It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of our Mother and Baba Sonia Motkaluk (Stadnyk) who peacefully passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013.
Mom was born on the family farm in Bankend, Saskatchewan on April 12, 1939 one of fourteen children. She came to Kenora in 1956 to visit her Aunty Vicky and ended up getting a job at Vet’s and stayed.
She married Paul Motkaluk September 23, 1961 and together they had three children.
Mom was happy to stay home and look after us kids. She was always making bread, doughnuts, buns, scuffles, jam, jam cookies and preserves. She helped with school activities and driving us where we headed to go. Later on she enjoyed her grandsons making puzzles with them and playing games,
Mom was very active in various Ukrainian organizations and enjoyed making perogies and cabbage rolls with the ladies. She enjoyed bowling and helping at bingo.
Mom lived her life to the fullest with her heart condition.
She was predeceased by her parents, Paul Motkaluk, brother Alex and sisters Eva and Irene, brothers and sisters in law.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children, son Orest, (Marie) and daughters Sandy (Warren), Lisa (Jerry), also her three grandsons Christopher (Bailey), Ben and Kyle and Jerry’s son Dakota. Her Aunt Vicky McDowall, her brothers and sisters, Mac & Judy, Rose and Andy, Rudy & Cecilia, John & Judy, Henry & Marianne, Ray & Betty, Gloria, Iris & Brian, Bill and Brian & Darlene, brother in law Leonard and sister in law-Valerie and nieces and nephews.
Missing her friendship and coffee dates will be her good friends Shirley, Ethel and Helen.
The family would like to express appreciation to the staff at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital and Dr. Clay Hammett.
In lieu of flowers, friends so wishing may make donations in memoriam to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Centre with Father Edward Kwiatkowski officiating.
Interment to follow at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Orest Motkaluk, Marion, Ed, Henry, Frank Sieradzki and Wray Edwards.
Baba loved her angels now she is our Angel!!!
Online condolences may be made to brownfuneralhomekenora.com
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