Forever Remembered Dedication to Mom Forever Loved If tears could build a stairway And memories could build a lane, We would walk all the way to Heaven To bring you home again.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name But all we have are memories, And a picture in a frame.

It broke our heart to lose you Mom, But you didn’t go alone For part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

So Lord put your arm around our mother, Give her love and tender care, And save a place beside her. Until we get there.

Emily Strutynski

May 30, 1931 – August 17, 2014

Emily Strutynski (nee Skotnitsky) was born on May 30, 1931 on the family Remembering the Life of farm near . She was the third child of five born to Walter and Katherine (nee Solonenko). Emily lived most of her life in the Stornoway district. She received Emily Strutynski her education at Stornoway School. Emily loved school and was an excellent baseball player. She enjoyed her time on the family farm playing house and making mud pies with her sisters. Sadly her childhood was cut short by the untimely passing Prayer Service of her father. At the age of 12 Emily’s responsibilities moved her from the playhouse Sunday, August 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. to the main house as her mother and brothers carried on with the family farm. Due to the era and financial constraints Emily’s dream of post-secondary education was St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church cut short. At the age of 16 she ventured to to find work. Her eastern stay Yorkton, Saskatchewan was short lived, but long enough to find another Stornoway boy trying to make it in the big city. On October 22, 1949 Emily married Walter Strutynski. The couple Officiating – Rev. Father Ray Lukie, C.Ss.R. continued to farm and was blessed with four children. Emily jokingly referred to her Funeral Liturgy two families with the 17 year spread from the oldest to the youngest. Her love of , gardening, and flowers paled in comparison to her love of family and God. Monday, August 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Emily was a strong supporter of her families’ ambitions. Through the years Emily St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church was involved with various organizations. These included the Stornoway Ladies group, St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wroxton, Canadian Cancer Celebrant Society, various volunteer work, and the Wroxton recreation center. Emily was a Very Rev. Father Peter Pidskalny, C.Ss.R. strong and passionate woman who spoke up to injustices and put her faith into action through her years of servant hood. Her trust in God's will and the love of the Responses – Ed Pindus, Colette Karapita family kept her going through difficult times. Emily was well known for her & St. Mary’s Choir members hospitality, many a good meal, and many an act of kindness done without fanfare. Emily’s early beginnings made her a fierce supporter of all her children and Cross Bearer – Kelly Skotnitsky grandchildren. She loved being a mom and a Baba. Her declining health was no limitation to the passion she had to be there for her children. She knew full well that Epistle Reader – Coreen Strutynski worldly riches are fleeting but the treasures of faith are forever. She was an excellent Casket Bearers role model for her children and grandchildren teaching them the importance of hard work, pride, and family. Above all, her grandchildren were her greatest Keith Strutynski Ian Strutynski achievements recognising each of their special gifts. On Sunday August 17, 2014 Wyatt Strutynski Cody Strutynski Emily was able to go home. Having been satisfied that her work on earth was done she accepted and looked forward to a Heavenly reunion with her Father. The family Eliah Bedwell Jenna Bedwell takes comfort knowing she is wrapped in her heavenly Father’s arms. See you later. Logan Rohatensky Tèa Rohatensky Emily will be reunited in heaven with her parents, Walter and Katherine; her husband Walter; her son Kenneth; her two brothers, Anton and Carl, brother in law

Interment William Minchuk and sister in law Janet Skutnitski. She will be lovingly remembered Garden of St. Luke and greatly missed by her sons, Barry of Wroxton and Charles (Lori) of Stornoway; daughter Jackie Rohatensky of Yorkton; daughter-in-law Martha Strutynski of Yorkton Memorial Gardens Stornoway; wonderful grandchildren, Keith (Tricia) Strutynski of Stornoway, Ian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Coreen) Strutynski of , Wyatt and Cody Strutynski of Stornoway, Eliah Memorials honouring Emily’s life may be made to and Jenna Bedwell of Langenburg; Logan and Tèa Rohatensky of Yorkton; three great The Health Foundation as gifts of remembrance. grandchildren Kenley, Ty, and Turner Strutynski of Stornoway; sisters Mary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minchuck of Kelowna, Nettie (Fred) of Yorkton, and sister- in- law Paulette of Everyone is invited to join the family for a coffee reception following prayers and a Saskatoon; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. memorial luncheon at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre following the interment.