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JOHN KALUZNY
Feb. 9, 1931-Oct. 18, 2020
Our dad, John Kaluzny, aged 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at Parkview Place, Winnipeg, MB.
John was born on Feb. 9, 1931 in the farmhouse in McMunn, MB. He was predeceased by both parents, Anastasia and Nicholas Kaluzny, and was the seventh of 15 children.
John grew up on that same farm and along with his siblings they took care of the farm, cut cord wood to sell and hunted to feed everyone.
John married Frances (Blazeiko) on Oct. 18, 1958 and is survived by Frances and their three children, Terry (Lilian), Karen (Douglas) and Kevin (Angie), by three grandchildren, Hilary, Erica and Cintra, and by his great-grandson, Alexander.
For a short time in his 20’s, John moved to Hamilton, ON, following some of his older siblings, where he worked driving a dump truck and at a box factory. After a couple of years of the big city, John, Frances and Terry moved back to the farm in McMunn. John loved farming and he took over the farm in 1961, earning a living farming and logging in the winter months. He could often be seen on one of the John Deere tractors in the summer seeding, haying, harvesting and working the fields.
John loved animals and was especially fond of watching deer roam the farm and woods where he worked. He even had a pet deer for a short time in his early years. In 1982, John retired the farm as he had previously transitioned to working as a fire ranger for the Natural Resources branch in Hadashville. In 1996, John retired from that job and this was his official retirement.
John liked machinery, often talking about steam engine trains from his childhood and helicopters from his fire ranger days. He enjoyed relaxing on Sunday afternoons listening to Ukrainian, western and gospel music.
John spent his life providing for and taking care of his family, mentoring his children and loving Frances. He helped in any way that he could whenever he was needed, both for family and friends. His message to family and friends, “Love one another, don’t argue and get along.”
Rest peacefully Dad. Your family loves you and will deeply miss you.
The private family and close friends service will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 with interment to follow at St Mary’s Riverside Cemetery, Prawda, MB.
As published in The Carillon on Oct 22, 2020