Obituary of Lydia Dutka

DUTKA - Lydia Agnes Dutka passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Country Meadows, Yorkton & District Nursing Home in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, at the age of 94 years. Lydia was born on November 23, 1923 at her parents' home in the Gerald District in Saskatchewan. She was a daughter to Jaroslov and Barbara (nee Martinoski) Petracek. Lydia was raised on the family farm and attended Willowvale School. The family moved to Spy Hill. She helped on the family farms until she met Clarence. They were wed on October 15, 1941 in Gerald, where they lived in the area for a short time. They then moved to Raymore, later to Lajord and then in 1967 they set up in Francis where they lived until 1987 when they moved to Yorkton. She was a stay at home wife and mother who through the years she enjoyed curling in her winters, mostly in Lajord. She was a vegetable and flower grower in the summers, she really enjoyed her flower beds. She created many quilts over the years. In later years she enjoyed playing shuffleboard and also enjoyed spending time with her Grand and Great Grandchildren. Lydia will be greatly missed by her daughters Darlene (Ken) Boychuk, Minaki, Ont. and Laverne Tucker, Yorkton, Sask. Grandchildren: Dan (Violet), Christa (Bill), Jamie (Lindsay) and Shane. Great Grandchildren: Kerston (Brandy), Kristine (Maverick), Kassandra, Matthew and D.J (Dan's); William, Liam (Christa's); Brodie, Ike (Jamie's); Carmen (Shane's). Also Great Great Grandchildren Cody and Penny (Kerston's). Lydia was predeceased by her parents Jaroslov and Barbara, her husband Clarence, sisters Beatrice, Helen (Toots), and Lucy and brothers Donnie, Leonard and George, as well as some nephews and nieces. A Memorial Gathering took place Saturday, October 13, 2018 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre and the interment followed in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in Gerald, Sask. Memorial donations in Lydia's memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society as gifts of remembrance. Condolences may be made to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com. Service Information Saturday, October 13th, 2018 11:00am, Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Saturday, October 13th, 2018 11:00am, Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Interment Details