. as the Celebrant. Lorne Stechyshyn and members of the parish choir sang the responses. The cross bearer was Jenel Michel and the epistle reader was Anna Sousa. An honour guard was held by UCWLC members. The interment took place in the Garden of Crucifixion at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with the grandchildren, Derek Dobko, Adam Beck, Morgan Beck, Korin Uhryn, Krista Poppleton and Emily Rubiato serving as the casketbearers. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Anne to St. Mary's Church or The Health Foundation as gifts of remembrance. Service Details. Prayers Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 | 7:00pm When: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 7:00pm Location: St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Address: 155 Catherine St. YORKTON, SK S3N 0B9 Service When: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 10:00am 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