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JOHN SERGE MUCHIN
Born: Nov 25, 1920
Date of Passing: Jun 16, 2013
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryJOHN SERGE MUCHIN John passed away on Father's Day, Sunday, June 16, 2013 in King, Ontario. Born on November 25, 1920 in Odessa, Ukraine, he came to Canada following the Second World War and settled in Winnipeg. For 25 years, John worked at the University of Manitoba, in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library, as the head of the Special Collections Department. He is noted for his Canadiana catalogue of Ukrainian books and two of his own published works. He was a member of the Ukrainian Free Academy of Science (UVAN), the Manitoba Library Association, and the Ukrainian Cultural and Education Centre (Oseredok). John is survived by his wife Halyna Muchin, daughters Svitlana Muchin and Taisa Ballard, son-in-law Colin Lochhead and grandchildren: Samantha, Tavis, Stefan and William. Very special thanks to his caregivers at the King City Lodge, whom he adored, and they in return. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 19 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Cardinal Funeral Home 'Bathurst Chapel' 366 Bathurst Street, Toronto. Service will be Thursday, June 20, 10:00 a.m. at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 406 Bathurst Street, Toronto. Interment at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery, Oakville. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome at the St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Foundation at www.stjoesfoundation.ca Condolences may be made at www.cardinalfuneralhomes.com
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 19, 2013
Condolences & Memories (3 entries)
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SVITLANA PLEASE CALL ME. 204-261-3077, 204 396-4583 - Posted by: MARK DOBROHORSKY (NEPHEW) on: Aug 25, 2013
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What sad news! Mr. Muchin was my boss for ten years at Special Collections at the Elizabeth Dafoe Library at the University of Manitoba. He was a wonderful man, intelligent, cultured, and kind. I learned so much from him about history and his life. And what a complicated life it was -- surviving the Holodomor and World War II and post-war life. I wonder if he had written down his memoirs. Had been thinking about him this week -- was in Australia and spoke about him. Вічна йому пам'ять! - Posted by: Orysia Tracz (friend) on: Jun 19, 2013
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Muchin, John Serge John passed away, after a valiant and determined relationship with life, on June 19, 2013 in King City, Ontario. He was born on November 25, 1920 in Odessa, Ukraine. John graduated from the Pervomaisk Pedagogical Institute in Ukraine and from the Moscow Artillery College. After a stint as a truck driver for the American army in Germany, John came to Canada in 1948 and worked in a mine in northern Manitoba. He moved to Winnipeg and, until 1960, was a labourer in the yards of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Actively involved in the Ukrainian community, John met his future wife, Halyna Yanchyk, in 1950 and they were married the following year. In 1956, John proudly received his Canadian citizenship. A lover of classic literature and world history, he earned his Bachelor of Library Science (BLS) at the University of Ottawa in 1962 and Master of Arts (Slavic Studies) at the University of Manitoba in 1972. In 1963, John became the librarian for the Winnipeg firm J. Richardson & Sons. One year later, in 1964, he was appointed Slavic Librarian and Cataloguer at the University of Manitoba and in 1968, became head of the Special Collections Department, a post held until 1990. A significant contribution of John’s to the Slavic Collection was the compilation of a catalogue of all Ukrainian books published in Canada. His Canadiana catalogue is held in the Archives and Special Collections, University of Manitoba. John Muchin published two books: Za viru batkiv uniiaty v khudozhestve Korelenka (1976) and Slavic Collection of the University of Manitoba (1970). He was a member of the Ukrainian Free Academy of Science (UVAN), the Manitoba Library Association, and the Ukrainian Cultural and Education Centre (Oseradok). After his retirement, he moved with his wife Halyna to Ontario to be near his children and grandchildren. - Posted by: Svitlana Muchin (Daughter) on: Jun 19, 2013