Caroline LEBID

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LEBID: Caroline of Brandon, beloved mother of Mildred Hykawy and Pat MacAulay, passed away peacefully at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon on Friday, March 13, 2009 at the age of 91 years. Caroline was born to Alex and Maria Galan on October 17, 1917 in the R.M. of Strathclair, Manitoba. She was raised on a farm with two older brothers, Mike and Steve, and two younger brothers, Peter and Harry. Caroline was raised in Wisla and attended school there until grade nine. She attended church at Dolyny. She married John Lebid in 1937 and they farmed at Seech until 1955. They moved to Oak River where she worked at the egg grading station for about ten years. Caroline then went on to work at both the Rivers and Shilo Army Bases. She retired and moved to Brandon in 1989. Caroline belonged to the Ukrainian Catholic Church at Seech, Rivers and St. Mary’s in Brandon. She enjoyed her time curling at the Oak River Curling Club, as well as gardening, crocheting, knitting, lawn bowling and watching hockey, baseball and soccer. Caroline is survived by her first daughter Mildred Hykawy, second daughter Pat MacAulay and husband Ron; two grandchildren, Richard and wife Valerie Hykawy and Aaron MacAulay; two great-grandchildren Richard and Angelica Hykawy. She was predeceased by her parents Alex and Maria Galan, husband John in 1992 and all four of her brothers, Mike, Steve, Peter and Harry. Prayers will be held at Brockie Donovan Chapel, 332-8th Street, on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The Divine Liturgy will be held at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 927 Assiniboine Avenue, Brandon on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Father Michael Tkachuk as Celebrant and Stella Fedeniuk as Cantor. Interment will follow at the Brandon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Carol may be made to the Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation “Assiniboine Centre”, 150 McTavish Ave. East, Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 2B3.

As published in Brandon Sun on Mar 16, 2009