OBITUARY

George Yurkiw, UNA activist from Astoria, 73

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - George Yurkiw, a longtime secretary of Ukrainian National Association Branch 130, died on Wednesday, December 18, after a long struggle with cancer. He was 73.

The panakhyda (memorial service) was scheduled for Friday, December 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Quinn Funeral Home, 35-20 Broadway in Astoria, N.Y.

The funeral services were to be held Saturday, December 21, at 10 a.m. from Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church in Astoria, with burial at Holy Sprit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Hamptonburgh, N.Y.

Mr. Yurkiw is survived by his wife, Anna, and children, Mark and Renée, with their families.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, December 22, 2002, No. 51, Vol. LXX

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