The family of the late Myrtle Skikewich, age 86, of Yorkton, beloved wife of the late Marion Skikewich sadly announce her passing on January 30, 2022 at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home.
On June 5, 1954 Myrtle was united in marriage to Marion Skikewich. The couple farmed throughout the Yorkton district before moving to Yorkton in 1975. Myrtle had worked at various places in Yorkton before opening her own drapery store. In 1993 Myrtle and Marion retired to Madge Lake, Saskatchewan.
Her greatest love was spending time with her family and grandchildren.
She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters Christine (Rodney) Holstein and Deborah (David) Kowall; son Todd (Carla) Skikewich; grandchildren Amy (Brandon) Mills, Steven Holstein; Parker (Kristen) Kowall, Sara-Jo (Kyle) Ritcey; Bailee (Adrian) Lucky, Riana (Brock) Liebrecht, as well as great-grandchildren Jacob and Kloey Mills; Kayden and Miya Liebrecht; Madden Ritcey, as well as many other relatives and friends.
Myrtle was predeceased by her parents Mary and Onufrey Cherwyk; her husband Marion and her siblings.
She was a very unique individual and we loved her for that!
A celebration of Myrtle's life will be held on Friday April 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church Yorkton, SK with Father Louis Nguyen officiating. Interment to follow in the Yorkton City Cemetery.
The service will be live streamed being at 10:50 a.m. please click onto the link provided http://www.facebook.com/christiesfuneralhome You do not need to have a Facebook account to participate.
Should friends so desire, donations in memory of Myrtle may be made to St. Gerard’s Building Fund 125 3rd Ave N Yorkton, SK S3N 1C4 or to the YDNH Activities Department 200 Bradbrooke Drive Yorkton, SK S3N 2K5
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