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Andrew Michael HALWA
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Name Andrew Michael HALWA [1, 2] Birth Dec 1893 [2] Gender Male Death 26 Apr 1957 [1, 2, 3, 4] Burial Abt 29 Apr 1957 Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery/Nisku, Alberta, Canada
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HALWA, Andrew Michael Person ID I1019 Family Tree Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
Family 1 Rosalia BAWOL, b. 1895 d. Feb 1946 (Age 51 years) Marriage 28 Apr 1918 Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church/Nisku, Alberta, Canada
[5] Children + 1. Walter HALWA, b. 19 Feb 1919 d. 14 Jan 2012 (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. Stella Rose HALWA, b. 21 Jun 1920, Leduc, Alberta, Canada
d. 24 Jul 2014 (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Tilly HALWA, b. Aug 1921 d. Bef 14 Jan 2012 (Age ~ 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 4. Emilia HALWA, b. Jan 1923 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. Helena HALWA, b. 14 May 1924 d. 11 Feb 1929 (Age 4 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F393 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
Family 2 Katherine BARA, b. Nov 1891, Austria
d. 16 Apr 1969 (Age ~ 77 years) Marriage 1950 [3] Family ID F266 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
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Event Map 
Marriage - 28 Apr 1918 - Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church/Nisku, Alberta, Canada 

Burial - Abt 29 Apr 1957 - Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery/Nisku, Alberta, Canada 
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Documents 
BARA, Michael F. Obituary 
HALWA (MANCHAK), Katherine Obituary
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Sources - [S517] Obituary of Katherine (MANCHAK) HALWA.
Her husband, Mr. George Manchak, predeceased her on June 25, 1944, and Mr. Andrew Halwa predeceased her on April 26, 1957, one son Leo predeceased her on September 14 [sic], 1944, and one daughter Emily predeceased her on March 3, 1951. - [S360] Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Cemetery (Nisku, Leduc, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
Here Rests
Andrew Michael
HALWA
Dec. 1893
April 1957 - [S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 100, Katherine (Bara) and George Manchak by Peter Manchak (son).
She married Andrew Halwa in 1950, and they resided in Edmonton until his passing in 1957, and her passing on April 16, 1969. - [S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 157, Andrew M. and Rosalia (BAWOL) HALWA.
Two years later, he married Kate Manchak and they lived in Edmonton until his death on April 27, 1957. - [S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 156, Andrew M. and Rosalia (BAWOL) HALWA.
I [Walter] was born the following year, February 1919; followed by Stella in June 1920; Tillie in August 1921; Millie in January 1923...
- [S517] Obituary of Katherine (MANCHAK) HALWA.
