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LUBINIECKI

The original spelling of this name was presumably Lubieniecki, which although rather uncommon is well attested in Polish records. The place from which our family came, Jazłowiec (now Pomortsy, 48.9670N, 25.4330E), originally in Poland, was occupied by Austria throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, after which it was ceded to Ukraine. A substantial account of the Western Canadian Lubiniecki family, from which we draw heavily, has been given in Harvest of Memories: Sturgis and District …, 1900-2000, by the Sturgis and District History Book Committee (Sturgis, Saskatchewan: the Committee, 2000), 518-21, to which we recommend the reader for an account of the recent generations of the family.[1] A related page on this site is our Ancestor table of the children of Leo James Lubiniecki and Alma Cecilia Reagan.
     The present compiler, who is descended patrilineally from this Lubiniecki family, had an intensive genetic test performed by FamilyTreeDNA which determined that this lineage belongs to the I1b haplotype. This haplotype, according to the site, “is found distributed in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, and extends further east with Slavic-speaking populations.” Shortly after the completion of the test we received and accepted an invitation to join the organization’s Polish Project, where the results may be seen. The results have also been submitted to each of the two best-known publicly-accessible yDNA databases, as follows:

     We should like to thank Del Lubiniecki, Kevin Lubiniecki, Tracy (Lubiniecki) Balagus, and especially Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow for providing some of the material appearing here. The brothers Chris and Mike Bostwick (not related to the Lubinieckis) kindly provided a copy of the baptismal record of Kateryna Demchuk.

Lubinieckis in the 1906 census
Lubinieckis in the 1906 census of the Keld District, near Dauphin, Manitoba

1. Anton(ius) Lubiniecki, b. probably in 1842,[2] at Jazłowiec, in the province of Podolia, Galicia, Austria (now Pomortsy, in Ukraine), and still there in 1880 when his son Julian was born, but d. 13 Aug. 1917 at Dauphin, Manitoba, aged 75 years.[3] He is called Antoni in his death record, but Antonius in the 1904 marriage record of his son Julian. We have not found him in Ancestry.com’s transcription of the 1911 census. His death certificate states that he was of no occupation, had been living at Dauphin for 9 years and in the province (of Manitoba) for 20 years, and that his father was also born at Jazłowiec; the informant was his son, “J[ulian] Lubiniecki.” He m. before 1878, Maria (or Mariana) Nasadnik or Nyczek, living 1878-80, whose death, if it occurred in Manitoba, appears to have gone unregistered. Her name is given as Marianna Nazakiuk in the 1902 marriage record of her son Marian, and apparently as Maria Nasadnik in the (admittedly very illegible) 1904 marriage record of her son Julian. Her surname was given to us by her great-granddaughter Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow as Nyczek. Of these three forms, Nasadnik and Nyczek are rare but real surnames, and may be considered as genuine possibilities, while Nazakiuk is surely an error. According to their great-granddaughter Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow,

Anton was born in Jazłowiec, which was under Austria-Hungary at the time. He did the required military service (age 18-28) and then married Mary Nyczek who was the only child from a well-to-do family. Mary lost some children in childbirth and infancy (Julian’s twin for instance) but four survived to adulthood: Marian, Mary, Julian, and Leona. They lived in town where Anton had a business — something to do with wheels for carts, carriages and the like. Due to economic misfortunes and the promise of a good life in Canada, they decided to make the move. Marian would not have been allowed to leave, however, as he was approaching the age of conscription, so masqueraded as a nobleman and left the country. He went to Hamburg and waited there to reconnect with his family (i.e. Julian and their parents — not sure about the girls). They sailed to Halifax harbour and were in quarantine for three months before making their way out to the Dauphin area.

The date of the family’s arrival in Manitoba would appear to be about 1895-97, assuming they arrived together (see the account of the son Julian below); and if the statement in his death record that he had been 20 years in the province is precise, then his arrival occurred in 1896-97. We have so far located the two sons, but not Anton himself, in the 1906 census of Manitoba. They were:

