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Lawrence Hanewich, beloved husband of the late Nell Hanewich, passed away at Oliver Lodge, Saskatoon, SK on June 1, 2023, at the age of 84 years.
Lawrence was born on June 4, 1938, to Nick and Pauline (nee Guspodaric) Hanewich on the family farm northeast of Canora, SK. His education began at Mohyla School and continued at Canora Composite School, where he graduated in 1957. Growing up as the oldest in the family, Lawrence took on many responsibilities on the family farm and in the family’s store, Canora Grocery. After completing grade 12, he attended Teachers College in Moose Jaw, SK, where he received his teaching certificate in 1958. Lawrence later took university classes in Saskatoon and Regina to upgrade his qualifications.
He began his teaching career in the Canora School Division, starting at Crooked Hill Creek School (1958-1959) and then moved to East Scalot School (1959-1962). After this, he accepted the position of principal at Mikado Public School, serving for three years. Lawrence was then assigned to teach at the Canora Senior Elementary, a grade 4 to 6 school. Three years later, he was promoted to principal in 1968, and held the position until his retirement in 1990. His career spanned a total of 32 years in the teaching profession.
While Lawrence was teaching in 1959, he met the love of his life, Nell Yawney, and they were united in marriage in Canora on August 11, 1962. Lawrence and Nell first lived in the teacherage next to the Mikado School and then built a home in Canora, where they raised four children: Janice, Jodyjane, Janet, and James.
After his retirement from the field of education, Lawrence embarked in another career. He successfully completed an independent real estate course in 1993 and started working with Community Insurance as a realtor.
Aside from work, family, and community, Lawrence enjoyed many personal hobbies and interests. He enjoyed music and he loved the outdoors and being close to nature, whether it was at the farm on the fields, planting a garden, mowing the lawn, or driving around the countryside with Nell and friends picking mushrooms and berries.
He had a deep love of sports and had a long history of involvement in Minor Sports, as a coach, secretary-treasurer, and league commissioner. Once he lost his mobility, he enjoyed watching curling, football, and his favorite Blue Jays on tv, right up until his last days.
Lawrence lived a life of service and believed in giving back to his community. His twenty-two years of service involved five terms (16 years) as an Alderman for the Town of Canora and two terms (6 years) as the town’s mayor. At the 1999 Convention of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, Lawrence received their Honorary Membership Award. While on council, he represented the town on many committees and organizations. Some of these included: the Chamber of Commerce, Canora Union Hospital Board, Canora Economic Development Commission, Assiniboine Plains Rural Development Corporation, Canora Lions Club, Parkland Regional Winter Games, Canadian Cancer Society, Sunrise Health District, Canora Heritage CN Station, and as a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canora, serving as an elder, board member and caretaker.
In 2013, Lawrence and Nell sold the farm and their home in Canora and moved to Yorkton, where they enjoyed their time socializing with condo friends. Everything changed with Nell’s tragic passing on November 10, 2015. Lawrence then moved to the Bentley and spent quiet days continuing to visit with his friends, children and grandchildren and doing jigsaw puzzles, paint by numbers, word searches, watching and listening to tv and radio and adding to his poetry collection. With declining health, Lawrence moved to the Yorkton Crossing and then to Oliver Lodge in Saskatoon, where he continued to reside until his passing.
Throughout his life he was always there to lend a hand to any friend, neighbor, or relative and he will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Lawrence was predeceased by his beloved wife, Nell; his parents, Nick and Pauline Hanewich, and in-laws, Steve and Ann Yawney.
He will be lovingly remembered by his daughters, Janice (Glenn) Key of Saskatoon, SK, Jodyjane (Brent) Hrywkiw of Stony Plain, AB, and Janet (Shawn) Flett of Saskatoon, SK; his son, James of Yorkton, SK; grandchildren: Kyla (Jon), Pharyne, Daneka (Jared), Braeden, Benton and Ellyn; great grandchildren: Jaxon, Tatum, Sutter and Bowen; his sister, Myra Sklaruk; brother, Bob (Alva) Hanewich; sisters-in-law, Rose (Herb) Marchinko and Dianne Potts; and brother-in-law, Walter Yawney; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and special friends.
In Lawrence’s honour, a Private Celebration of Life Service will be held with Shawna Leson as certified celebrant. Interment will follow in the Canora Cemetery. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Angels of Care – Oliver Lodge, Saskatoon, SK oliverlodge.ca/donate/ or to the Canadian Cancer Society cancer.ca/en/, as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Lawrence Hanewich.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Roelens and the staff at Oliver Lodge in Saskatoon for the exceptional care Lawrence received while there. They also wish to express the most sincere appreciation and gratitude for the thoughts, support, and compassion shared with them during this difficult time.
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