Anne Elchuk
| Anne Elchuk | |
|---|---|
| née Ptasznik; Peters | |
| Born | 1931-01-22 Port Arthur |
| Died | 2017-11-11 Geraldton, Ontario |
| Occupation | Florist; shop owner |
| Employer | Jo-Annes Flower Boutique |
Anne Elchuk (née Ptasznik, also known as Peters; 22 January 1931 – 11 November 2017 (aged 86)) was a Port Arthur-born florist and community volunteer who spent her life in Geraldton, Ontario.[1][2]
Life and family
Elchuk was born in Port Arthur on 22 January 1931, and her family moved to Geraldton in the 1930s, where she grew up and attended Geraldton Public School.[1] She was a long-standing member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133 and past president of its Ladies Auxiliary, and she served on the Geraldton Cemetery Committee and the Hospital Auxiliary.[1]
In early 1960 she opened Jo-Annes Flower Boutique, a flower and gift shop, and ran it until she retired in 1994.[1] She was known for her cooking, especially Ukrainian pierogi and cabbage rolls. She died in Geraldton on 11 November 2017, aged 86.[1]
Her parents were Stephen and Josephine Peters. Her sister Olga Anzinger and brother-in-law Albert Anzinger died before her, and she was survived by her sister Elsie Neumueller, her brother Stephen Peters and many nieces and nephews.[1]
Notes
- Links to Olga Anzinger and Albert Anzinger rest on the obituary naming them as her sister and brother-in-law; those pages were written from the Anzinger obituary.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Obituary for Anne Elchuk, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), November 2017, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 18 November 2017, p. 2(B)