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SYLVESTER CHARENKO
Born: Jul 03, 1925
Date of Passing: Jan 30, 2022
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SYLVESTER CHARENKO
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sylvester, our dearly beloved Father, Dido, Great Dido and Diadko, on Sunday, January 30, 2022.
Born July 3, 1925, to Oleksa and Yulia Charenko, in the town of Roshniv, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Western Ukraine.
Sylvester was predeceased by his parents, eight siblings, his wife Anna, and his son-in-law Walter.
At the age of 17, Sylvester was taken by the Nazis and conscripted into the Ukrainian 1st Division. After the war he was sent to an Allied Displaced Persons camp in Rimini, Italy and then taken to a refugee camp in England.
While in England, he met his beloved wife Anna Mowczan, where they had their first child Mary. In 1952, they immigrated to Canada and settled in Transcona, where their second child Vera, was born.
Sylvester worked at Canadian National Railway until his retirement. Sylvester and Anna attended All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, where Sylvester sang in the choir and later became the church cantor. Church and faith were very important to our dad, and it was understood in our home that Sunday was for church. No work was allowed on the day of rest. After his wife's passing, Sylvester moved to the Ukrainian Millennium Villa, which is attached to St. Mary the Protectress Church. At the Villa, he could be found with his friends singing Ukrainian songs, having regular tea time and making pierogies. Sylvester, celebrated Ukrainian Christmas and Easter, where carols and Easter songs were sung with great zeal and passion. This was accompanied with all the wonderful Ukrainian cuisine, which we all loved to feast on together. Many great memories were made with his friends at the Villa.
As Sylvester's health declined, he was moved to Holy Family Nursing Home. Our family would like to extend our gratefulness and thanks to the caring and loving staff and many volunteers that reached out to help him make his last years comfortable.
Left to mourn him and always remember him with precious memories, are his daughters, Mary Pedersen (Walter) and Vera Mandryk (Willie). His grandchildren, Lana Lamoureux (Luc), Raymond Pedersen (Pam), Michael Pedersen (Amber), Lesia Klein (Dale) and Christine Helm (Scott). Great-grandchildren, Brendin and Trina Lamoureux, Sharmonie, Thor and Nena Pedersen, Coltrane and Adderley Pedersen, Fender and Celeste Helm. Also left to mourn is his niece Iryna Tioutiounnikov (Mikhail) and her sons, Igor and Sergei as well as his step-grandchildren, Corey Mandryk, Sherilyn Beatty and Kevin Mandryk.
Sylvester was a quiet and gentle man, who didn't expect much, but served faithfully.
Vichnay Pamyat!
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel Transcona, 1800 Day Street. Interment will follow at Transcona Cemetery, 5014 Dugald Road.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 05, 2022
Condolences & Memories (1 entries)
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Пан Харенко was a very kind man and a dear friend to our father, Dmytro Duschak, who also resided at the Villa. Our family always appreciated the assistance provided by Mr. Charenko to our father. Every day he would walk our father back to his suite as his eyesight was failing. They enjoyed each other’s company and their time at the villa. Our sincere condolences to his family. May his memory be eternal. Вічная пам’ять! - Posted by: Sandra Lytwyn (Acquaintance ) on: Feb 05, 2022
