Osyp Nimylowycz

Osyp Nimylowycz, a longtime resident of Philadelphia, died Saturday, October 26, 2024; he was 97.

Osyp was born in Drohobych, Western Ukraine in 1927.  He was the son of Andrew and Olha Nimylowycz.  As a teenage boy in Europe during World War II he became separated from his family as a refugee.  After the war ended, the family reunited in a refugee camp in Berchtesgaden, Germany.

In 1950 he immigrated to the United States and settled in Patterson, NJ with his parents and two sisters, Halyna and Vera.  After a few years of hard work and learning English, he attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Returning to live and work in Philadelphia, he met his beloved wife Nadia at Soyuzivka, a Ukrainian resort in the Catskills of New York.  They married in April of 1958 and had three daughters: Tania, Marta and Lydia.  

Osyp worked as an engineer for the Department of Defense until his retirement.  Always mechanically inclined, he was credited with thirteen technical patents.  Outside of work, he was very involved in the Ukrainian community in Philadelphia where he held many leadership positions, including with the Ukrainian Engineers Society of America, Ridna Shkola (Ukrainian School), Plast Pryat, and the Ukrainian Education and Cultural Center (UECC).   At UECC he was active from the ground-up, volunteering countless hours on project planning and execution for many years.

Osyp is preceded in death by his daughter Tania and her husband, David Levine.  He is survived by his wife Nadia, his daughters Marta Fox and Lydia Sos, with her husband Yarko.  He was very proud of his seven grandchildren and was a fun and playful babysitter during their formative years.  Now grown, they are Julian and Monica Levine, Alex and Michael Fox, and Natalie, Andrew and Stephanie Sos.  

Osyp's family will greet friends on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 10:30 AM at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church.  Requiem Liturgy will be celebrated at 11 AM.  Committal Prayers will follow at St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery.  A Memorial Luncheon will follow.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Razom for Ukrainewww.razomforukraine.org .

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