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Nickolas Luchak and Mary Kusek immigrated to Canada in 1903 in a group of 17 families. They were married in 1912 and farmed in Hamlin, Alberta before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1930’s during the Great Depression. Eight children were born to their family. Their story is a remarkable testament to their Ukrainian heritage, strong family bonds, resilience, and spiritual beliefs.
The poet David Whyte writes: “Each one of us has a unique signature, inherited from our ancestors, our landscape, our language, and beneath it a half-hidden geology of existence: memories, hurts, triumphs, and stories in our lineage that have not been fully told.”
Baba & Geedo
Nickoli, Nicholai, Nickolas Luchak (“Geedo”) was born March 1, 1892 (registered as March 1 in the Julian calendar; used March 14, 1892 in the Gregorian calendar as his official birth date). He was born in Chernovitz, Bukovina, Austria.
Mary, Maria Kusek, Kycek (“Baba”) was born on April 13, 1898 in Ispas, Bukovina, Austria. At age 13 (a few weeks short of 14), she married Nickoli, Nicholai, Nickolas Luchak on February 1, 1912 at the Shandro Church in Hamlin, Alberta. They had 8 children together.
Nikoli died on February 25, 1989 at age 96 and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Mary died later that year on November 25, 1989 at age 91 and is also buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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