Obituary
Demchuk, Walter Peter Born May 14, 1952 in Toronto, passed away peacefully at Credit Valley Hospital on January 13, 2011 after a courageous struggle with cancer. Wally is survived by his beloved spouse Betsy, his son Walter Jr. and his brother Borys and partner Patricia. Wally will be dearly missed by his cousins Olga and her husband Ron Renzini and their children Derek Renzini and Alicia Maschio, Veronica Poryckyj and her children Nadia, Zach, and Renee, Bill Poryckyj ( deceased ) and his children Lara, Andrea and Andrij and his wife Leah and newly born Ava,aunts Mary Poryckyj and Oksanya Mozeka. Loving stepfather to Nina Geley, Tanya and her husband Peter Rodrigues. Papa Moose to Reese and Cruz. Treasured by special friends Eugene, Leslie, Mark and Andrea Cerkownyk whom Wally loved as family. Uncle Moose was adored by the Cerkownyk children- Brady, Brielle, Reese and Charli. Wally was predeceased by his mother Anna, father Stepan, uncle Andrij Poryckyj and cousin Bill Poryckyj. Wally's passing has left a huge hole in the hearts of his many and dear friends. Friends may call at the Cardinal Funeral Home, 92 Annette St. ( East of Keele ) on Thursday from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m. Panachyda on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Liturgy in the Chapel on Friday at 11 a.m. officiated by Fr. Michael Zola, St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by Wally's family. The family would like to thank the Doctors and staff of Credit Valley Hospital and the Carlo Fidani Cancer Centre for their kind and compassionate care.Visitation
Date
January 20, 2011
January 20, 2011
Location
Time
2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m. Panachida 7:30 p.m.
2 - 4 and 6 - 8 p.m. Panachida 7:30 p.m.
Service
Date
January 21, 2011
January 21, 2011
Location
Cardinal Funeral Home Chapel
Cardinal Funeral Home Chapel
Time
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Burial / Entombment / Cremation
Date
Location
Cremation
Cremation
Time
January 22, 2011
BO,
My heart goes out to you and your family at this very difficult time. I know form personal experience how hard it is to cope with the loss of a family member when he/she is taken from you before their time. It will get easier my friend - you will never forget - but it gets easier with time. i promise. You and your family are in my prayers.
Vito Ingrassia - JVF
January 21, 2011
I am so saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend. Although I haven't been in contact with Moose since the Dump days. We spent many a night there. One of the most funniest moments I have ever witnessed was the Olympic Situps. We also had some great times in Florida. Peace be with you.
Mat's
January 20, 2011
Condolences on the passing of Wally. I knew Moose for several years while he was playing slo-pitch. He will be missed by many. Trish Harrow Rodic, Slo-Pitch National
January 20, 2011
So, sorry for your loss;
January 20, 2011
Our deepest sympathies go out to Moose's family. Moose will be forever missed and great memories will never be forgotten.
January 19, 2011
I was saddened to hear that Wally (Moose) passed away. Although I haven't seen him in years, we definitely shared many laughs during those Uk. Caravan days. He loved a good laugh! Please accept my deepest condolences to his entire family. Larisa
January 19, 2011
Borys my heartfelt condolences to your family,may godspeed be with your dear brother Wally, are prayers are with .
January 19, 2011
Borys,
my prayers are with you and your family. May your beloved brother rest in peace. All the best, Take care and God bless you!
Carlene
January 19, 2011
While we didn't know "Moose" for long, we always enjoyed his wit and converstaion each time we visited the Cottage Butcher. He will be missed.
Please accept our deepest condolences.
January 18, 2011
How sad I was today to hear of Wally's passing. My heartfelt condolences go out to Betsy and your family. Meeting Wally at The Cottage Butcher was so special. He had the biggest smile and heart of a special man. He always would help me out to my car with my bags, although I always said no I can manage. But not Wally, "hey Jane it's no problem". I said cheers to him last October and we both said "see ya in the spring". I shall miss him and his infectious zest for life. He was a kind and caring person, who shall be greatly missed.
January 18, 2011
My thoughts are with you at this sad time.
January 18, 2011
Wally will always be in our hearts and memories. Wally loved people, and people loved Wally.
January 18, 2011
Borys,
My heartfelt sympathy and condolences to you and your family at this very sad time.
