PRYSTUPA, Olive, September 30, 1928 - March 11, 2014, Olive Elizabeth Prystupa (Matkowski) passed away peacefully on March 11, 2014 at the age of 85, at St. Joseph's Home in Saskatoon, with her children at her side. Olive was born on the homestead farm at Mayfair, Saskatchewan on September 30, 1928 to Antoni and Anna (Michaylechi) Matkowski. She was the youngest of eight children. Olive completed her public school education in Ravenhead District School, walking the distance of nearly two miles. She remained on the farm in order to help her parents. Her mother, Anna, passed away in 1948. In June of 1949, Olive married Fred Prystupa of the Lorenzo District near Mayfair. They were married in St. Joseph Catholic Church which served the Alticane and Mayfair communities. They resided on the Matkowski homestead for the first four years of marriage, during which their first three children (Mervin, Joycey Ann, and Bernie) were born. Joycey Ann passed away in 1951 at the age of five months. In November of 1952, Olive and Fred moved into the hamlet of Mayfair where their two daughters (Darlene and Diane) were added to their family. Mayfair remained their home until their brief move to Wakaw in 1964. They returned to Mayfair in 1966 and it remained their home until they moved to North Battleford in 1975. Olive was one of the founding members of the C.W.L. when it was formed in the Roman Catholic Church in Mayfair. She was a member of the C.W.L. in Wakaw and later was a U.C.W.L. member in the All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church in North Battleford. History and preserving the past were very important to Olive and she was very instrumental in seeing to the restoration of St. Joseph's Church in 1987 in the Alticane/Mayfair district. Olive's last seventeen years were spent in Saskatoon at Harry Landa Court. Olive will be remembered as being a very loving and dedicated mother. She encouraged her children to get a good education and spent many evening hours helping them with their homework. She was known as a passionate gardener. Her canning shelves were always full and the yard was filled with flowers. Olive did beautiful embroidery work, spent hours mending clothes, and also enjoyed the hobbies of reading and writing (corresponding with relatives and many friends). In her family's opinion, Olive made the very best pyrohy (perogies), cabbage rolls, headcheese, and khrusty!! Olive loved to pick berries, cook and bake. She was an excellent homemaker and housekeeper. Nothing got Olive more excited than a good game of Kaiser. During the last decade of Olive's life, she lost her three remaining siblings, tragically lost three grandchildren, and in December of 2012, her eldest son Merv lost his lengthy battle with cancer. Olive's sorrow and grief had a great impact on her health and well-being in the past year. She found comfort in prayer and in the friendship and spiritual support from Sister Carol and Bill and Iris Riley of St. Mary Parish. Olive also appreciated the help from her devoted friend Linda Sherling of Harry Landa Court. Olive was predeceased by an infant sister Anna, her parents Anna and Antoni, her step-mother Paraska, her husband Fred, brothers Peter, Walter, and Arthur, sisters Jean Tamke, Sylvia Sadlowski, and Lena Katchorich, her sisters-in law and brothers-in-law, her infant daughter Joycey Ann, son Mervin Prystupa, her grandsons Bret and Wayne Prystupa and her granddaughter Danni Jean Harris. Olive is lovingly remembered and survived by her son Bernard Prystupa, daughter Darlene (John) Batty, daughter Diane (Gordon) Harris, daughter-in-law Sharon Prystupa, grandchildren - Craig and David Harris, Joyanne (Joe) Dufour, Allison (Dillan) Simonar, Jay (Jesse) Batty, Holly Prystupa, Bart (Donna) Prystupa. Great grandchildren - Ayden, Ellianna, Lochlan, M'Kinnley, Bowdyn (Dufour), Emeri,Nixen,Maddox(Simonar), Dakota, Hannah (Prystupa), Shaelyn, Nicholas, Lawrence, Corbyn (Prystupa), brothers-in-law Peter Prystupa and Vance Banks, sisters-in-laws Ann Prystupa, Mary Kwas, Rose Mernickle, Cassie (Jake) Friesen, and her siblings' families. Prayer Vigil for Olive will be held on Sunday March 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Park Funeral Chapel (311 3rd. Ave. N. Saskatoon). Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (211 Ave. O Â鶹´«Ã½AV Saskatoon) on Monday March 17, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. Rite of committal will take place at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mayfair, SK. Memorial Donations may be made to the Saskatchewan Lung Association or a charity of the donor's choice. To send online condolences, visit "Obituaries & Tributes". Arrangements entrusted to James Werezak, Park Funeral Chapel, 306.244.2103. ____________________________________________________
