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TONY MARTYNIUK |
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Tony,
(Antoine Alphonse) Martyniuk passed away peacefully April 22
at the age of 87 with his devoted wife Olga by his side.
Predeceased by his parents Roman and Mathilda Martyniuk, older
brother Tom, and infant great-grandchild Anthony Stephen Jovenazzo.
He is remembered by his loving wife of 59 years, sons Larry (Pat)
of Cold Lake, AB, and their children, Trina (Greg Jovenazzo) of
Calgary, AB, Corie Martyniuk of Cold Lake, AB; Terry (Bonnie)
their children Matthew, Evan and Steven all of Moose Jaw, daughter
Debbie Anderson of Moose Jaw; his sister Rose Walker of Calgary,
AB, brother Alex (Ollye) Martyniuk of Prince Albert. Tony was
never afraid of hard work, he was first employed as a field
harvester at the age of 16. He then was employed by Western
Dominion Coal in Hirsch until he was enlisted in the army in 1942.
He returned to Hirsch in 1943 after being declared an essential
service, where he continued to work at the mine until 1947. He met
the love of his life at a dance in 1948 and enticed her with the
fact that he had his own jewelry store. Shortly after they were
married, Tony came to work in Moose Jaw, and that's where his construction career began. He worked for
Froshel and Heisler, Bloomer and Mitchell, Inland, Nick Carter and
Andy Sokol before retiring as a finish carpenter in 1985. His
handiwork can still be found in kitchen cabinets around the city.
Their retirement was spent mainly at their cabin at Lovern Lake where it became a home away from home. Tony enjoyed fishing almost
as much as working with wood and there was often the smell of fish
frying in the kitchen. But it was Tony's skills as a carpenter
that kept him busy. Besides working on many homes in the city, he
was kept busy doing projects for his children. He became very good
at building everything from kitchen utensils and furniture, to a
wide variety of wood toys for his grandchildren. He acquired a
wood lathe and began creating an impressive assortment of bowls
and vases. Soon he purchased a carving set from which more works
of art were created. For the last 8 years his home has been at Providence
Place after he suffered a stroke following surgery. He continued to do
his carvings while a resident there and many of his tools became
part of the present workshop. The
family is very grateful to the staff of
Providence Place
for their kindness and care over the years and especially for the
compassion shown to the family in his last weeks. The
family invite you to remember him at his funeral service Friday
April 25, 2008 at
10:30
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