Tekla (Iwaniw) Mochulski (1893 - 1981)

Born 28 Nov 1893 in Radwańce, Radekhiv, Lviv, Ukraine

Wife of Michael Mochulski — married 15 Jul 1936 in Vilna, Alberta, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1981 at age 87 in Vilna, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Tekla (Tilly) Iwaniw, the daughter of Jacobi Iwaniw and Irenave Zurak,^[1] was born 28 November 1893. Radwańce, Radekhiv, Lviv, Ukraine. After the passing of her sister, Anna in Vilna, Alberta in 1935, Tilly and her daughter Pearl emigrated to Canada, where Tilly was to marry her sister's widower, Michael Mochulski.^{[2] [3]} Tilly and Pearl sailed from Liverpool, England, 3 July 1936 bound for Canada.^[4] Shortly after her arrival in Canada, Tekla married Michael Mochulski in Edmonton, 15 July 1936.^[5][6]

Tekla passed away in Vilna, 17 April 1981.^[7] She is buried in the Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Stry, Alberta. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Scanned copy of original Baptism Document for Pearl Iwaniw, lists Tekla Iwaniw and her parents. See attached image: Baptism Testiment Parascevia Iwaniw
2. ↑ Voices of Yesteryears, Vilna and District History. Vilna and District Historical Society, Vilna, Alberta T0A 3L0 Canada. First Printing 1991.
3. ↑ "Canada, Immigrants Approved in Orders in Council, 1929-1960" Telka Iwaniw 1936 Ancestry Link
4. ↑ "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960" Tekla Iwaniw, Liverpool, July 1936 Ancestry Link
5. ↑ "Province of Alberta Archives - Marriages" Brides, 1919-1946, Tekla Iwaniw (https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2022-04/brides-ia-1919-1946.pdf )
6. ↑ "Province of Alberta - Registration of Marriage" See attached document
7. ↑ Edmonton Journal; Publication Date: 21 Apr 1981; Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Newspapers Link See attached clipping
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124981491