  1. Marian Lubiniecki, b. ca. 1877-78 (? age seems to be shown as 28 in 1906 census) in “Austria,” living 1919 (the earliest possible date of birth of his son Frank) but d. before 26 Nov. 1931 (when his wife is called a widow in her death certificate).[4] The statement of his granddaughter Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow that “Marian … was approaching the age of conscription” when the family left Austria would accord well with the arrival date in Canada of about 1895-97 attested for his brother Julian (see below). He m. 25 Jan. 1902 at Mountain, Manitoba,[5] Maria Ludwina Witwicki,[6] said to have been b. 3 March 1878 in Austria (although the 1901 census gives the date as 15 Feb. 1880),[7] d. 26 Nov. 1931 at Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, aged 53 years, of carcinoma of the liver, and buried the following day in the Greek Catholic Cetmery on the northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 22, Range 20 West of the Principal Meridian,[8] daughter of Ignac Witwicki,[9] from Jazłowiec aforesaid, by his wife Magdalena Wenzel. According to Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow, “The Lubinieckis and Witwickis knew each other ‘in the old country.’ Marian and Mary met again in Canada and married here.” Their marriage record (which repeatedly gives his surname as “Lobniecki”) states their place of residence as Mountain, Manitoba, and his occupation as farmer; the witnesses were Wincenti Jankiewcz and Jan Witwicki, both of Mountain. Marian is listed in the 1906 census of the Keld District, near Dauphin, Manitoba, as “M. Lubinicki” of Section 24, in Township 23, range 21 West of the Principal Meridian, with no livestock holdings, and the dates of his and his wife’s immigration to Canada being given as 1898 and 1899 (?), respectively.[10] As “Maryan Lubinicky” he was later patented the southwest corner of this section,[11] which is the address given for his wife in her death certificate. It will be noted that this land was on the same section as that of his brother Julian; the listings of their two families are separated by only one household in the 1906 census. We have not found him in Ancestry.com’s transcription of the 1911 census. Issue:[12]
    1. Josephine (Sister Adeline) Lubiniecki, R.N., O.S.B., b. 18 Oct. 1902 in Gilbert Plains Municipality, near Dauphin, d. 12 Oct. 1998 at St. Benedict’s Monastery, Middlechurch, Manitoba, and buried in the cemetery there. According to her niece Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow, she was known as “Jessie” as a child. Her name is quite illegible in the 1906 census, but the daughter aged 4 years could only be her. Her death notice reads, in part:
      Early in her life Sister Adeline was moved by love for God and the Eucharist and wanted to become a Sister. After graduation from Dauphin Collegiate, she entered the Benedictine Monastery in Arborg, Manitoba, on December 8, 1926, and made her monastic profession in 1928. Sister Adeline received her R.N. from St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Winnipeg, and nursed with great gentleness and care in hospitals in Oakes, North Dakota, Russell, Birtle, Winnipegosis, Gimli, at the Arborg Manor, and the Monastery Health Care Centre. She retired from active ministry in 1975.
           Sister Adeline was a woman of few words…. Sister loved to write poetry and would occasionally gift another sister with a poem written just for her. Prior to her Golden Jubilee she expressed deep gratitude for the encouragement she received from the other sisters….
           Sister Adeline was predeceased by her parents and all her siblings, Emil, Louis, Anne Rowell, Lill Gregorash, and Frank. She is survived by her niece Vicky … in Winnipeg; nephews, Tony [Lubiniecki] in Dauphin and Lorne in California [this must be a mistake for her nephew-by-marriage, Lorne Blair]; and sister-in-law Ann [widow of Louis Lubiniecki] in Winnipeg.[13]
    2. Emil (“Mel”) Lubiniecki, b. 1904 in Manitoba, d. 1977. He m. Anne Kotuski, b. 1907, d. 1979, and they are buried together in Dauphin Riverside Cemetery. Most of the following information was contributed by their granddaughter, Tracy (Lubiniecki) Balagus:
      1. Michael (“Mike”) Lubiniecki; m. Bernice ____. They are living (2004) at Scarborough, Ontario. Issue:
        1. Dwight Michael Lubiniecki.
        2. Michelle Lynn Lubiniecki.
      2. Stella Lubiniecki; m. Harvey Kotyk. They are living (2004) at Dauphin. Issue:
