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John B. BARA

John B. BARA

Male 1904 - 1973  (69 years)


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  • Name John B. BARA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Birth 1904  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 28 Jun 1906  Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta    		 1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
    Province: Alberta, District: Strathcona, Sub-District: 36, Page 7 (Townships 47, 48, 49 in Ranges 26, 27, Fractional Townships 47, 48, 49 In range 28, and Those Parts of Townships 51 in Ranges 26, 27, 28 Lying South of The North Saskatchewan River, All West of The 4th M)
    Census 1911  Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1911 Census of Canada    		 1911 Census of Canada
    Province: Alberta, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 40, Page 6
    Census 29 Jun 1916  Leduc, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta    		 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
    Province: Alberta, District No. 42, Sub-District No. 42, Enumeration District No. 11 in Township 50, Range 26, W 4th, Page 19
    Census 1921  Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    1921 Census of Canada    		 1921 Census of Canada
    Province: Alberta, District No. 11 Strathcona, Enumeration Sub-District No. 25 in Liberty Municipality, Page 5
    Census 1931  Leduc, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    1931 Census of Canada    		 1931 Census of Canada
    Electoral District No. 226, Wetaskiwin
    Enumeration Sub-District No. 47
    Municipality of Liberty Rural
    Death 24 May 1973  [5, 7, 14] 
    BARA, John Obituary    		 BARA, John Obituary
    Burial 28 May 1973  St. Anthony Cemetery/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 15] 
    BARA, John & Mary    		 BARA, John & Mary
    Plot: 7.8.E.C
    Person ID I734  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Szczepan Adam BARA,   b. 15 Dec 1862, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1935, Leduc, Leduc, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Maria WOJCIEKOWSKI,   b. 17 Feb 1865, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1933 (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Photos
    BARA, Maria<br> BARA, Steve    		BARA, Maria
    BARA, Steve
    Family ID F557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary PASULT,   b. 1916   d. 1997 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jan 1947  Holy Rosary Church (Father Kaluzny)/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Family ID F583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1904 - Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 28 Jun 1906 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1911 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 29 Jun 1916 - Leduc, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1921 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1931 - Leduc, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Jan 1947 - Holy Rosary Church (Father Kaluzny)/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 May 1973 - St. Anthony Cemetery/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    BARA, Alexander Funeral Notice    		BARA, Alexander Funeral Notice
    BARA, Alexander Obituary    		BARA, Alexander Obituary
    		BARA, Michael F. Obituary
    BARA, Steve Funeral Notice    		BARA, Steve Funeral Notice
    BARA, Steve Obituary    		BARA, Steve Obituary
    		HALWA (MANCHAK), Katherine Obituary
    		MANCHAK, George Funeral Notice
    		MANCHAK, Leo Funeral Notice

  • Sources 
    1. [S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 116, John and Mary (Pasult) Bara.
      John Bara was born in 1904...

    2. [S272] Obituary of Steve BARA, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 29 Apr 1935;), Page 20.
      He is survived by four sons, Mike of Leduc, Albert of Calmar, John of Leduc, Louis at home...

    3. [S310] 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Province: Alberta, District No. 42, Sub District No. 42, Enumeration District No. 11, Township 50, Range 26, W 4th, Page 19.

    4. [S502] 1906 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Sub-District No. 36, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 7.
      Lines 11 thru 19

    5. [S484] Obituary of John B. BARA, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 26 May 1973;).
      On May 24, 1973, John B. Bara of Leduc and 10693 63 Avenue Edmonton passed away.

    6. [S509] 1911 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 40, Fifth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 6.

    7. [S547] St. Anthony Cemetery (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers, Plot 7.8.E.C.
      BARA
      John
      1904 - 1973
      Mary
      1916 - 1997

    8. [S594] Funeral Notice of Steve BARA, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 02 May 1935;), Page 20.
      The funeral of Mr. Steve Bara of Leduc, who passed away at his home Sunday, April 28, at the age of 74 years, was held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the family residence to the local church where services were held at 10:00 o'clock. Interment took place in the local cemetery. Rev. Father Reszcki officiated. He is survived by four sons, Mike of Leduc, Albert of Calmar, John of Leduc, and Louis at home, four daughters, Kate, Annie, Agnes, Victoria, all of Calmar.

