Obituary of John Levenec

The funeral service will be held on Monday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach, MB., with interment at St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Cemetery, Sirko, MB.

John Levenec, 86 years, of Vita, passed away on Saturday July 9, 2022 at the Vita Personal Care Home, Vita, MB.

John grew up on the family farm in Sirko, Manitoba, son of Nick and Maria. After marrying Jean Bugera in 1964 they moved to Vancouver where he turned his hand to everything from digging ditches to training as a baker, but soon returned to Winnipeg where they lived until his retirement. Jean and John then bought a home in Sundown where they spent their retirement years together. 

John was predeceased by his wife Jean Levenec, parents Nick and Maria, parents-in-law Steve and Pauline Bugera, and his sisters Ann and John Shegelski, Dorothy Vickers, Kay and Jack Hayden, Sophy And Fern Rey, his sister-in-law Dorothy Levenec, and his brother Peter Levenec, brothers-in-law John and Olga Bugera, Mike and Helen Bugera, Walter Woroniuk and Peter Bugera and sister-in-law Elsie Bugera.

He is survived by his brother Mike Levenec, sister-in-law Val Levenec, his sisters-in-law Mary Woroniuk and Marie Bugera, numerous nieces and nephews and daughter Lori-Ann and Philip Bugera, grandsons Willem Hergesheimer and Alexis, Ewen and Alex Hergesheimer, step grandsons Dustin and Kayleigh Bugera, Dallas Bugera, Denver Bugera and Tamara, and 4 greatgrandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, his family would be grateful of any support you could send to assist Ukraine at this time.

The funeral service will be held on Monday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach, MB., with interment at St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Cemetery, Sirko, MB.




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