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Spring Valley Cemetery
Hinchcliffe, Kamsack Region, Saskatchewan

Hinchcliffe, Saskatchewan
SE10-36-4-W2

Contributed by Evangeline Mostowchuk, Aug 03, 2003, last edited Apr 14, 2008 [van345@email.com]. Total records = 120.

From Junction 9&49 just east of Preeceville, head north to Hinchcliffe corner, turn right (east) off Highway 9 at Danbury sign (There's a graveyard on the left), onto grid road. Go 5 miles east. Turn left (north) onto grid road. Go 1.3 miles north, turn right (east) onto a gravelled, grass-centred road. Follow the road east and curve north along a creek right into the cemetery. (Note: If you pass a farmyard on the left with a white house, you've gone too far!)

The Ukrainian settlers had a Russian Orthodox Church built 8 miles north of Sturgis, NW22-35-4-W2, on the McClure property across from the John Prekaski farm. The church name was changed to St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Around 1907, disagreements resulted in one church being built by Lady Lake and the above one being moved to Spring Valley Cemetery at SE10-36-4-W2.

The land for the cemetery was donated by John Lesanko to the community. The cemetery is out in the country, not in a city, so all the land around it is farmland.

The church is Holy Ascension Russian Greek Orthodox Church at Spring Valley where this cemetery is. Now the church roof has fallen in, and has not been repaired. The cemetery is still in use, and is owned and maintained by the community.

In mid Jul, 2003, I visited this cemetery. Some of the names are transliterated, as they were in Ukrainian.

