JEAN SCHUR (KRAWEC)

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JEAN SCHUR

Peacefully on April 22, 2019 at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, aged 89 years, after a brief illness.
Jean Krawec was born on July 18, 1929 at Weiden, Manitoba in the Rorketon area, to Michael Krawec and Michalina (Chornoboy). Coming from a large family, Jean was happiest surrounded by family and social activity, her greatest motivation and joy - the comfort and success of family.
Jean married Henry Schur of the Ethelbert district in 1952 and, with the exception of a short stay in Dauphin, MB, they farmed in the Ethelbert district until their retirement to Dauphin in 1997. After 15 years in Dauphin, Henry and Jean moved to Winnipeg in 2012, residing at St. John's Haven, where Jean lived independently until her passing.
Prior to and during her marriage, Jean worked in retail at Pulak's General Store in Rorketon, Eaton's in Dauphin and Gnazdowsky's General Store in Ethelbert.
The major themes of Jean's life were relationships, religion and rural Ukrainian culture - all of which intertwined freely. Legions of friends and family were always welcome at the farm in Ethelbert. Two chest freezers were always ready to welcome any party of guests, no matter how large. Her old style, Ukrainian farm cooking was legendary. As her son Willard noted, she best expressed her love through cooking. Jean's beet leaf buns in cream and onion sauce were a religious experience no one soon forgot. A gardener and farmer at heart, she could operate farm machinery proficiently, and delighted in her large gardens and exquisite properties.
Special mention must be made of Jean's lifelong love of music, particularly Ukrainian choral music. Always singing while she worked, she was a talented member of various church choirs and the Dauphin Ukrainian Festival Choir, as well as the conductor of the Vitriwka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Choir in Ethelbert.
The Ukrainian Catholic Church was an ever-present influence in Jean's life. A lifelong member and executive of the Ukrainian Catholic Women's League, Jean was a devoted member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Ethelbert, the Church of the Resurrection in Dauphin and Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg. She was an especially faithful visitor of the sick and the shut-in.
Jean was predeceased by her parents, her husband Henry, and her siblings, Terry, Sylvia, Stanley, John, Helen, Mary, Ann, Vicky, Nick, Marvin, Steve, Harry and Peter. She is survived by her siblings, Sam, Olga, Alec and Martin.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Carolyn (Dave Fetsch), Willard (Joyce) and Danny (Juliane Schaible) as well as grandchildren, Andrea (Daniel Camaclang), Kevin (Errin), Jonathan (Tegan Fidek), Anna and Stefan, great-grandchildren, Lane and Brielle as well as dozens of nieces and nephews across the country.
Prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 25 at Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church at 1001 Grant Avenue in Winnipeg. Funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, April 27 at The Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection in Dauphin, MB.
Donations in Jean's memory may be made to the Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church Lift Fund. Please plant some flowers in Jean's memory.

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 24, 2019, Apr 25, 2019