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Margaret Helen YOHEMAS

Margaret Helen YOHEMAS

Female 1928 - 2011  (83 years)


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  • Name Margaret Helen YOHEMAS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 1928  [2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1931  Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 2 Oct 2011  [2
    Burial 8 Oct 2011  Glenwood Memorial Gardens/Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I2766  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Peter YOHEMAS,   b. 5 May 1892   d. 25 Sep 1975 (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne MELNYK,   b. Between 1 Jan and 27 Jun 1909   d. 27 Jun 1975 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1927  [7, 8
    Family ID F707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert STANNARD,   b. 1926   d. 1995 (Age 69 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Sharon STANNARD
    +2. Carole STANNARD
    Family ID F925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S497] Obituary of Annie YOHEMAS, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 30 Jun 1975;), Page 22.
      ... six daughters, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Stannard of Salisbury District, Mrs. Richard (Verna) Nicks of Williston, North Dakota, Mrs. Basil (Janet) Marler of Ardrossan, Mrs. Gordon (Joan) Serediak of Edmonton, Mrs. Harry (Muriel) Stinsman of Ardrossan, Miss Winnie Yohemas of Yellowknife...

    2. [S541] Glenwood Memorial Gardens (Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
      ROBERT
      1926 - 1995
      MARGARET
      1928 - 2011
      STANNARD

    3. [S579] Obituary of Margaret STANNARD, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 05 Oct 2011;).
      STANNARD, Margaret Helen
      On October 2, 2011, Margaret passed away at the age of 83 years.

      Margaret will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her daughters, Sharon (Bill) Hykawy and Carole (Richard) Denison; two grandchildren, Kiley (Holly) Hykawy and Ariana Denison; two great-grandchildren, Annika and Garrett; five brothers and five sisters. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Rob Stannard.

      A Funeral Service will be held at Glenwood Funeral Home, south of Wye Road on Range Road 232, Sherwood Park on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., viewing to take place prior to the service from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m., interment to follow at the Glenwood Memorial Gardens.

      Margaret was a strong supporter of the Strathcona Food Bank and Cystic Fibrosis, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to these worthwhile causes or to the charity of your choice.

    4. [S1385] Obituary of Edward William Peter YOHEMAS, (Name: Calgary Herald; Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Date: 21 Oct 2024;).
      Edward William Peter Yohemas
      May 4, 1938 - October 17, 2024

      Edward Yohemas, beloved husband of Dianne Anita Yohemas (nee Gaucher), of Calgary, AB, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the age of 86 years.

      Our family patriarch, also known as "Ed the Electrician", will be sadly missed by his devoted wife Dianne, his children, Mariette (Gerald) Garcia, Corinne (Dan) Waldon, Melanie (Scott) Oberg, and Celene (Cory) Yohemas Ross; his seven grandchildren, Erin, Jasper, Jared, Kate, Zach, Caleb, and Skye, who were the light of his life; his four brothers and five sisters, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, Peter and Anne Yohemas (nee Melnyk); his sister Margaret Standard (nee Yohemas), and an infant child.

      Prayer Services will be held at St. Gerard's Catholic Church (8944 Elbow Drive S.W., Calgary, AB) on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Reception to follow in the Parish Hall.

      If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to a charity of your choice.

      Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed with Edward's family at www.MHFH.com.

      In living memory of Edward Yohemas, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes.

    5. [S1386] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 226, Wetaskiwin, Enumeration Sub-District No. 63, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Municipality of Strathcona 518 Rural.
      Lines 10 thru 15

    6. [S498] Obituary of Peter YOHEMAS, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 30 Sep 1975;), Page 24.
      YOHEMAS, Peter

      Funeral services for the late Mr. Peter Yohemas of R.R.2, South Edmonton, who passed away on September 25, 1975, were hold on Monday at Hainstock's Chapel. Rev. Wayne Shortt officiated and interment too place in Glenwood Memorial Gardens.

      He is survived by five sons, Edward, John, Ken, Don and Greg, all of the Salisbury District; six daughters: Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Stannard, Salisbury; Mrs. Richard (Verna) Nicks, Williston, N. Dakota; Mrs. Basil (Janet) Marler, Ardrossan; Mrs. Gordon (Joan) Serediak of Edmonton; Mrs. Harry (Muriel) Stinsman, Ardrossan; and Miss Winnie Yohemas of Yellowknife; twenty-six grandchildren; one great-granchild. He was predeceased by his wife, Annie, in June, 1975.

    7. [S596] MELNYK, Nancy, Email of 11 Oct 2011.
      Annie married 24 July 1926 to Peter Yohemas.

    8. [S603] DRADER, David, Email of 13 Oct 2011.
      Peter Yohemas arrived in Edmonton as a young man without much English and was taken in by the Ball family. He was born May 5, 1892 in the Ukraine and married Helen Porter Ball, daughter of John Ball and Eliza Spencer, May 30, 1923. She died in childbirth October 22, 1924. He married Annie Melnyk July 24, 1927.


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