WILLIAM KOHUT

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WILLIAM KOHUT December 26, 1925 - November 20, 2008 William Kohut passed away on November 20, 2008 at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, at the age of 82. Bill was born on December 26, 1925 in Stuartburn, MB and moved to Toronto after the war where he met his wife, Marguerite King, with whom he would share the rest of his life. They were married on August 31, 1951 and they loved each other dearly for over 57 years. Together they set the standard for marriage and raised four children Dianne, Jim, John, and Jerry, and they were all able to be together again before he passed away. Bill leaves behind his loving wife Marguerite, Dianne and Bill Wilson, and children Jason and Mathew, Jimmy Kohut and Ellen Frood, John and Rhonda Kohut and their five children: Alex, Danielle, Eric, Gregory, and Liam, and Jerry and Rosalind Kohut and their four daughters: Rachel, Samantha, Marisa, and Madison. They also have four great-grandchildren Rylee, Audrey, Mackenzie, and Shayne. Bill was from a family of 13 children, and also leaves behind three brothers: Walter, Orest (Ann), Gene (Maggie), three sisters: Ann, Joyce, Adele, and sister-in-law Annette and numerous nieces and nephews. He has now been reunited with the rest of his family that had passed on before him, mother and father Lena and John, brothers: Jerry, Morris and Larry, and sisters: Helen, Mary, and Sophie.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 29, 2008