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Benny Yurkiw July 15, 1940 - September 11, 2023

The family of Benny Yurkiw are saddened to announce his passing on September 11, 2023 at the Dryden Regional Health Centre with family by his side.

At the young age of twelve, he took a train to Portage La Prairie to shine shoes at his uncle’s shoe store. From there he worked several jobs until working for the CPR as a signal maintainer. He met his wife Margaret in Macgregor, Manitoba, and finally ended up working at the Dryden Papermill until his retirement in 2004.

His early years in Dryden, he played various sports including hockey, curling, and baseball. He was an active member of the Ukrainian Hall until it closed. Benny was a very active member of the Boy Scouts and worked his way up to Queen Scout. He really enjoyed travelling many miles around the region enjoying the scenery.

Benny is survived by his wife of 59 years, two sons; Donald (Heather) Yurkiw, and Bradley (Vicki) Yurkiw, two grandkids; Hailey (Cam) Hoedl, and Nolan Yurkiw, one great-grandson Sunny Hoedl, as well as many nephews and nieces.

Benny is predeceased by his parents Mike and Lydia of Portage La Prairie, and younger sister Caroline Boles, and younger brother Gerald Yurkiw of Portage La Prairie.

As per the family’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held at a later date.

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    Garra Orvis says
    September 18, 2023 at 8:01 pm

    Marg…so sorry to hear of Ben’s passing, He was always a favourite of mine when we worked bingo at the Ukrainian Hall together. Most helpful and kind to everyone. An all round nice guy. May your happy memories help get you through this difficult time.

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    Tom Fortier says
    September 18, 2023 at 8:23 pm

    Don/Brad,

    So Sorry to hear of your loss, thinking of you both.

    Tom & Pam Fortier

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    Terry Taylor says
    September 19, 2023 at 2:57 pm

    So Sorry to hear of Ben’s passing. I always enjoyed all the years working with Ben at the Mill and the good times we had there
    Terry Taylor

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    Jenny Northcott says
    September 24, 2023 at 9:48 am

    Mrs Yurkiw, Don and Heather,
    I was so sorry to hear of your loss. Losing your husband/Dad is such a profound loss . I am thinking of all of you.

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    Bruce Walchuk says
    November 29, 2023 at 7:18 pm

    Ben will be fondly remembered as a good man and a good neighbor. We once travelled to Regina to retrieve a stolen car for a local car rental shop. Drove/talked all the way there – pretty sure we solved every political problem in Canada, the US and and we could have come up with some ideas for the rest of the world on the drive back, but we were in separate cars. He was a heck of a ‘nice guy.’ I know you’ll miss him but remember him fondly, as we do. Bruce/Alice/Mike/Vicki

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