        1. Larry Kotyk.
        2. Lorraine Kotyk.
        3. Wayne Kotyk.
        4. Michael Kotyk.
      3. Tony Lubiniecki, b. 1 July 1934. He m. 23 Sept. 1957, Katherine (“Kay”) Lapitsky. They are living (2004) at Dauphin. He is a retired CN/VIA Railway worker, and still farms the family homestead at Keld. Issue:
        1. Brent Lubiniecki, b. 14 Jan. 1960; m. Arlene Groshak. They are living (2004) at Dauphin, where Brent is the Regional Director for the Paramedic services. Only child:
          1. Toni Lubiniecki (female), b. about 1995.
        2. Deborah Lubiniecki, b. 29 Dec. 1964; m. ____ Robertson. She is living (2004) at Dauphin. Only child:
          1. Billie-Kay Robertson, b. around 2002.
        3. Tracy Lubiniecki, b. 17 June 1966; m. 1 Oct. 1988, David Balagus. They are living (2004) at Winnipeg. Issue:
          1. Laura Balagus, b. 1 Dec. 1989.
          2. Hilary Balagus, b. 6 July 1991.
        4. Grant Lubiniecki, b. 7 Aug. 1967. He is living (2004) at Dauphin.
    3. Ludwig W. Lubiniecki (known as Louis in adulthood), b. ca. 1905 (aged 1 year in 1906, and 76 at his death) in Manitoba, d. s.p. 18 March 1982 at Oakview Nursing Home, Winnipeg.[14] His middle initial is known only from his on his mother’s death certificate. He m. (as her second husband) Ann Negrych, b. 28 Sept. 1918 in the Venlaw District in the Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, d. 20 July 2000 at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, Dauphin, Manitoba, and buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, daughter of Sam Negrych, by his wife Pauline Hrechka.[15] She was the widow of Michael Bomak, by whom she had two sons, William and Robert Bomak, and two daughters, Rosemarie Bomak (Mrs. Frank Tabak), of Gilbert Plains, and Pat Bomak (Mrs. Grant Reynolds), of Wawanesa, Manitoba, later of Winnipeg. Louis Lubiniecki moved to Winnipeg, where, according to his obituary, he “was employed with the City of Winnipeg Engineering Department until his retirement in 1971.” The 1972 obituary of his brother Frank speaks of him as of St. James (now a suburb of Winnipeg). He and his wife were members of St. Basil’s Church, 202 Harcourt Street. They had no children together.
    4. Anne Lubiniecki, b. probably about 1907, d. before 27 Oct. 1990 (she predeceased her sister Lillian). She m. John Rowell, a widower with a daughter Lillian from a previous marriage. She was of Winnipeg in 1972 (according to the obituary of her borther Frank) but of Lancaster, California in 1982 (according to the obituary of her brother Louis). Issue:
      1. Josephine (“Josie” or “Jo”) Rowell, of California; m. Lorne Blair.
      2. Leonard Rowell; m. June Tokar.
      3. Victoria (“Vicky”) Rowell, of Winnipeg in 1998; m. (but subsequently divorced) Brian Fijal.
    5. Lillian Leona Lubiniecki, b. 1909-10, d. 25 Oct. 1990, aged 80 years, and buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg.[16] She m. John Edward Gregrash, of Winnipeg, d. 28 Jan. 1977. Her husband’s family name was originally Gregorash. Her daughter, Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow, writes: “My mother was fond of her Uncle Julian. They both had red hair, shared a love of books, and she considered him her mentor — he encouraged her to pursue a career in teaching.” Her death notice mentions, but does not name, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Known issue (order per obituary):
      1. Kenneth Gregrash; m. Helen Phyllis Horodycki. They are living at Winnipeg (2004).
      2. Shirley Gregrash; m. Henry Wiebe. They are of Winnipeg (2004).
      3. Lorraine Gregrash; m. James Barlow. They are now (2004) of Victoria, B.C.
    6. Frank Lubiniecki, b. 1919-20, d. “suddenly” s.p. 17 Sept. 1972, aged 52 years, and buried in Transcona Cemetery, Transcona (now a suburb of Winnipeg).[17] He m. (1) ________. He m. (2) (as her second husband) after 1964, Helen Mary (Juras) Miller, b. at Winnipeg, d. 25 April 1979 at the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, and buried in Corpus Christi Churchyard, Narol, Manitoba, widow of Stanley Miller (who d. 1965).[18] His niece, Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow, writes: “Frank had two brief marriages many years apart, with no children.” At the time of his death he was living at 342 Whittier Ave., Transcona. Named in his obituary is a “daughter” (but actually step-daughter) Margaret, wife of Morris Lucko, of Winnipeg.
  2. Julian Lubiniecki, continued as no. 2 below.

