All Obituaries

Sandra Pesini passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 at Aria Torresdale Hospital. She was 80. Sandra was born in Philadelphia on December 20, 1938. She was preceded in death by her husband Rocco in September of 2002. A lover of writing, Sandra was a founding member of Walk with Women Writing Groups. She co-authored the novel, The Wild Vine, which is based on actual experiences. Sandra is survived by her children, Michele Guiliano (Dino) and Jeffrey Pesini (Judy), her grandchildren, Dino...

Professor Petro Kluk, a longtime resident of Philadelphia, died Saturday in Upper Darby, PA.  He was 97. Born in Ukraine, Petro was an active member of the Ukrainian community of Philadelphia.  He was a member of Pokrova Ukrainian Orthodox Church for many years before joining St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church.  He had earned his PhD at the University of Madrid. His viewing will be held on Wednesday at 9 AM at the Fletcher-Nasevich Funeral Home, 9529 Bustleton Avenue,...

Helen Romanick passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at the Oriol Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center in Holden, MA. She was 98. Helen was born in Philadelphia on April 10, 1921 to the late John and Anna (Pytlyk) Wawryk. She was wife of the late John Romanick and mother of the late John C. Romanick. Helen loved baking and cooking, and spending time with her family. She would spend six months with her daughter Patrice in Massachusetts, and six months with her daughter Marie in Texas. After...

The Sisters of St. Basil the Great sadly inform us that Sister Mary Bernarda Arkatin, OSBM, 96, fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Sisters of St. Basil the Great Monastery in Fox Chase Manor, PA. Her Services are as follows in the Holy Trinity Chapel at the Motherhouse in Fox Chase, PA: Viewing will be on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. Parastas will be sung. The Funeral Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity...

Julia Jakubowsky passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the age of 97. She was predeceased by her husband, John, her parents, John and Maria (Molodyj) Kril, and her younger siblings: Katarina, Anna, Michajlo and Emilia. Julia is survived by her loving and devoted daughters: Olga and Alexandra (Lesia) Mindziak (Basil). Beloved grandmother to grieving grandchildren William (Michelle) Mindziak and Erica (Adrian) Tkach. She is greatly missed by her loving great grandchildren, whom she...

Helen Kuropas, a resident of Northeast Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 20, 2019.  She was 88. Born in Borynia, Ukraine, Helen was the daughter of the late Karol and Ludriga (Mrotchko) Reznichek.   She had emigrated to the United States and settled in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. She married her husband Walter in 1973 and they moved to Northeast Philadelphia where they had lived for the last 45 years.  Helen was employed as a dietary...

Peter "Petey" R. Fylyk died unexpectedly on June 17th, 2019 at the age of 61.  He is survived by his wife Debbie (nee Inverso), his mother Sofia (Horina) and his sister Maria Fylyk (Mary).   He is preceded in death by his father Stefan Fylyk, Sr. and his brothers Stefan Fylyk, Jr. (Stevie), William Fylyk (Willie) and Bodan Fylyk (Bobby). Petey was born in Philadelphia and attended Olney High School.  He worked in general maintenance in Philadelphia and South...

Loretta (Bradish) Haines passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 in Bensalem, PA. She was 73. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Loretta was the daughter of the late John and Vera (Johnson) Bradish. In 1956 she left Detroit and settled in Bucks County. Loretta married the late Harry L. Haines, Jr. in 1962. She volunteered at the St. Thomas Aquinas Rectory in Croydon, and was a member of the 12 Keys Club in Bristol. Loretta is the mother of Lance E. Haines (deceased), Lorraine D. Fields, (husband...

Reverend Mikhaylo Tsyuman, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Miami Florida.  He was 60. Born in Chornylis, Ukraine, Father Mikhaylo was the son of Paraskevia (nee Brek) and the late Reverend Petro Tsyuman. Father Mikhaylo wrote of his journey to becoming a priest: " Today I am a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.  I was born in Ukraine; at the time, Ukraine was under the USSR regime and atheism was strictly enforced.  It was so strict...

Reverend George J. Johnson, beloved husband of Jill A. Rupinski, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, May 14th 2019.    Reverend George J. Johnson, July 8, 1938 – May 14, 2019 Father George Johnson was born in Bordentown, New Jersey.   Fr. George dedicated his life to the care and concern of others continually touching the lives of as many individuals in need as possible.    As a youth he was placed in a Roman Catholic orphanage in New Jersey,...