Paul Bzowy

With great sadness, we announce Paul Bzowy passed away Thursday, November 24th, 2022 at Repos Jolys in St. Pierre, Manitoba. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.

Paul was born to Petro and Agrypina, on July 14th, 1921, at the Bzowy Homestead in the Tolstoi. He spent his childhood on the farm as the middle child of 11 children. At 14 years old, Paul left the farm to work in many different locations in Manitoba and Northern Ontario, Paul returned to farming in the 1950’s, first in the Old Kildonan area. He returned to the Bzowy family farm in 1959 with his wife Elaine (nee Strumbisky) and three young children. He mixed farmed there until his retirement in the early 1990s. Both Paul and Elaine were active members of the Tolstoi Seniors Group.

Paul will be dearly missed by his son John (Lynne), daughters Barbara Bilenki (Michael) and Gloria Paziuk(Les), grandchildren Justin (Jessica), Calvin (Mandeep), Brandy (Sean), Sherry (Calvin), Carrianne (Chris), Scott, Kristin (George), great-grandchildren Vivienne, Hemma, Rajan, Seth, Brock, William, Jaclyn, Nicholas, Benjamin and one brother Nick of Toronto and numerous nieces and nephews. Paul is predeceased by his parents, his wife Elaine (2008), sisters Mary, Anne, Olga, Doris, Verna, Jennie, brothers John, Walter, and Bill, and granddaughter Tammy Pazuik.

Prayers will be held on Friday, December 2nd, at 7 PM. Korban Funeral Chapel. 907 Main St., Winnipeg. Funeral service on Saturday, December 3rd, at 11 AM., Vita Funeral Home, in Vita, Manitoba. Interment at Sacred Heart of Jesus Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, in Tolstoi, Manitoba. If friends and family desire, donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

A special thank you to the staff at Repos Jolys in St. Pierre and the dedicated team of home care providers that made it possible for Paul to stay on the farm until he was 97 years old.

For those attending, face masks will be required for both services, also for those unable to attend, the events will also be live-streamed and recorded through the Korban Funeral Chapel Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/korbanchapel.