- Evangeline Mostowchuk

??, no name, Wooden cross
Auramanko, Anna L., b. Jul 15, 1935, d. Jul 21, 1935
Babiarz, Joseph, b. 1911, d. 1978
Braitwaite, Ruben, baby, s/o Robert and Christine Braitwaite
Budnek, Gashitza, b. Jun 2, 1873, d. Jul 14, 1948
Budnek, Jiorj, b. 1865, d. Jan. 7, 1954
Budnek, Kalyna, b. 1911, d. Apr 1911
Budnick, Helen Babiarz, Dec 31, 1917, d. Oct 8, 2002, wife of Peter Budnick
Budnick, Mike, b. Sep 20, 1910, d. Mar 5, 1948
Budnick, Peter, b. 1903, d. 1977, husband of Helen
Chalus, Alexandra Sadie, b. 1903, d. 1977
Chalus, Freddie, b. Feb 24, 1930, d. Oct 11, 1937
Chalus, John W., b. Aug 14, 1892, d. May 7, 1965
Chekoway, Cecilla, b. 1887, d. 1967
Cherawsky, John, b. 1918, d. 1967
Chernawsky, Mary, d. Oct 30, 1963, 73 years
Chernawsky, Peter, d. Apr 28, 1961, 91 years
Cherniawsky, Doketsa, b. 1900, d. 1991, wife of George Cherniawsky
Cherniawsky, George, b. 1892, d. 1948, husband of Doketsa
Chnevicz, Alex, b. 1879, d. Sep 21, 1955
Chorniauski, Frozina, b. 1874, d. Jan. 7, 1916, wife of Wasel Chorniauski
Chorniauski, Wasel, d. 1911, husband of Frozina
Constantinescue, Safron, d. Nov 30, 1947, 79 years, husband of Florence
Contantinescu, Jim, b. May 26, 1912, d. Oct 11, 1968, son of Safron and Florence
Contantinescue, Florence, b. 1878, d. 1937, wife of Safron
Dronyk, Domnika, b. Sep 9, 1919, d. Se[t. 26, 1919
Dronyk, Maria, b. 1915, d. Mar 25, 1915
Federuk, Trandakira, b. Jun 1898, d. May 24, 1970
Folwark, William, b. 1918, d. 1978, brother to Mary (Folwark) German
German, Anna, b. 1856, d. May 5, 1948
German, Anne, d. Dec 1910
German, Anniza (Filipchuk), d. Nov 25, 1918, wife of Toder German
German, Domka, d. Apr 20, 1928
German, George J., b.Oct 27, 1912, d. Nov 16, 1974, h/o Mary Folwark
German, John, b. 1913, d. 1984
German, Mary G.(Folwark), b. 1913, d. Aug 13, 1969, wife of George German
German, Mary,, on same cross as Anniza, twin to Vasel, no date, or same date?
German, Paraska, d. Oct 22, 1944, 54 years
German, Peter, b. 1889, d. 1969, husband of Paraska
German, Petrina, b. 1924, still alive, on same headstone as husband John above
German, Polly, b. 1893, d. 1944, same lady as Paraska above, on same headstone as husband Peter German
German, Toder, b. Mar 25, 1866, d. 1944, husband of Anniza German, father of George German
German, Vasel, d. Nov 25, 1918, twin to Mary
Hutzel, George, b. 1898, d. 1939
Kapis, Peter, b. 1892, d. Jan. 27, 1959, Raskuns, Austria
Koosak, Helena, b. 1872, d. Oct 20, 1912, transliterated from Ukrainian
Kostaschuk, Shirley Jannet, b. Mar 19, 1946, d. Apr 17, 1946
Kusiak, Tanasi, b. 1884, d. Nov 19, 1943
Lesanko, Aleksander, d. 1905, 84 years
Lesanko, Catherine, b. 1886, d. 1952, wife of John Lesanko
Lesanko, John, b. 1881, d. 1962, original owner of land cemetery is on
MacKennan, Evangeline Dawn, b. May 18, 1956, d. Mar 19, 1999
Masley, Mary, b. 1921, d. 1988, daughter of John and Allie Prekaski
Melnek, Mike, b. 1887, d. May 27, 1961, brother-in-law to John Prekaski
Meroniuk, Helen (Eliana), Nov 18, 1893, d. Dec 5, 1918, new gravestone installed by Evangeline Mostowchuk
Michaliuk, Domka, d. 1927
Michaluk, Lina, b. 1885, d. 1962
Michaluk, Wasyl, b. 1880, d. 1953, h/o Lina
Movan(?), Metro, d. Dec 1913
Naroski, George, b. 1888, d. 1972
Narouski, Maria, b. 1874, d. Feb 3, 1946
Nutzulak, Peter, b. 1909, d. Jan. 14, 1950
Okrainetz, Eva, b. Aug 10, 1940, d. 1971
Okrainetz, Harry, b. 1918, d. 1919, son of John and Mary
Okrainetz, John, b. 1884, d. 1968, husband of Mary below
Okrainetz, Leo, b. 1928, d. 2000, s/o John and Mary Okrainetz
Okrainetz, Mary, b. 1900, d. 1981, wife of John Okrainetz
Okrainetz, Mary, b. 1942, d. 1942
Okrainetz, Victoria, b. 1921, d. 1934, daughter of John and Mary
Patraschuk, Fred, b. 1916, d. 1980
Peniuk, Andrey, b. 1865, d. Dec 22, 1947, father of George Peniuk
Peniuk, George, b.1899, d. 1968, husband of Mary
Peniuk, Mary, b. 1907, d. 1977, wife of George
Peniuk, Marya, d. 1935, wife of Andrey
Prekaski, Allie, b. 1900, d. Oct 1, 1984, 84 years, wife of John, daughter of Dmitro and Mary(Mentanko) Prekaski
Prekaski, Dolly, b. Jul 3, 1947, d. Dec 1, 1950, daughter of Nick and Mary,
Prekaski, John, b. Aug 29, 1893, d. Feb 7, 1984, age: 91 years, husband of Allie, son of Wasyl and Mary
Prekaski, Lena, b. Mar 22, 1926, d. Mar 16, 1947, had polio
Prekaski, Mary (Bugera), b. Jun 26, 1909, d. Mar 22, 2007, wife of Nick Wasyl Prekaski
Prekaski, Mary, b. 1880, d. 1949, mom of Allie Prekaski
Prekaski, Metro, d. Apr 29, 1948, brother of John Prekaski
Prekaski, Mitro, d. Feb 11, 1937
Prekaski, Nick W., b. Jul 1, 1903, d. 1963, brother of John, son of Wasyl and Mary
Prekaski, Wasyl, b. 1869, d. 1941
Rack, Ann, b. Jan. 26, 1925, d. Aug 28, 1929
Rack, Grigor, b. 1896, d. Feb 22, 1937
Rusnak, Nekolai, b. 1876, d. Jan 25, 1941
Semeniuk, Sons, no dates, 4 sons of Nick
Semeniuk, Theodore, d. 1914, h/o Ellana
Semeniuk, William, b. 1892, d. Apr 20, 1936, age: 43yr
Snihor, Annie, b. 1907, d. 1980
Snihor, George, b. 1899, d. 1975, husband of Annie below
Snihor, Woleksa, b. Mar 18, 1864, d. Aug 24, 1943
Solovan, Dmytro, b. 1868, d. 1913, h/o Maria
Spenel, Ieva, d. 1922
Spenel, Metro, d. 1912
Stratechuk, Sofia, d. 1918
Strijack, Alexandra, b. 1919, d. 1919
Strijack, Alice, b. 1914, d. 1978
Strijack, Dominica, b. 1889, d. 1974, wife of George Strijack
Strijack, Erna Evangeline, b. 1915, d. 1975
Strijack, George, b. 1881, d. 1938 husband of Dominica
Strijack, Nick, b. May 17, 1919, d. Aug 13, 1919
Strijack, Wasyl, b. 1910, d. 1992
Strijak, Pauline (Roth), b. Mar 6, 1941, d. Dec 12, 2006, wife of Nick Strijak
Sullivan, Nettie, d. 1911
Sullivan, Walter, d. 1900, changed name to Sullivan from Koorek
Talanchiuk, Ivan, b. 1893, d. 1948
Talanchiuk, Oleski, mentioned on same headstone as Ivan's father
Talanchiuk, Tetianna, mentioned on same headstone as Ivan's mother
Teniski, Mary, b. 1919, d. 1937
Teniski, Peter, b. 1867, d. 1937
Toderash, Ivan, b. 1853, d. Feb 1, 1926
Tureski, Katie, b. 1912, d. 2000, wife of Steve Tureski, all three Tureskis are on one headstone
Tureski, Maria, b. 1867. d. 1969, w/o Peter
Tureski, Peter, b. 1868, d. 1935, h/o Maria
Tureski, Peter, b. 1940, d. 1998, son of Steve and Katie Tureski
Tureski, Steve, b. 1897, d. 1986, husband of Katie Tureski
Wovchuk, Wasel, b. 1903, d. Oct 25, 1908
Yachnevicz, Maria, b. 1870, d. 1956