HELEN DIANE SUL (DOBCHUK)

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HELEN DIANE SUL (nee DOBCHUK) Helen Diane Sul (nee Dobchuk) formerly of Kelwood MB, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 at Heritage Lodge Personal Care home in Winnipeg, MB on January 18, 2018. She was predeceased by her parents, Daniel and Elsie Dobchuk; husband John; her brother Wesley; sisters, Olga, Anne and Alexandria; and nephew Kenneth Dobchuk. Left to mourn her passing are her son Don and his wife Lori; grandchildren, Johanna, Clayton, Angela, Neil and wife Raye-Leigh, and Nickolas, as well as four great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Sally Groves and Annette Sul, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Helen was born in Poland on October 10, 1928. She immigrated to Canada with her family when she was seven months of age. She grew up on the family farm north of Arden Ridge, then moved east of Kelwood where she lived until 1948. In 1948, she married John with whom she enjoyed 61 wonderful years until his passing in 2009. They resided at Norgate, MB until 1977. During this time, she helped run the post office that was operated out of their residence until 1969. After the closure of the post office she did homecare and worked part-time at the Kelwood Post Office. She was always very active in the Norgate Ladies Auxiliary and later with the McCreary Gospel Church Ladies group. In 1977 Helen and John built a new home in Kelwood MB where they lived until Helen was no long able to reside on her own. Helen enjoyed many hours of doing crafts. She loved to cook and tend to her garden. Special thanks to all the staff at Heritage Lodge in Winnipeg, Manitoba for all of their care and compassion looking after mom for the past five years. Funeral service will be held at White's Funeral Home in Neepawa, MB on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be held in Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa, MB with Lunch to follow at the Neepawa Legion Hall. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Memory of Helen Sul to the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. Messages of condolence may be placed online at www.whitesfh.ca White's Funeral Home, Neepawa, MB in care of arrangements. 1-204-476-2848

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 20, 2018