Obituary
KOHUT, Anna (nee Grechyn) - April 16, 1921 - June 27, 2011 Born in Tarnawka, Ivano Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine the youngest of four children. As a teenager, she survived German and Russian occupation, repeated secondary school exams in three different languages as the front shifted and went on to complete Teacher's College. Torn from her family, she faced hunger, fear of repression and the knowledge that her family was swept away by execution and the Gulag. She married and escaped west with her husband Michael during the war, giving birth to their son Myroslaw in 1944 in Vienna, which was then on the front. She immigrated to Canada in 1948 with her husband and son to Victoria, BC where she found work as a seamstress at George Straight and Sons, while her husband did manual labor although trained as a Chemical Engineer. She became a full-time mother, giving birth to her daughter Vera in 1954. The family moved to Edmonton in 1956-57 where friends of Michael had helped him secure work as a Research Chemical Engineer. She was bright, beautiful and tough. Her life was one of courage, tenacity and sacrifice for her children in the face of the difficulties she had to overcome. She is survived by her son Myroslaw Kohut in Kyiv, Ukraine; daughter Vera Kohut, granddaughter Lesia Kohut and great-granddaughter Mylana, in Toronto; and granddaughter Larissa Kohut, great-granddaughter Roxolana and great-grandson Maxem in Victoria. Panakhyda service will be held at 7 p.m. July 4, 2011 at the Cardinal Funeral Home, Annette and Keele and a Mass celebrated at 10 a.m. July 5th at the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bellwoods Ave. and Queen St. W., followed by interment at Park Lawn CemeteryVisitation
Date
July 04, 2011
July 04, 2011
Location
Time
2 - 4 and 6 - 9 p.m. Panakhyda 7 p.m.
2 - 4 and 6 - 9 p.m. Panakhyda 7 p.m.
Service
Date
July 05, 2011
July 05, 2011
Location
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bellwoods and Queen St. W.
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bellwoods and Queen St. W.
Time
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
Burial / Entombment / Cremation
Date
Location
Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
Time
July 06, 2011
Dear Vera,
We were all saddened to hear of your mother's passing. Please accept our deepest condolences and know our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time.
Ralph and Nancy Florence, Carrie and Jason
July 05, 2011
To Dr.Vera Kohut&FAMILY
Our deepest sympathy to you
Throughout this difficult time,
may you know the deep sympathy
and concern that are felt for you
and your family
Lorne & Dori Ebel,Orangeville Ont
519-941-1865
July 02, 2011
Dear Vera and family,
My deepest sympathy is extended to you and your family at this difficult time. The death of a loved one is never an easy thing to experience. It is important to remember the good times, special moments and the life long memories that each and everyone of you will carry forth as you fondly remember your Mother. My thoughts are with you.
Steven H. J. Bickerstaffe
July 01, 2011
Dear Vera; Our most sincere condolences on the passing of your Mother. Having read her obituary we can see that she was a strong, bright woman who had a long and at times difficult life. She sounds like a person who lived life well and full. You are in our thoughts and prayers. With fondest regards,
June 30, 2011
Dear Vera and family. What a long journey it has been for all of you. May it comfort you to know that Anna is now living in the best place imaginable with no more worries.
My prayers go out to you all.
Mary Joseph
