Barka memorial's dedication postponed

BUDD LAKE, N.J. - The erection of a headstone on the grave of noted Ukrainian writer Vasyl Barka, who is buried at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox cemetery in South Bound Brook, N.J., has been delayed.

According to Anton Filimonchuk, who is leading fund-raising efforts for the memorial, the Gray-Parker Funeral Home in Port Jervis, N.Y., informed him in a letter dated July 18 that the completion of the headstone was delayed because the company with which the order was placed has gone out of business. A new company has been found and the design for the headstone has been forwarded to it.

The dedication of the memorial was originally slated to take place on July 16. A new date has not yet been set. For further information readers may contact Mr. Filimonchuk at (973) 691-1342.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 24, 2005, No. 30, Vol. LXXIII

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