2. Julian Lubiniecki, b. 7 July 1880 (?) at Jazłowiec (now Pomortsy) aforesaid, living 1945 at Regina, Saskatchewan. He came to Manitoba (apparently with his family) possibly so early as 1897 (as claimed in the entry for him in the 1906 census), and certainly by 1901, when as “Julian Lubinickie” he is enumerated in the census of the town of Morton, near Brandon, as a domestic servant in the household of a George Armstrong; this source states his birthdate as 7 July 1881 but his “age at last birthday” as 20, which is contradictory, and gives his year of immigration as 1895 and his annual income as $300.[19] He was naturalized in 1905. He m. 15 May 1904 at Winnipeg,[20] before her fifteenth birthday, Kateryna Demchuk, b. and bapt. 3 June 1889 at Cyhany, in the Borshchiv district, Galicia province, Austria (formerly part of the Ukraine),[21] d. 1945, apparently at or near Sturgis, daughter of Wasyl (“William”) Demchuk and his wife Antonina Worowy, who afterward settled near Dauphin. The Lubiniecki family has correctly preserved her birthdate of 1889,[22] which agrees with the statement in her marriage certificate that she was 15 years of age at the time. It is however reported incorrectly in a number of sources.[23]
     Julian Lubiniecki is called a teacher in his marriage record; the witnesses were Jan Witwicky and Michal Hupak (?). After their marriage he and his wife settled in the Keld District, near Dauphin, Manitoba, and they are enumerated there in the 1906 census at section 24, in township 23, range 21 west of the Principal Meridian, with livestock consisting of 2 milk-cows, 6 other head of cattle, and no horses, sheep, or hogs, and his year of immigration to Canada given as 1897 (in disagreement with the 1901 census).[24] On 19 March 1909 he was patented the 160 acres forming the northwest quarter of this same piece of land.[25] His family is listed at section 24, but inexplicably without him, in the 1911 census.[26] But by August 1920 Julian Lubiniecki and his wife were living on 9th Avenue S.W., Dauphin.[27] According to Harvest of Memories, “Julian farmed for a while and worked as a carpenter, at times for as little as one dollar a day. He spoke five languages and often acted as an interpreter and teacher for other immigrants in the area. After Julian’s marriage to Kateryna Demchuk, they moved to Sturgis around 1930, where Julian built and set up the first Red and White Store in town (where the former Sturgis Bookstore is located). Apparently he loved carpentry more than running the store.” In February of 1937 he placed a newspaper advertisement which ran in places as far away as Winnipeg, announcing the sale of a “Red and White Store building, fixtures, and stock [worth] around $6000.”[28] The account in Harvest of Memories continues, “After Kateryna died in 1945, Julian moved to Regina. He continued working as a carpenter.”
     As mentioned above, his grandniece, Lorraine (Gregrash) Barlow, informs us: “My mother was fond of her Uncle Julian. They both had red hair, shared a love of books, and she considered him her mentor — he encouraged her to pursue a career in teaching.”
     Issue (probably all born in Manitoba):