    9. [S1192] Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian Biography of Pioneer Settlers of Alberta, (Name: Ukrainian Pioneers' Association of Alberta; Date: 1984;).
      No. 33. Leduc, Alta., 1898; Leduc, Alta., 1902; Glidehurst, Alta.,
      p.o. 1923.

      BARA, Stefan, Bara Stefan, Bara Stefan. Born 1866 in Galicia, Austria,
      (Western Ukraine), son of Jan Bara and Polyanna Fedyrko, Died 28 April 1935
      in Leduc, Alta. Wife Maria (Marianna), born 1870 in Galicia, daughter of Anton
      Wojciechowski, died 3 February 1933 in Edmonton. Children on landing:
      Joseph 1. Arrived in Canada on S.S. BULGARIA, landing at Halifax 24 April
      1898. HGR Vol. 16. 1898. No. 71484. Date of Application: 1 June 1898. Name:
      Stefan Sara. Homestead: NE-22-50-26-W.4.M. Applic. No. 4165. Distr. No.
      44. List. No. 580. Patent granted. Naturalization granted 27 October 1902.
      Supr. Crt. N. W. T. Edmonton, Alta. Name: Stefan Bara. Residence: Leduc,
      Alta. Occupation: Farmer. Former residence: Galicia. (Own signature). Listed
      on same quarter section in 1923. P.o. Glidehurst, Alta. (CRDM Alta. No. 142.
      1923).

      Stefan Bara died in Leduc 28 April 1935 and was survived by four sons, Mike of Leduc, Albert of Calmar, John of Leduc and Louis at home; four daughters, Kate, Annie, Agnes and Victoria, all of Calmar. (E.J. 9 May 1935.)

    10. [S274] Obituary of Michael F. BARA, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 31 Dec 1981;).
      BARA, Michael F.

      On December 30, 1981, Mr. Michael F. Bara, Leduc, Alberta, passed away aged 89 years.

      He leaves to mourn, his wife, Kate; two daughters and six sons, Mrs. Victo (Leona) Checknita, Edmonton; Mrs. Andrew (Clara) Senio, Calmar; Marvin, Kenneth and Norman, Edmonton; Reginald and Eldon, Leduc; Bernard, Brooks, Alberta; 30 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Manchak and Mrs. Victoria Krysa, Edmonton. Mr. Bara was predeceased by his first wife, Anne in 1953; sons, Edward in 1928 and Edwin in 1980 as well as two sisters, Mrs. Kate (Manchak) Halwa and Mrs. Anne Spilak and three brothers, Luke, John and Albert.

      Prayers, Sunday, January 3, 1982, in the Wild Rose Chapel of Connelly-McKinley Ltd., 10011 114 Street, at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Monday, January 4, 1982, at Holy Trinity Church, Nisku, at 10:00 a.m. Reverend Thaddeus Rataj will officiate with interment in the Church Cemetery.

      Connelly-McKinley Ltd. Phone 422-2222

    11. [S273] Obituary of Alexander BARA, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 02 Dec 1935;), Page 16.
      Alexander Bara of Leduc, Alberta, passed away at his home Friday, November 29, at the age of 30 years. He is survived by 3 brothers, Mike, John and Albert, all of Leduc, four sisters, Mrs. K. Manchak, Mrs. N. Spillak [sic], Mrs. V. Krissa [sic], Mrs. A. Manchak, all of Calmar. The funeral accouncemens will be announced later. Hainstock & Son, funeral directors.

    12. [S671] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 11, Strathcona, Enumeration Sub-District No. 25, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 5A; The MANCHAK family at the bottom of this page COULD be John (Joannes) & Mary MANCHAK. The child names closely align, but are ever so slightly off. Additionally, the family should list 2 - 3 more children, but the next census page starts with a different family.
      Lines 37 thru 44

    13. [S1316] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 226, Wetaskiwin, Enumeration Sub-District No. 47, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Municipality of Liberty Rural, Page 13.
      Line 9

    14. [S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 116, John and Mary (Pasult) Bara.
      ... until his death in May, 1973...

    15. [S484] Obituary of John B. BARA, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 26 May 1973;).
      Funeral services Monday 11 a.m. at St. Agnes Church... Interment St. Anthony's Cemetery.

    16. [S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 116, John and Mary (Pasult) Bara.
      John was married to Mary Pasult on January 23, 1947 by Father Kaluzny at the old Holy Rosary Church in Edmonton.


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