RT. REV. MITRED ARCHPRIEST MIKOLAJ DEREWIANKA

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RT. REV. MITRED ARCHPRIEST MIKOLAJ DEREWIANKA Rt. Rev. Mitred Archpriest Mikolaj Derewianka fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, August 11, 2013, in Winnipeg at the age of 69. Fr. Mikolaj is survived by his loving wife Dobr. Evhenia (nee Janice Gorchynski); his three children, Pavlo of Edmonton, Maria of Edmonton, and Natalia (Allan Berggren); and grandchild Thomas Ryan Berggren of Lacombe; his brothers, His Eminence the Rt. Rev. Archbishop Ioan, Archbishop of London, England, Europe, New Zealand and Australia, Rev. Father Vitali (Pani Matka Frieda), Dr. Mikhailo (Josee); and sister Tanja; and many nieces and nephews of Belgium. Fr. Mikolaj was predeceased by his parents Pavlo Derewianka and Katerina Chomenko, his brother Anatolie and sister Maria, his sisters-in-law Marie-Josee (Detremmerie), wife of Anatolie, and Pani Matka Wira (Baczynskyj), wife of Archbishop Ioan. Commencement of the Funeral Rite will be held at St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral at 820 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg, on Monday, August 19, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. The Funeral Rite will also be held at the Cathedral on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. Interment to follow in Glen Eden Memorial Gardens. Vichnaya Pam'yat May His Memory Be Eternal CROPO FUNERAL CHAPEL 204-586-8044

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 17, 2013