Obituary of Donna Anne Olshewski

OLSHEWSKI - Donna Olshewski of Yorkton, beloved wife of Ken Olschewski entered eternal rest on December 12, 2020. Donna was born on October 24, 1948 to Dmetro and Edna (Kyba) Ochitwa in Canora, SK. She was educated at the Strathcona, Podolia and Canora Composite High schools. From there she went on to receive her Registered Nursing Diploma from the Yorkton Union Hospital in 1969. Donna worked casually at the Yorkton Union Hospital while raising three children then full time until retiring in 2012. She met Ken in 1969 and they were married on her birthday on Oct. 24,1970 at St. Phillips Roman Catholic Church. They made their home in Yorkton where they raised three children, Pam, Holly and Keith. Over the years, Donna took up sewing, knitting, decorating cakes, making mukluks and cutting hair. She loved staying at home with the children when they were young and once they were gone, looking after the people at work. She had a strong faith and was an active member of St. Gerard's Parish and the CWL, including her much-loved quilting group. Ken and Donna did a lot of camping when the children were young and again once the children left home, especially after retirement. They enjoyed many trips to Calgary and Sherwood Park to see their daughters and grandchildren and travelled to many places including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the US and the Caribbean. Donna was predeceased by her parents Edna (Olga) and Dmetro Ochitwa, her sister Marie Wenarchuk and Ken's parents, Louis and Elsie Olshewski. Donna will be forever loved and missed by her husband of 50 years, Ken, her daughters Pam Funk, and Holly (Brad) Dutchak and son Keith Olshewski, as well as her beloved grandchildren Taylor and Ashley Funk and Zoey and Noah Dutchak. She leaves to mourn her passing her sister Sylvia (Ted) Gorham and brothers Ben (Katie) Ochitwa and Zane Ochitwa (June Peterson) and many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends. Prayers were held on Sunday, December 20, 2020, led by Mary Bybliw; Ashley Funk doing the reading, and Taylor Funk leading the prayer of intercession. The Funeral Mass was held on Monday, December 21, 2020, both services at St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church in Yorkton. Rev. Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen was the Celebrant and Chris Fisher was the accompanist. Carol and Francis Deters led the responses and singing of hymns. Readers were Pamela Funk & Holly Dutchak and prayers of the faithful led by Zoey Dutchak. CWL Members provided the Honour Guard and offered the prayers to their faithful member. The casket bearers were Keith Olshewski, Bradley Dutchak, Philip Olshewski, Harold Bilokreli, Glen Brezinski and Herb Marchinko. The interment took place in the Trinity Columbarium at Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Memorials in memory of Donna may be made to the ALS Society of Saskatchewan https://alssask.ca/en/donate Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to ALS Saskatchewan (2430 8th Ave. Unit C, Regina, SK S4R 5E3) as gifts of remembrance. Service Details. Family Prayer Service When: Sunday, December 20th, 2020 7:00pm Family Funeral Service When: Monday, December 21st, 2020 11:00am Location: St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church Address: 125 Third Ave. N. YORKTON, SK S3N 1C4 Interment Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Donna Olshewski October 24, 1948 - December 12, 2020 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book