  1. Leo James Lubiniecki, b. in July 1906 (per the 1911 census) or 4 July 1907 (per family records) at Dauphin; see 3 below.
  2. Helen Lubiniecki, b. in April 1909 (per 1911 census), d. 1954, a school-teacher. She m. William Henderson, a farmer. They had issue:
    1. Gail Henderson, a bank clerk; m. Clarence Pischka, a bank manager.
    2. June Henderson, a teacher; m. Brian McDougald, a mechanic.
  3. Natalia Lubiniecki, b. in June 1911 (per 1911 census), died by 1919, when another daughter was given the same name.
  4. Tina Lubiniecki, b. 1912, d. 2 July 1915 at Dauphin.[29]
  5. Veronica (“Verne”) Lubiniecki, b. 1914, d. 25 May 2008 at Avamere-Three Fountains, Medford, Oregon, aged 94 years.[30] She took nurse’s training from 1932-35 at Saskatoon. She m. in 1935, Joseph Alfred Hilts, a physician. They lived for some time at Roundup, moving in 1954 to Deer Lodge, [Michigan?], U.S., where Verne was the hospital administrator. Almost all of our information on them and their family comes from Harvest of Memories. Issue:
    1. Joseph Alfred Hilts, Jr., b. 1941, living 2000. He m. 21 June 1969, Margaret Whelk, a school-teacher. He is a U.S. Foreign Service officer who had many African postings, including Burkina Faso (1994-95) and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (1996-97). He now (2000) works at Washington, D.C. Issue: Aaron, Adrienne.
    2. Elizabeth Anne Hilts, b. 1942, d. 1988, who was an accountant librarian for Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in Regina.
    3. John Leigh Hilts, b. 25 Feb. 1945 at Whitewood, Saskatchewan, d. v.m. 3 April 2006, of cancer. He m. 9 Sept. 1967, Cheryl Marie Lang, alive in 2006. In his youth a pitcher for the local Baltimore Orioles farm team, John became a lawyer, working first at Medford, Oregon, and later at Las Vegas, Nevada. His death notice reads, in part:
      He graduated from the University of Wyoming where he met his wife, Cheryl “Cherie” Lang. They were married on September 9, 1967. They then moved to Missoula, Montana, where he graduated first in his class from the University of Montana School of Law. John excelled in baseball and set several pitching records at the University of Wyoming. He then pitched professionally in the Baltimore Orioles organization in California and Florida. One of his joys was coaching and he was the pitching coach for the Medford Mustang American Legion Baseball team when they won their first state championship in 1975.
           He was a skilled and respected attorney and practiced in Oregon, Nevada, California and Montana. In addition to training with Gerry Spence in Jackson, Wyoming, he and his family spent four months in Europe and Scandinavia in 1982 while he studied International Law. Although the majority of his active law career was spent in Medford, he was practicing in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the last nine years.
           John … played Medford City League Basketball for many years…. He ran in four marathons (Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Barbara and New York) in addition to several Pear Blossom runs…. He became a pilot in the 1980s and flew small planes. He was also a gifted musician and was invited to appear on the Lawrence Welk Show when he was in eighth grade. Everyone knew him to be an entertaining storyteller and he wrote two unpublished books. In the past several years his hobby was collecting and running model trains.
           In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Dr. Michael John Hilts and wife, Julia, of Greensboro, North Carolina; daughter, Julie Lenore Cromwell and husband, Mark; and son, Ryan Leigh Hilts and fiancee Kelsey Chance, all of Medford; mother, Verne Hilts of Wisconsin; brother, Joseph Hilts and wife, Margaret of Green Bay, Wisconsin; brother, E.J. Hilts and wife, Pamela of Las Vegas, Nevada; and granddaughters, McKenna, Marlena and Madara Cromwell and Rachel Hilts. He was preceded in death by his father and sister Elizabeth…. Arrangements Hillcrest Memorial Park & mortuary. Medford, Oregon, 97504.[31]
      Issue:
      1. Dr. Michael John Hilts, of Greensboro, North Carolina, a family practictioner; m. Julia ____.
      2. Julia Lenore Hilts; m. Mark Cromwell, of Medford.
      3. Ryan Leigh Hilts, of Medford; engaged at the time of his father’s death to Kelsey Chance.
  6. Natalia (“Tella”) Lubiniecki, b. 29 Jan. 1919, d. 26 Feb. 1943. She m. ____, as his first wife, Anton Hagel, of Estevan, Saskatchewan, b. 20 Sept. 1912 in Saskatchewan, d. 15 Dec. 1963, and buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, son of Joseph Hagel, Sr., and his wife Margaret Scholl, immigrants from Landau, Russia.[32] Natalie (Lubiniecki) Hagel was a school-teacher. She is buried, as “Natalie Hagel,” in Estevan City Cemetery.[33] She and her husband are each buried with other members of the Hagel family, but none of these is identified as their child. After her death her husband married secondly, Helen Stromgren. Only known issue:
    1. Phyllis Hagel, a school-teacher; m. Gary Katrusik.
  7. Anthony (“Tony”) Frank Lubiniecki, b. ca. 1920, d. 7 March 1990 at Sturgis, aged 70 years, and buried in Sturgis Cemetery.[34] He became a mechanical engineer, and worked for twenty-five years for Air Canada at Dorval Airport in Montréal. He retired to Sturgis, where he lived at Morken Street from 1978 until his death. We do not know the name of his wife, but he had a son:
    1. Eric Lubiniecki, of Cornwall, Ontario, a draftsman by trade, who we believe is unmarried.

