OLGA CHURA (nee Krysak)

The family of Olga Chura announces her peaceful passing at the Mont St. Joseph Home in Prince Albert on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.  Olga was born in Krydor, Sask. on March 10, 1913 to Peter and Mary Krysak.  She was the last survivor of eight siblings.  She married Paul Chura in 1932 and they farmed by Redberry Lake until 1947 when they moved into the village of Krydor with their three children where they operated a general store.  In 1951 the family relocated to Prince Albert where they owned and operated a Cockshutt Farm Implement dealership and grain-farmed in the Red Deer district.  Paul and Olga owned 49 acres of land in the southwest area of Prince Albert where they ran a mixed-farm operation.  In 1978 this property was developed as the South Hills Estates.  In 2000 the City of Prince Albert honoured Paul and Olga by naming a street for them, CHURA COURT, acknowledging their contributions to the City of Prince Albert and the Ukrainian community. 

Olga was an excellent mother, cook and homemaker.  She displayed artistic talents in wedding cake decorating, cross stitching, oil painting and bowling, winning numerous trophies.  She was adept in clothes designing and sewed the majority of the apparel for the family.  Olga and Paul wintered in Hawaii, Mexico and Cuba for several years followed by many winters in Sun City, Arizona.

Olga was predeceased by her husband, Paul, in 2000.  She is survived by her daughter, Helen Thiel (John) of Sun City, Arizona; sons, John Paul, Vancouver, B.C.; Bud (Patricia), Orleans, Ont.; grandsons, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Chura (Christine), Kingston, Ont.; and Peter Chura (Lucy), Winnipeg, Man.; great-grandchildren: Bradley, Kristin, Juliet and Madeleine.  She will be missed by her sister-in-law, Dorothy Chura, Vernon, BC; many nieces, nephews and friends across Canada and special friends, Donna Rude and Wendy and Wally Bunt.

Funeral service will be held at St. George’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Prince Albert, SK on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. with Deacon Harrold Salahub officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Prince Albert Memorial Gardens.

The family extends its sincere appreciation to the staff at Mont St. Joseph’s Home for the thoughtful and loving care Olga received during her 11-year residency there.  A special thank you, also, to Dr. Dale Ardell for the excellent professional and personal attention he gave Olga.   

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Mont St. Joseph’s Foundation, 777 28^th St. East, Prince Albert, SK., S6V 8C2. Arrangements entrusted to Hawryluk Funeral Home  – Irwin Hawryluk, Funeral Director.  306.922.6611. Family and friends may send online condolences by going to www.hawrylukfuneralhome.com

• Date : 2014-10-05
• Location : Prince Albert SK