NICK ZYTARUK

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NICK ZYTARUK Frances Zytaruk sadly announces the death of her beloved husband Nick, at St. Boniface Hospital. Nick served his country in wartime as a member of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. As they arrived in Hong Kong, they were taken prisoners and spent 44 months as slave labourers on 2 cups of gluey rice per day. He never had any time for schooling because his parents praised him daily at the age of six years for earning 25 cents from each of his three uncles, for cleaning barns. This money was needed to provide flour, sugar or whatever food they could not grow in their garden. At the age of seven he had the job of using four horses and a gang plow. He was born April 7th, 1919, the third child in a family of 11 children to the late George and Katherine Zytaruk. His brother Martin gave his life for his country while fighting the war in Italy. He was predeceased by his eldest brother Bill and 2nd youngest brother George from Hamilton, ON. Both worked for the Ford plant. His middle brother John, also served in the war and returned home. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Frances, of over 56 years; son Brian (Myrna) and granddaughter Vanessa of Calgary; daughter Wilma (Ernie Hrushka) of Dufresne, MB. His body was donated for Medical Science to the University of Manitoba. Nick requested that no service be held. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the St. Boniface Foundation where he was treated so well by all who came in contact with him, whether in the Emergency Assessment or on the 5th floor. All the staff went that extra mile in caring for all the patients. Nick worked until December 1973 when he needed a wheel chair to get around. He has lived at home while being on the Victoria Hospital lifeline. Our thanks go out to them, they made his daily living easier. Thanks also goes out to the orderlies who bathed Nick nightly to help ease the pain in his back. Nick your wife and children will honour your life. We never lose the ones we love For even though they are gone Within the hearts of those who care Their memory linger on

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 20, 2002