Obituary of Sam Ivanochko

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Samuel Ivanochko passed away peacefully at Royal University Hospital on Saturday, December 12, 2020 aged 93 years. He leaves to mourn his passing, his loving wife of 56 years, Phyllis, and daughters Anita Ogurlu of Saskatoon (Istanbul, Turkey) and Diane Daum (Scott) of Water Valley, AB. He also leaves two grandchildren Charles and Julie Daum as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Sam was predeceased by his parents, Dmytro and Nellie (nee: Pawliski) Ivanochko and his six older siblings.
Sam was born January 27, 1927 on the family farm in the Hubbard/Goodeve District.
Sam began farming in the Bredenbury area in 1952. Shortly thereafter, Sam became a Certified Pedigree Seed Producer for the next 20 years. As his work life grew with mixed farming and those responsibilities so did his personal life. Sam married Phyllis (nee: Greenhill) of London, England and they created a life for themselves on the farm. Sam and Phyllis were blessed with two girls, Anita and Diane. The family enjoyed many years of visiting with local family and friends. Sam occasionally attended Churchbridge United Church and Castleton Church at this time.
In 1992, Sam and Phyllis retired to Saskatoon. Sam enjoyed a very active retirement involving square dancing, line dancing, bowling, reading, bike riding, and gardening. Sam also made time for faith as a member of Third Avenue United Church. Sam and Phyllis also enjoyed travelling during this time with trips to England, Germany, Israel, the Mediterranean, Ukraine and numerous trips to Istanbul, Turkey where Anita was living at the time.
Due to COVID restrictions a Private Service will be held on Thursday December 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Those wishing to watch the livestream video of the funeral may visit Sam’s tribute page - see link below Sam's Photo and name.