Muriel Ewanchuk, schoolteacher and wife of Canadian writer

WINNIPEG - Muriel Ewanchuk, the wife of Ukrainian Canadian writer Michael Ewanchuk, died on February 21 in Winnipeg. She had suffered from diabetes for several years.

By profession Mrs. Ewanchuk was a school teacher. The couple married during World War II when Mr. Ewanchuk was with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

When Mr. Ewanchuk started writing about Ukrainians in Canada, Mrs. Ewanchuk, who was of Scottish descent, worked with him. The author considered his wife to be the first editor of all the books he wrote.

Mr. Ewanchuk dedicated his ninth book, "William Kurelek: The Suffering Genius," to his wife.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, April 20, 1997, No. 16, Vol. LXV

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