Obituary of John Hunko

HUNKO - John Hunko of Yorkton, beloved husband of the late Vicky Hunko entered eternal rest on August 25, 2020. John was born on July 8, 1924 on the family farm at Burgis, SK. He was the youngest son of Alex and Sadie Hunko (Rusnak). John attended school for grades one to eight at West Wexford School until his family bought a section of land north of Stenen, SK. He completed High School and went on to Moose Jaw Normal School where he completed teaching classes and went on to teach at Erwood, Okla and Ormsby Schools. After three years of teaching John settled in Canora and took a job with B.A. Oil. It was during this time that he met the love of his life Vicky at a Crystal Lake Dance in May 1947. They were married July 24, 1948. They lived for several years in Canora before moving to Yorkton in 1950 where John worked for Atomic Transfer and CNR Freight. In 1953 their first son, Bob was born. John took a job with Canadian Oil as a fuel truck driver. He was transferred to Prince Albert in 1959 as a Sales Rep. It was there that their second child, Catherine was born. They came back to Yorkton in 1962 where John continued to work as a Sales Rep. for Shell Oil. In 1968 their last son, Greg was born to complete the family. John travelled extensively through north and south eastern Sask., for a total of 27 years before retiring at the age of 62. He continued to work a number of years after that at Yorkton Distributors before officially retiring. John loved to go fishing, play soft ball, curl and golf. Once fully retired he and Vicky travelled from coast to coast in Canada, down to California and Colorado. They enjoyed visiting family all over and saw many sites along the way. John and Vicky were members of St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church and raised their family in the faith. John was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Third and Fourth Degree. He was also active in the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood as well as the A.C.T. He spent close to 23 years as the treasurer for St. Mary's Cultural Center where he and Vicky spent many days and evenings helping out at functions. John was a loving husband and father. He was particularly devoted to Vicky as her health failed. He demonstrated such care and love as he dedicated his life to making her comfortable. When she passed, he continued to show his love for his family as he continually prayed and visited with family and friends. His life, he often explained, was a miracle as many times he cheated death, from losing a kidney at 14, to his bypass surgery when he was 79 years old. There at the Gates of Heaven to rejoice his homecoming was his beloved wife of 65 years, Vicky, his parents Alex and Sadie, Harry and Lena Kluk, his brothers Mike and Paul along with siblings Billy and Marusa who died in infancy, plus many family and friends who went before him. His legacy lives on in his sister Ann Anaka, his children, Bob (Valerie), Greg (Wendy) of Regina and Catherine (John Shaw) of Littleton, CO. He was especially fond of his grandchildren, Lindsay (Shawn Hove) of Edmonton, Laura (Jeremy Gaboury) of Regina, David (Katey) of Calgary, Jennifer (Brandon Morris) of Brighton, CO., Michael (Tori Shaw) of Phoenix, AZ., Danielle and Brendan Hunko, Ashley Cronk of Regina, and Aaron Cronk of Squamish. His great-grandchildren will cherish his memory; Emmett and Wyatt Gaboury, Kyler and Emily Hove, Isabelle and Adelyn Hunko and Olivia and Ethan Morris. Prayers were held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 and the Funeral Liturgy on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Father Yevhan Zadorozhnyi, C.Ss.R. as the Celebrant. The responses were led by Lorne Stechyshyn and choir members. The cross bearer was Danielle Hunko and the epistle reader was Laura Gaboury. An Honour Guard was held consisting of Steve Popowich - Knights of Columbus, 3rd degree, Dave Spelay - Knights of Columbus - 4th degree, Glen Tymiak - Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood and Michael Shaw - Unites States Marine Corp. The interment took place in the Yorkton City Cemetery with David Hunko, Brendan Hunko, James Kluk, David Kluk, Kevin Kluk and Barry Marianchuk as the casket bearers. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com Eternal Memory Service Details. Prayers Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 | 7:00pm When: Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 7:00pm Location: St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Address: 155 Catherine St. YORKTON, SK S3N 0B9 Funeral Service When: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 10:00am Location: St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Address: 155 Catherine St. YORKTON, SK S3N 0B9 Funeral Service When: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 10:00am Location: St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Address: 155 Catherine St. YORKTON, SK S3N 0B9 Interment Location: Yorkton City Cemetery Address: King St. East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of John Hunko July 8, 1924 - August 25, 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