JOHN BORIS DANKO

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JOHN BORIS DANKO August 9, 1922 - December 8, 2009 It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of John Danko on December 8, 2009 at Humber River Regional Hospital. Born in Winnipeg in 1922, John was a vital part of the Ukraine community in Winnipeg. He served with distinction as a telegrapher aboard HMCS Huron during the war. John married his high school sweetheart, Helen Ozahan in 1944 (deceased 2007). John was well known in the jewelry industry as Marketing Director of Timex Watches of Canada. He moved from Toronto to Australia with Timex in 1976 and started a new adventure. Australia became home for 29 years, with golf 365 days per year. In 2004, John and Helen returned to Canada and took up residence in Waterloo. John was an interesting man and amazing raconteur, always ready and willing to share a joke or story. He was the proud father of Philip John (deceased 1981) and Daria and her husband Hank Mueller. He mourned the passing of his buddy and granddaughter Susanne Mueller (2009) and will be sadly missed by grandson Stefan Mueller, his wife Lisa and great-grandchildren Rebecca, Eric, Rachel, and best friend of 78 years Michael Harack and his wife Kit. Friends may call at the Turner Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., Toronto, at Windermere, east of the Jane subway, on Saturday, January 16, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. until the time of Service of Remembrance in the Chapel at 3:00 p.m. If desired, remembrances may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 09, 2009