OBITUARY: Barbara Bachynsky, 71, activist in UNA and UNWLA (05/15/05)

OBITUARY: Barbara Bachynsky, 71, activist in UNA and UNWLA

NEW YORK - Barbara Bachynsky, longtime activist of the Ukrainian National Association and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 10.

Mrs. Bachynsky was born on February 1, 1934, in Ternopil in the family of Mykhailo and Kateryna Ciolko. In 1944, due to the events of World War II, the Ciolko family was forced to flee to the West.

After the war Barbara "Varka" Ciolko lived in the displaced persons camp in Mittenwald, Germany. In 1949 she emigrated to the United States, settling at first in Jersey City, N.J. She later lived in New York City.

Mrs. Bachynsky was active in the Ukrainian community, especially in the Ukrainian National Association and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America.

She was employed by the UNA for 12 years, working in its organizing department. In addition, she was secretary of UNA Branch 184 and chaired the New York District Committee of the UNA. She was a member of the UNA General Assembly, holding the position of advisor for two terms. Mrs. Bachynsky was elected a delegate to several UNA conventions and was a professional insurance agent.

Within the UNWLA Mrs. Bachynsky held several posts in Branch 83 and on the national executive board.

Surviving are her husband, Jarema, and son, Yarema, with his family.

A panakhyda will be held on Sunday, May 15, at the Peter Jarema Funeral Home, 129 E. Seventh St., in New York. The funeral liturgy will be offered the next day at 9:30 a.m. at New York's St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church on East Seventh Street.

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