Pistawka: Olga

Olga Pistawka, devoted wife of Joseph, loving mother of Joan,proud "nanny Baba" of grandsons and their wives Kirk (Elizabeth) and Christopher (Laura) and doting great grandmother to Allison and Sean , was born on January 14, 1922 in Fort William and died on Friday July 11, 2008 after a courageous and determined fight with cancer. Olga was predeceased by Joseph, her husband, Ross her son-in law, Atonia and Peter Daychuk, her parents and Stella and Reggie her sisters. She will be fondly remembered by her nephew Ron and his wife Eileen Christie as well as by nieces Pat Henderson, Angela Johnson, Jean Paracholski, Betty Greene and Mary Thomas. Life long friends Josie Bodnar, Wanda Iwasenko, and Stella Fedori will miss her love of life and company. Olga enjoyed bringing friends, family and neighbours together for meals, cards and social outings. She was born, raised educated and worked in retail sales in old Fort William her entire life. Olga gave generously of her time and commitment to her church community at the Ukrainian Church of the Holy Cross and was a charter lifetime member of The Ladies of St. Anne. She was extremely proud to be honoured for 55 years of volunteer service in the church and in Thunder Bay. She had treasured memories of holidays in Florida, Hawaii and Oakville where she enjoyed the sun, good times and her immediate family. She always returned to her home in Thunder Bay where she was self reliant and lived independently in her lifelong home. Many stopped to admire her gardens, to share her company and her produce. Besides gardening she enjoyed decorating and music. She also was a talented stitch wizard producing countless peti point and needlepoint pictures as well as knitting. This lovely, gracious, brave woman will be sorely missed by everyone with whom she shared her love of life and beauty. Visitation and prayers will be held in Oakville on Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 3-5 pm at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home. Visitation and prayers in Thunder Bay will be held at the Blake Funeral Home, May Street, on Tuesday July 15 from 6-8pm. On Wednesday July 16 at 10 am a Funeral Mass will be held at The Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Holy Cross, 415 Victoria Avenue.
Donations may be made to Ian Anderson House, PO Box 61034, 511 Maple Grove Drive, Oakville, ON L6J 7P5 or the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital Cancer Clinic.