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ERNEST YAROSTAH MALCHUK
Born: Jun 04, 1929
Date of Passing: Feb 04, 2013
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryERNEST YAROSTAH MALCHUK June 4, 1929 - February 4, 2013 On February 4, 2013, Ernest Malchuk passed away peacefully at age 83 with his family by his side at the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton. Ernest is survived by his loving wife June of 39 years; sister Mary Chorney of Winnipeg, MB, sister Rose Rogasky of Elphinstone, MB, sons, Dennis (Sandra) of St. Albert, AB, Ken (Rita) of Gravenhurst, ON; Don (Diane) of Winnipeg, MB; stepson, Johnny (Lisa) McNeilly of Edmonton; grandchildren, Carlye (Mike) Dash, Kendall Malchuk, Gregory and Lauren Malchuk, Nicolas and Colin Malchuk and Faith McNeilly; two great-granddaughters, Olivia and Sydney Dash, plus extended Zdebiak family of MB. Ernest was raised in the small farming community of Horod, MB. He raised his three sons with his first wife Rose (nee Rogasky) in Winnipeg. Although Ernest had limited formal education, he was a proud man and had a natural talent for the trades, and could design, build and repair, almost any project. He worked very hard, but also enjoyed socializing with good company, spending time at the family cottage in the Whiteshell, fishing, gardening and playing his cymbala. He was predeceased by birth parents Annie and Adam Zdebiak, adopted parents Pauline and Joseph Malchuk, brother Alex Zdebiak and sister Jean Chorney. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Howard McBride Westlawn Chapel, Stony Plain Rd. in Edmonton. Interment to follow in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ernest's memory can be made to the Alzheimer's Society of Alberta, 10531 Kingsway Ave., Edmonton, AB, T5H 4K1.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 16, 2013
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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When I was five years old I spent the winter on the farm with my grandparents, my uncles Ed and Orest (as he was known then) who taught me many skills and life lessons, some more valuable than others. In the spring of 1946 Ernie took me fishing and taught me that fish spawn in the shallows of Stuart Lake. When fish spawn they ignore lures. So to succeed in bagging a fish, my uncle taught me how to use a .22 rifle. I didn’t know it at the time, but he gave me a science lesson on “light refraction” as well, instructing me to aim the shot an inch or two lower than where I thought I saw the fish. He also cautioned me not to aim too low and shoot myself in the foot. That day, we came home with 5 fish. We likely ran out of ammunition. A good source of income in the 1940’s was trapping. Ernie had a trap line that he checked every day. In fact it was the muskrats he trapped and sold, that allowed him to buy his new .22 rifle. This was the same rifle that was such an effective “fish extractor”. Each muskrat pelt had to be in pristine condition to get the best price. In retrospect, it was very surprising to me that he would let me skin some of his muskrats, because a simple error with the skinning knife would ruin a pelt or seriously reduce its value. Nonetheless, I skinned quite a few msukrats for him. As payment for my labour, he returned from Elphinstone one warm spring day with a new pair of rubber boots. Not just the generic rubber boots, but high cut boots with eyelets and regular laces—with aggressive knobby soles. What a treasure. I must have spent a whole day running around in fresh snow, just to see the marvellously patterned footprints the boots made in the snow. These are a couple of great memories of Ernie and they represent his caring and generous nature as early as his teen years. I can’t honestly say that shooting fish or skinning muskrats helped me with later career choices. However, his examples of teaching, trusting and caring served me well. - Posted by: Adam Hrabinski (Nephew) on: Feb 24, 2013
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Ernie was also predeceased by his good buddy Raymond Sim (brother-in-law). He is also survived by June's two sisters Doreen Sim of Giroux, MB and Helen Bannerman of Winnipeg. Now nobody can say you can't drive your RV. REST IN PEACE ERNIE - Posted by: Cheryl Bannerman (neice by marriage) on: Feb 19, 2013