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DOROTHY HARDY
Born: Apr 06, 1931
Date of Passing: Apr 21, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryDOROTHY HARDY
Dorothy Hardy passed away at Middlechurch Personal Care Home at the age of 94 on Monday, April 21, 2025.
She leaves to cherish her memory Scott, Llwellyn, and many beloved family and friends.
Dorothy was very glad to gather with loved ones earlier in April to celebrate her 94th birthday.
She was predeceased by her father Wasyl Hordy and mother Maria; brothers, Steve and George (Nel) and sister Genevieve (Kenneth) Armstrong.
Dorothy was born at home on Dufferin Avenue in Winnipeg. Since she was always “yodeling” at home, her parents were easily persuaded to provide her with voice lessons. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Social Work from the University of Manitoba. She worked in a variety of capacities with the YWCA in the 1950s and then was invited to join a new agency serving older adults, Age & Opportunity. In her more than 30 years with A & O, she served as personal services director, acting director and helped establish the Manitoba Association of Gerontology.
Singing was pure joy for Dorothy. She sang with the Winnipeg Philharmonic and served as a Soprano Soloist for several United Churches in her early days and was a proud member of the O. Koshetz (Ukrainian) Choir for more than 50 years.
Dorothy was devoted to her family, faith, culture and church. She was born in the year that the meeting to establish St. Ivan Suchavsky Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral was held in her grandfather’s home. She was President of St. Ivan’s for more than 25 years, directed the choir for 40 years and coordinated the Perogy Project for 20 years. She also served as Secretary on the Consistory Board of the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America.
The family extends its heartfelt gratitude to the team at Middlechurch for their wonderful care. Your support has meant everything to us. We have been blessed with the comfort provided by family and friends these many months.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main Street with Fr. Evan Maximiuk presiding. Interment will follow at All Saints Cemetery, 4535 Main Street, West St. Paul. Pallbearers will be Andrew Rogan, Dan Kolberg, Gary Kowalchuk, Michael Horbay, Ted Barnett and Roman Viznyak.
Charitable donations in her memory may be made to the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Ivan Suchavsky, PO Box 43046 RPO Kildonan Place, Winnipeg, MB R2C 5G5; etransfers: St.Ivans.Wpg@gmail.com, O. Koshetz Choir, PO Box 3891 STN B, Winnipeg, MB R2W 5H9; etransfers: O.KoshetzChoirWpg@shaw.ca or a charity of one’s choice.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 26, 2025
Condolences & Memories (3 entries)
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Scott, Llwellyn, Brian, Pat and family. Please accept our most heartfelt sympathy in the loss of Aunty Dorothy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Sincerely Carla, Manuel Olaechea and family, - Posted by: Carla Olaechea (Cousin) on: Apr 29, 2025
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Chrystos Voskres! Christ is Risen! During my eight years as a student at St. Andrew’s College and the University of Manitoba, my most memorable years were when I was a member of O. Koshetz Choir. So many beautiful people were a part of those years and they left me with so many wonderful memories. Dorothy was one of those individuals. I fondly remember her beautiful voice, her friendly, warm personality and love for her Church and Ukrainian cultural heritage. During this sacred and joyous Resurrection season of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, let the words of the Paschal (Easter) Tropar be a powerful comfort to Dorothy’s family and friends. “Christ is Risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and to those in the tombs (graves) bestowing Life.” ~ Fr. John & Dobrodijka Mary Anne Nakonachny St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Parma, Ohio - Posted by: Fr. John & Dobrodijka Mary Anne Nakonachny (Friend) on: Apr 29, 2025
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My condolences to the family. I remember Dorothy from my youth when Gedo (Harry Okynyk) would take me to Church and also Ukrainian lessons and Sunday school and going out xmas caroling and singing Ukrainian carols at houses with Dorothy. - Posted by: Sandy (Karlash) Dujlovic (aquaintance) on: Apr 26, 2025
