SAMBORSKI Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetary Plankey Plains Manitoba

SAMBORSKI

Samborski
John 1896-1970
Barbara 1895-1977
Rest in Peace.

Samborski: In loving memory of
Husband, Father and Grandfather: Paul 1913 - 2001
Wife, Mother, and Grandmother: - 1980
Rest in peace.

 

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Plankey Plains Manitoba Canada

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery

Plankey Plains, Manitoba Canada

Here is one of the more fortunate of the unfortunate grave markers in the Plankey Plains Cemetery.  There are families, though, who have replaced the markers like this and far worse with new ones, many keeping the long rectangular concrete slab that lies flat over the grave site.

Perhaps on the next trip to this area I will be able to find out more information, but at this time I will offer what I have.  The grave markers were cast by hand, most likely by a resident who took it upon himself to handle this portion of the church and cemetery business.  In this case, the letters were scratched into the cement, but rather unevenly.  Now, as you can see, there is growth that would need to be removed in order to view the letters better.

My husband and I were told a story by his cousin who went to visit his family's cemetery burial grounds in Southern Minnesota.  Unfortunately for this site, a man had taken it upon himself to clean up the grave markers by washing and soaking them.  He discovered in the end that he had removed all of the names.  Once done, there is no undoing.

Here is the same photograph, printed and then outlined as best as I could with a marker, and what I can glean from what I see thus far.  I see a name, Ivan? Ivanbola?  This person died in [19]22 at the age of 38 years.



POLISCHUK Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Plankey Plains Manitoba

POLISCHUK

POLISCHUK
In Loving Memory
Walter March 28, 1937 - January 1, 2008



MATICHUK Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Plankey Plains Manitoba

MATICHUK

Matichuk
Father: Onufry June 29, 1890 - August 8, 1966
Mother: Hafia September 16, 1894 - December 13, 1989
Ever remembered.
Ever loved.



ORYSCHAK Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Plankey Plains Manitoba

ORYSCHAK

Nicholas Oryschak
December 14, 1898 - March 14, 1951



Oryschak: Dear Mother Katherine
October 14, 1902 - June 21, 1994
Grant her, O Lord, eternal rest

Oryschak: Beloved Son Myron Morris
1915-1932. This marker is difficult to read.
See same marker right below.

 



KOSHMAN FENIUK FENYUK Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery Plankey Plains Manitoba

Спочивае Стифан Кошман
уп. 1930 р.
прожив 75 ро.
сеи хрест
поставила донька
Маріа Финюк
Вічная память.

This is the grave marker at Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Plankey Plains, Manitoba for Stephan Koshman, my great-great grandfather. 

Here lies Stefan Koshman

Died in the year 1930

Lived 75 years

This cross

placed here by his daughter

Maria Feniuk

Memory eternal.

From the memoir of Wasylyna Koshman German (Gorman) as told to Ann Sherman and published in The Carillon News,  April 1974:

In the spring of 1900 Stephan Koshman took a cancelled homestead for $30.00, the farm where the Plankey Plains Ukrainian Catholic Church is now situated, built their home on the south half and moved his family from Kulachkowsky’s.  Their new neighbor was Frank Millar (Fern Horobetz’s Dad) who farmed the place later owned by John Bialkoski.  Mr. Millar was a very good neighbor, he also spoke Ukrainian so that it brought a real closeness between him and the Koshman’s who could not speak any English.

About 1903, men of the surrounding neighborhood held meetings in the homes in regards to choosing a spot for a cemetery.  Men attending included Nick Didychuk, Harry Goy (grandfather of Mrs. Mike Tkachuk), Steve Horbul, S. Koshman, Jack Pawloski, father of Pete Pawloski, Winnipeg, N. Polischuk (Mrs. Cherwaty’s father), Mike Nawolski, Oliksa Tkachuk (Jack’s dad), Dan Horbul, J. Gorman and Sam Gorman (husband of Wasylyna).

Jack Pawloski agreed to donate an acre of land and so did Stephan Koshman, but they soon were to find out that there was a road allowance between the two farms.  The first membership fees were 25 cents and another acre of land was bought from Jack Pawloski where the land was quite a bit higher.