Born
August 02, 1959 to Rose and Walter Wesko, in the City of Lethbridge
My mom, Rose
Colley, was born to Helen and Antony. Rose now resides on a tree farm a few kilometers
east of Leduc Alberta with her husband, Art Colley.
Pictured
on the left is my Grandmother Helen, born 1910 in the Ukraine. My Grandmother came
to Canada in the early 1900's after her parents died during the first world war. Grandma
met my late grandfather Antony, pictured on the right, in British Columbia. Antony Shlemko
(born in 1895 in Sniatyn, Galicia, died at the age of 71 in 1966. Antony came to
Fernie British Columbia in 1910 with his father. A few years later his father returned to
his native land and Antony left for Detroit. There he worked for three years before
returning to Natal. After their marriage they lived in the twin (now ghost) mining towns
of Michel-Natal near Sparwood British Columbia. After Antony's passing, Grandma
moved to Edmonton to be closer to her family.
Pictured to
the left are the Shlemko family. From left to right: Mrs. Helen Shankman, Mrs. Rose
Colley, Mrs. Helen Shlemko, Mr. Antony Shlemko, Mrs. Sophie Anne Webber and Mrs. Irene
Tough.
My
older brother Terry, born October 16 1952, resides in Edmonton with his wife Moureen and
their son Jessey Lee.
My sister
Karen, now deceased, was born February 08 1958 and is survived by her husband Pat, of
Edmonton. They were married on August 02, 1975. Karen was killed in a car accident several
weeks later on September the 18th.
