Jaroslava (Bodnar) Vrancart (1919 - 2001)

Born 27 Jan 1919 in Kotowanie, Poland

Ancestors

Wife of Jan Frans (Vranckaert) Vrancart — married 13 Sep 1941 in Toronto Ontario Canada

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 2001 at age 82 in Oakville Ontario Canada

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Biography

Sally Vrancart, originally known as Slowka Bodnar, was born on January 27, 1919, in Kotowanie, Poland. Her early life was marked by Ukrainian heritage, as she lived near Lviv, Ukraine, close to the Polish border. At the age of 9, Sally immigrated to Canada aboard the ship Franconia, which departed from Liverpool, England, and arrived in Halifax on August 18, 1928. Accompanied by her mother and stepbrother Joseph Macan, they continued their journey by train to Wolsely, Saskatchewan. Her stepfather, Thomas Macan, had already gone ahead to Saskatchewan and awaited their arrival.

In Canada, Sally eventually settled in Toronto around 1940. She was a bright and driven individual who worked as a waitress at the Studleigh Restaurant in Toronto, where fate intervened. On a blind date, she met Frank Vrancart, and their connection blossomed. They married in 1941, and Sally took on the last name of her stepfather, becoming Sally Macan until her marriage to Frank.

Sally’s career path was diverse: she worked as a comptometer operator at Simpsons Department Store and later became a supervisor at Lux Time, where they manufactured clocks for stoves in Oakville, Ontario. Her love for Canada was unwavering, but she also maintained connections with her cousins in the Swedesboro, New Jersey area.

Sally Vrancart passed away peacefully on September 7, 2001, at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. She was a beloved wife, a devoted mother to Ron and Albert Vrancart, and a proud grandmother to Kate, Megan, Joanna Vrancart, and Danny Gellman12.

Her life journey—from Poland to Canada—reflects resilience, adaptability, and the bonds that tie families across borders. 🌟🇨🇦

Sally was born in Kotowanie, Poland on January 27, 1919, her birth name was Jaroslava Bodnar' ...She took the last name of her stepfather when her widowed mother remarried and was known as Sally Macan until she married Frank Vrancart in 1941.She passed away on September 7, 2001. Although born in Poland she was Ukrainian and lived near Lviv Ukraine on the Polish border until she immigrated to Canada at the age of 9 on the ship Franconia which departed from Liverpool, England arriving in Halifax on August 18, 1928 with her mother and step brother Joseph Macan. They further travelled by train to Wolseley Saskatchewan. Her step father Thomas Macan had gone to Ellisboro,Saskatchewan ahead of them and was awaiting their arrival. She eventually moved to Toronto around 1940. Her older paternal brother Theodore Bodnar remained in the Ukraine his whole life and finally again met his sister Jaroslava (Sally) in 1990 when he visited Canada. Sally was a very smart and driven person and worked as a waitress at the Studleigh Restaurant in Toronto where she met Frank Vrancart on a blind date. She was also a comptometer operator in the offices of Simpsons Department Store. After her children were older she went back to work as a supervisor at Lux Time where they manufactured clocks for stoves in Oakville, Ontario. She loved Canada but frequently visited her cousins in the Swedesboro, New Jersey area. No more info is currently available for Sally Bodnar. Can you add to her biography?

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