Obituary
Dr. Eugene Woloschuk FRCS (C) (Obstetrician and Gynecologist) After a long illness on June 19, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in his 85th year. Beloved husband of Tamara for 51 years. Loving father to Walter (Oksana), Eugene (Laurie), Marianne, and Mark (Julia). Dear Dido to Alexandra, Katya, Natalka and Alex. Dear brother to Dr. Ostap of Alabama. Predeceased by brother Dr. Andrew and Dr. Bohdan, and sister Halyna. Will be missed by nieces Andrea, Barbara, Yvonne, Tamara, Adriana, Halyna, nephews George, Michael, Stephan, Taras, Bohdan, Andrei, and their families. Born in Bohorodczany, West Ukraine, Dr. Woloschuk received his elementary education in his hometown and matriculated from Stanislau College in 1944. He commenced medical schooling in 1945 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria where he completed three years of a five-year course before immigrating to Canada in 1948. During the next two years, Dr. Woloschuk worked on the tracks for the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia and as a laboratory technician at the Royal Columbia Hospital in New Westminster, B.C. Despite having mastered the English language, he wasn’t accepted at an English speaking medical school. However, he was accepted into medical school at the University of Laval, Quebec and had to learn French. He graduated and received his medical degree in 1953 having at the same time, completed his internship at the hospitals which were affiliated with Laval. From 1953 to 1954 he did part of his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. Henceforth, he went to Dalhousie University in Halifax and completed his residency at the Victoria General and Grace Hospitals. Dr. Woloschuk joined the medical Staff of Central Hospital in July of 1957 and has been a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario since 1958. Since his appointment as head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1972. Dr Woloschuk has been actively involved with the administration of the hospital in reviewing and updating policies pertaining to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology in Central Hospital. He was Chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Departmental meetings as well as the Nominating Committee and served on the Medical Advisory and Audit & Tissue Committees. He was also on the staff of Toronto General Hospital where he did most of his surgeries and obstetrics, at first solo, later joining a group. He was also a member of SOGC, Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. After retiring from active staff at Toronto General Hospital, he continued to practice office gynecology at 2299 Dundas Street in Toronto, retiring from this practice in 2002. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 23rd, at Cardinal Funeral Home, 92 Annette Street. Commencing at 7:00 p.m. with a Panachida to follow at 7:30 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Josaphat Cathedral, on Thursday June 24th at 10:00 a.m. Internment will be at Park Lawn Cemetery. Memorial donations to St. Josaphat’s Cathedral or the charity of your choice. Online condolences at www.cardinalfuneralhomes.comVisitation
June 23, 2010
 
7 - 9 pm Panachida 7:30 pm
Service
June 24, 2010
St. Josaphat's Cathedral
10 am
Burial / Entombment / Cremation
 
Park Lawn Cemetery