Anne KOROSCIL

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KOROSCIL: Anne Koroscil of Brandon and formerly of Erickson passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Brandon Health Centre at the age of 86 years. Anne was born on December 7, 1927, in the Village of Cudrynce, Poland, the only daughter of Paul J. and Eudokia (Dora) Gregorash. She came to Canada when she was only 7 years old with her mother and brother to meet up with her father who was working at Kippens Mill north of Clear Lake. From there they moved to farm in the Crawford Park District where she attended school for a short period of time. In 1947, she married Steve Koroscil at the Crawford Park Church. They continued to farm at Lake Audy until they retired to the Town of Erickson in 1979. In January of 2014, she moved to the Dinsdale Personal Care Home in Brandon to be closer to family. There she made many friends and was always so thankful for the care that she received during her brief stay there. Anne was a life member of the Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch #143 and the Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church in Erickson. She enjoyed gardening and worked very hard on the farm canning, pickling, and making perogies. She loved to knit and crochet and made many sweaters and afghans for her children and grandchildren. She continued to knit at the Personal Care Home making dishcloths and hanger covers for their craft sale. She was predeceased by her husband Steve; her parents: Paul J. and Dora Gregorash and brother Mike. Anne is survived by her son David (Joan) Koroscil of Saskatoon and daughter Stephanie (Rae) Kopeechuk of Brandon; 7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The funeral service was held on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church, Erickson. Interment followed at the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Sandy Lake. Father Emil Kardasinec officiated. The pallbearers were Andrew Kopeechuk, Stephen Kopeechuk, Christopher Dimmery, Kris Flanagan, Lorne Mackedenski and Jim Marshall. Crossbearer was Dale Koroscil. Honorary pallbearers were the Erickson Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch # 143. If friends so desire donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Manitoba or the Canadian Cancer Society. Rae’s Funeral Service of Shoal Lake and Erickson were in care of the arrangements. (204)759-2160.

As published in Brandon Sun on Oct 25, 2014