REBEYKA, Annie (Ann): The family of Ann Rebeyka of Hafford is sad to announce her sudden and unexpected passing at the Battlefords Union Hospital on Friday, May 1st, 2015. Ann (Luchka) was born on January 27, 1932 on the farm at Hafford. She was educated at Langley School and married Harry Rebeyka in 1951. Ann and Harry raised four children on the family farm before moving to the town of Hafford in the mid-70s while continuing to operate the farm until Harry's passing in 1988. Ann thought she would spend her life working as a farmer and housewife/mother, but in 1983 she took on a new career as a Special Care Aide at the Hafford Special Care Home. It was here that she made many new friends, discovered new talents and skills and took pride in the care she provided to the elderly residents before retiring in 1997. Throughout her life, Ann was a tireless volunteer in her community and spent countless hours helping with the Hafford Ukrainian Dancing Club, Ukrainian Youth Camp at Redberry Lake, Hafford Communiplex Catering Group, her church, 4-H, Hafford Goldenaires Club, and many other organizations. Ann was fond of the outdoors and grew at least one huge vegetable garden every year and enjoyed tending to the beautiful flowers in her yard. Â Ann was an extraordinary cook, well-known for her delicious home-made saurkraut, home-baked bread, lip-smacking soups, mile-high chiffon cakes and lemon pies and the bountiful harvest of fruits and garden produce she preserved every year. Ann had a flair for crafts and many family members, friends and fundraisers were recipients of her colourful afghans and quilts. She was fun-loving and enjoyed spending time with friends for an afternoon of mushroom or berry picking, perogie and cabbage roll making sprees, music-filled parties to celebrate birthdays or anniversaries, kaiser games that lasted well into the night and highly competitive Tuesday night bingo sessions. Ann will be remembered as genuine, sweet, hard-working, funny, smart, slightly sarcastic and stubborn, generous and strong. She was very proud of her children and had a special place in her heart for her three grandsons who brought her much joy and laughter. Ann was predeceased by her parents, Harry and Victoria Luchka; her husband Harry; her brother Bill; her sister Sophie; several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins and close friends. Ann will be dearly missed and always remembered by her son Eugene, daughter-in-law Gail, grandsons Justin and Warren; daughter Helen, grandson Zacharry; daughter Carolyn and daughter Pauline. Also left to mourn are her brother Peter (Lucy); sisters-in-law Mary Luchka, Anne Rebeyka and Natalie Rebeyka and numerous nieces, nephews, other extended family members and friends. Prayer service will be held on Wednesday, May 13th at 7:30 p.m. followed by the funeral on Thursday, May 14th at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church at Hafford with Fr. Vladimir Simunovic celebrant. Interment will take place at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Hafford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hafford & District Seniors Centre or UCWL - Hafford Branch. Arrangements in care of Martens Warman Funeral Home, 306-934-4888. VICHNAYA PAMYAT!
