Julia was born in Pivinci, Yugoslavia and immigrated to Canada in 1938 at the age of thirteen. She lived a couple miles out of Thorsby and attended Fruitland School until the early 40’s when her parents bought their own farm. The farm was south of Telfordville and she resided there until her marriage in 1949 to Henry Ollenberg. After their marriage they moved northwest of Telfordville to their own farm. Julia loved all aspects of country life and was very good at cooking, canning, gardening, looking after all the farm animals, as well as helping with the seeding, haying and harvesting. They resided on the farm until 1989 when Henry’s illness forced them to move to town. Thorsby is a small town and Julia was comfortable living in her house and looking after the yard and garden for the next fifteen years. When she sold her house, she moved to Happy Haven where she got to do the things she enjoyed, only on a smaller scale. At the age of 87 she moved to Cloverleaf Manor in Warburg where she resided for three years, then on to Salem Manor, and finally her last three years at the Devon Hospital and Longterm Care.
As an only child she looked after her aging parents until their passing, as well as her husband whose health deteriorated at the early age of 50. She also raised two daughters and helped to raise her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She did all of this with grace and kindness and never a complaint. Julia was an emotionally strong woman with a deep love for her family. A truly awesome lady.
Julia loved to travel and travelled with her husband, then with her family and friends. In her lifetime she had seen all 50 states, all the provinces and territories in Canada, as well as Mexico, Costa Rica, New Zealand and Australia. Her last holiday was at the age of 86 when she went to Alaska for the second time with her grandson Lucas, wife Kelly and daughter Rose. She was an excellent travelling companion with never a demand or a complaint.
Julia leaves to mourn her daughter Rose (Gary) Brewster, her granddaughter Coreena Van de Cappelle (Dave) Hall, her grandsons Carlton (Stacey) Brewster, Lucas (Kelly) Brewster and great grandsons Ty and Kurt Van de Cappelle and son in law John Borosewich.
Julia was predeceased by her parents Imre and Katie Chinchurak, her husband Henry Ollenberg and her daughter Violet Borosewich.
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