Obituary
With sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Irene Omeniuk at Holy Family Home in Winnipeg on October 18, 2022. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Steven Omeniuk, parents Thomas and Rose Praznik, sister, Joan Karakuc, and brother-in-law, Raymond Karakuc.
She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Bernie and Margie Praznik, her three children, Charlotte Fedorkiw (John), Debra Pitman (Ross), and Diane Simpson (Steven), six grandchildren: Matthew Fedorkiw (Karen Kabel), Stephanie (Fedorkiw) Bessant (Devin), Colin Pitman (Amy), Ian Pitman (Ashleigh Mercredi), Sarah (Simpson) Thompson (Michael), and Keith Simpson (Amanda Dutchak) and six great-grandchildren: Deacon and Maddox Bessant, Lorelai and Maxwell Pitman, and Claire and James Pitman.
Irene was born on February 3, 1929, in St. Andrews, Manitoba. She married Steve in 1950, and they worked together to build the family businesses while raising their family. She was an avid cook and loved gardening and sewing. She was a member of the Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Parish, a member of the Women’s League, and a former league president. Always generous with her time she volunteered at church fundraising, family, and community activities. She and Steve enjoyed their time travelling together especially as snowbirds to St. Petersburg, Florida and to Minneapolis to watch the Blue Jays games when they were in town. Irene faced health challenges with her usual fortitude including rheumatoid arthritis, fractures for osteoporosis, breast cancer, and finally Alzheimer’s disease.
The funeral service is at Korban Funeral Chapel, 907 Main Street, Winnipeg, on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 10:30 am, with interment to follow at Glen Eden Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holy Family Home, 165 Aberdeen Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 1T9 or the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, 120 Donald Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4G2.
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Death notice for the town of: Winnipeg, Province: Manitoba