January 18, 2011
My deepest sympathy to you and your family, in this sad time.
January 18, 2011
Passing on our heartfelt condolences to the Demchuck Family in the loss of Wally.
Warmest Regards:
John and Christine Musicco
January 18, 2011
Please accept our sincere condolences for your loss. "Moose" showed great spirit throughout his difficult time.
His sense of humour and mischievous ways always added to the comradeship during our pool sessions together.
It was also a joy to visit the "cottage butcher" in Muskoka and be welcomed by that great smile of his.
With deepest sympathy , Dennis & Slava
January 18, 2011
Dear Betsy and family and friends of Wally. Please know you are all in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time. God Bless Wally and keep him in his care.
With love and deepest sympathy,
Jim and Jan Davidson
and family
January 18, 2011
My prayers go out to Wally and his family, may his soul rest in peace and God grant him eternal peace, may God give his family and dear friends the strenght to cope with this sad loss, my deepest condolences to all, to Borys, im very sadden by the death of your brother, i pray that God give you the strenght and courage to cope, again, my prayers go out to all his dear friends and family.
January 18, 2011
TO THE DEMCHUK FAMILY
EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES OUR SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS TO YOUR FAMILY
January 18, 2011
I am so sorry for your loss! There are not enough words to express what a wonderful person Wally was inside and out. I will never forget his warm hospitality at the Cottage Butcher always with a smile on his face. If you were down he would always knew how to make everything all right again even when he wasn't well himself. He had a lot of courage and a great spirit always upbeat and optimistic even in his last days. He will be sadly missed leaving a very large whole in our hearts. God bless!
January 18, 2011
Our deepest condolences to the Demchuk family on the passing of Moose. He was a warm hearted man who always had that bright smile on his face and that hearty laugh that I will never forget. He will be missed.
January 18, 2011
My sincerest condolences, Wally will be dearly missed.
January 18, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers are with teh Demchuk family.
January 18, 2011
Dear familly and friends of Wally Demchuk,
I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend (and butcher) affectionately known as "Moose". A fine and generous man, indeed. I will miss his wonderful smile, hearty spirit and the fun loving manner in which he embraced life.
My trips to the Cottage Butcher will never, ever be the same.
My heartfelt sympathies to all those dear to Wally and specially his lovely wife Betsy.
It is truely a sorrowful day.
The Walton's
Derek, Doreen, Nathan and Ryan
January 17, 2011
My deepest condolences to the Demchuk family. Wally will be deeply missed. R.I.P.
Teresa Sawdon
January 17, 2011
Althoiugh I did not know Wally very well, I know he was a wonderful brother to my good friend Bo and wil be missed by all he touched.
My sincere condolences to the family.
In sym[athy,
Jennifer MacGregor
January 17, 2011
Mairead and Barry Masters would like to extend our condolences to the Demchuk family. Wally was a good man and he will be missed.
January 17, 2011
We were very saddened to hear of Moose's untimely passing. We enjoyed very much his engaging personality and infectious laugh at the butcher shop in Bala, Muskoka. Our sincere condolences to Betsy and the whole extended family.
January 17, 2011
Our condolences to the Demchuk family. Moose will be missed by many. We hold you in our thoughts and prayer in this sad time.
January 16, 2011
My deepest sympathies to Wally's family. It saddened me to hear of his passing. I spent many great times with Demer on the baseball field and at the Caravan afterwards. Iconsidered him one of my true friends.
January 16, 2011
Wally Demchuk. What a fun person he was. I used to work at Ukrainian Caravan, where I waited tables and tended bar. Wally would come in after his baseball games with the team and hang out and have a great time with everyone. He was always respectful to me , and would protect me if anyone gave me a hard time. He had such a GREAT sense of humor and a jolly laugh. It was very rare that I would see him without his baseball cap on. He was a practical joker and I saw him and his friends pull MANY pranks that were the funniest. I STILL laugh to this day thinking about them. Wally was a good friend, a good man and I'm so sorry to hear of his passing. I no longer live in Toronto, I moved to Virginia 6 years ago. But I OFTEN think about my life at UK Caravan where I met SO many great people. MOOSE was one of my favorites. My heartfelt condolences to Wally's family and other friends. He will be missed but one thing for sure, he will NEVER be forgotten .
