Born in Saskatchewan, Canada
Daughter of Milian Pitz
and Eustena (Artemenko) Pitz
Sister of
Katarina (Pitz) Eremko and Nykolis Alexander (Pitz) Pitts
Wife of
Іва́н Миха́йлович (Гнати́шин) Hnatyshyn QC
— married
1931 [location unknown]
Mother of
Ramon John Hnatyshyn and Victor Michael Hnatyshyn QC
Died
at age 84
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2019
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Biography
Helen, born in 1909 in Saskatchewan, was recorded in the Prairie Provinces Census, 1926, living in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.[1] She married Senator John Hnatyshyn in 1931 and was the mother of Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn.
Helen was one of the original members of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. In 1990 she received the Governor General's Persons Award. She served for 14 years on the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
She died in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1993.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPR7-X77Y : 24 September 2020), Helen Pitts in household of Frank Hurley, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing Census, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
- ↑ Obituary: Hnatyshyn, H. (1993, Dec 10). Promoted equality for women. The Globe and Mail (1936-) Retrieved from ProQuest
See also:
- Cited in Wikipedia entry for John Hnatyshyn.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 January 2019), memorial page for Helen Constance Pitts Hnatyshyn (12 Jul 1909–9 Dec 1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #98546968, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by Tracy Anne (contributor 47809886) .
- https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/hnatyshyn_helen_1909-93.jsp
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