OLGA PAVLOVA METZ (BOZYK)

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OLGA PAVLOVA METZ (nee BOZYK) Our deeply beloved, cherished and respected mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, passed away peacefully in Miami, FL, on October 6, 2004. Born in Winnipeg, she began her singing career with the British Broadcasting Corporation in Canada. After moving to the United States, she performed with the National Broadcasting System in New York, Boston and Washington, DC, where she also worked for the Office of Strategic Services during the Second World War. She particularly enjoyed her performances at Radio city Music Hall in New York City. As a concert soloist she was also a recording artist for Monitor Records. She delighted audiences at international nightclubs and hotels with her rendition of songs in many languages. After moving to Miami, she continued performing at numerous Miami Beach hotels and starring with Caesar Lamonica at the Bandshell Auditorium. She was an active member of the Coral Gables Music Club, the Cancer Society and the Coral Gables Country Club. Olga was most proud of her Ukrainian heritage and of the Ukrainian communities in both the United States and Canada. Her lovely voice is still enjoyed through her beautiful records. She was a soloist for the Ukrainian community, was an active and proud member of the Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Ukrainian American Club. Lovingly remembered and sadly missed, she is survived by her daughter Olga Schaefer, her son Michael Pavloff and daughter-in-law Alice Pavloff, brother Monsignor Vladimir Bozyk, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her many friends. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Munroe Avenue and Watt Street with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Vladimir Bozyk, Rev. Fr. Darren Kawiuk, Rt. Rev. Mitrat Gregory Oucharyk officiating. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. Those special days will not return When we were all together. But with the love that is in our hearts You will walk and sing with us forever. God has you in his keeping - we have you in our hearts. CROPO FUNERAL CHAPEL 586-8044

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 10, 2004