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Komarno - Ochanic family

Komarno - Ochanic family

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 3:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ochanic Dunnison
Hello. On behalf of a chum I am looking for information related to a Mary Ochanic, who lived in Komarno in the 1950s. My chum says he visited her early in the 1950s, and she lived alone, spoke no English, and lived in what he called a mud hut. He said he though she must have been 100 years old at that time. My chum's father, Alex Dunnison, was partly raised by Mary Ochanic, after he was orphaned while just a boy.

The easiest thing to do would be to request a death certificate, but we are unsure of the spelling of the name.Searches on ancestry using standard soundex don't seem to help. Can anyone advise? Many thanks.
Brenda Turner

Re: Komarno -OCHANIC, Mary family

Posted: 18 Nov 2013 9:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 18 Nov 2013 9:42PM GMT
Surnames: OCHANIC
Hi, Perhaps contacting the Village of KOMARNO - perhaps they would have some information - hopefully the correct spelling of the name - OCHANIC . They should know Cemeteries / Funeral homes / Undertakers for the area - who may be able to help.
There should be land records / land transfer for the location where Mary OCHANIC lived
RM of Armstrong
Box 69
Inwood, MB
ROC 1PO
Telephone # 278 - 3377
Fax # 278 - 3437
E-mail rmofarmstrong@highspeedcrow.ca or acao@highspeedcrow.ca

If Mary OCHANIC - was Ukrainian - she may be buried at a Ukrainian Catholic - or Ukrainian Orthodox church cemetery
http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mb/komarno-cemeteries.htm
Komarno Community Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic, 1993 [Publication: Manitoba Genealogical Society]
Komarno Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic, 1990 [Publication: Manitoba Genealogical Society]

http://rmofarmstrong.com/main.asp?fxoid=FXMenu,5&cat_ID=...

Re: Komarno -OCHANIC, Mary family

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 5:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
That's brilliant. I have no idea of the correct spelling and don't know how the family decided to spell it this way. My Dunnison chum assumed she was Ukranian, I had thought, but perhaps his father had known that. I have been a family history researcher for many years, but this is the first time I have been presented with a Ukranian challenge, so there is lots to learn on this hunt. And because I have spent very little time in Manitoba, having lived in Ottawa all my life, I am especially flumoxed.

Many thanks for your suggestions, and I'll start with this. Cheers.
Brenda Turner
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