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Family
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Panisiak, Sophie and Wasyl
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- Stolarz, Sophie
- Struski, Sophie
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1899-1988
History
Sophie Panisiak (May 4, 1900 – March 22, 1982) immigrated from Poland to Athabasca in 1930 with her first husband, Mike Struski (1890 – January 8, 1963) and their four children: Berny from Mike’s earlier marriage, Jessie born October 1922, Joe born March 1924, and John born April 1926. They arrived Sept 10, 1930 and spent ten days at the Immigration Hall in Athabasca. Mike purchased S-30-67-23W4, and farmed there until his retirement in 1958. Two more children were born; Sophia in 1932 and Walter in 1934. After Mike’s death, Stophie stayed on the farm until she married Wasyl Panisiak in 1964.
Wasyl Panisiak (October 23, 1899 – January 18, 1988) was born in Ukraine and arrived in Canada on April 1, 1928. He was employed on a farm for a year until his wife Aksana arrived in March 1929. They worked on farms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan until they heard of good land in the Athabasca area and moved there, arriving April 10, 1930. They stayed at the Immigration Hall until Wasyl acquired a quarter section in the Larvert School District, SW 20-68-23W4. They had no children. Wasyl farmed for 34 years until Aksana passed away. Wasyl married Sophie Struski in June, 1964 and the Panisiak farm was sold to Ed Chouinard. Wasyl and Sophie lived on an acreage in the South Athabasca area until they moved to Little Manor in Athabasca in 1976.
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"From Out of the Wilderness" 1986
Athabasca Archives obituaries
Wasyl Panisiak’s personal notes