Leo James Lubiniecki and Alma Cecelia Reagan and family

3. Leo James Lubiniecki, b. in July 1906 (per the 1911 census) or 4 July 1907 (per family records) at Dauphin, Manitoba, d. 1976 at Sturgis, Saskatchewan. He appears with his mother as a child in the 1911 census, his father being absent from the household at the time. He m. 17 Oct. 1936 in St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Sturgis, Alma Cecilia Reagan, b. 14 July 1915, d. 21 Sept. 1980 at or near Sturgis, daughter of Christopher Lawrence Reagan, of Sturgis, by his wife Helen Healey. Leo Lubiniecki lived at Front Street, Sturgis. He began teaching at Sturgis High School in 1945, then from 1948 to 1972 was its Principal, making him the longest-serving Principal in the school’s history (as of the year 2000); he appears in a staff group photograph taken in 1971-72.[35] He supervised the construction of the huge letters in cement which spell out the name “Sturgis” on a hill on the north side of the town, a drawing of which appears on the title-page of Harvest of Memories. He was also an accomplished amateur photographer, and some of his work may be seen in the Sturgis Station House Museum. Leo and Alma are buried in St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, in the north part of the town. His wife Alma was a charter member of the Sturgis Council of the Catholic Women’s League in 1949, and appears in a group photograph of them taken at the time; she served as its President from 1959 to 1961 and from 1971 to 1973.[36]
     All of the Lubinieckis listed in the 1997 and 1999 telephone directories for Saskatchewan are direct descendants of Leo Lubiniecki and Alma Reagan. For a fuller account of them, see the account in Harvest of Memories. Issue:

  1. Delmar (“Del”) Leon Lubiniecki, b. 15 April 1938 at Canora, Saskatchewan. He m. 28 May 1966 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Jo-Ann Lillian Dodd, b. 26 July 1944 at St. John’s. Since about 1987 they have lived just outside of Crystal Lake, near Sturgis, Saskatchewan. Their address (Aug. 1997) is Box 1598, Canora, SK S0A 0L0. They have two children.
  2. Daryl Lubiniecki, b. 21 June 1941 at Sturgis. He m. 1 Oct. 1966 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Lolamae Servis, b. 1940-41, daughter of Roy Servis, of the Concord District and later of Renown, Saskatchewan.[37] Daryl Lubiniecki was a professional hockey-player, and later became a coach and manager, serving as a coach for the Saskatoon Olympics from 1972 to 1976, as General Manager of the Saskatoon Blades until 1997, and since then, as General Manager for the Prince George Cougars. His wife worked for seven years, between her high-school graduation and their marriage, at CKOM Radio Station, Sasakatoon. They have two children.
  3. Kevin James Lubiniecki, b. 18 Nov. 1947 at Preeceville, Saskatchewan. He m. 19 May 1973 at Regina, Saskatchewan, Aileen Michelle Donauer, b. 15 Sept. 1953 at Meyronne, Saskatchewan, daughter of Mike and Helen (Fournier) Donauer. Kevin was for some time a school teacher. He served as Principal of Wolseley High School from 1983 to 1987, when he moved to Yorkton.[38] He became Principal of Sacred Heart School in Yorkton in 1991, and Vice-Principal in 1995. Their address (Aug. 1997) is 384 Darlington Street East, Yorkton, SK S3N 3Y9. They spend summers at their cottage at Crystal Lake, near Sturgis. They have five children.
  4. Bernie Joseph Lubiniecki, b. 16 May 1950 at Preeceville, Saskatchewan. He m. 28 June 1975 at Sturgis, Brenda Martha Palaniuk, b. 4 Feb. 1952 at Preeceville. Bernie Lubiniecki is the Fire Chief of Sturgis. From 1978 through 1990 he was living at Front Street in Sturgis. About 1991 he and his family moved to their present (Aug. 1997) address, 308 Laing Street, Sturgis, SK S0A 4A0. His wife is a nurse at Preeceville Hospital. They have four children.
  5. Susan Marie Lubiniecki, b. 4 Nov. 1953 at Preeceville. She m. 29 Oct. 1976 at Saskatoon, Leslie Goertz. They were living at Saskatoon in 2000. They have no children.

One of Leo Lubiniecki’s grandchildren has become quite well-known, although in deference to their privacy we shall not name his parents here:

Charles Lubiniecki
Charles David Lubiniecki (since 2005 known professionally as Charlie David), b. 9 Aug. 1980 at Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised at Yorkton. He is a well-known actor, and we have stopped updating this entry because his career is so widely-documented elsewhere:

Notes

1. The work is available online at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.asp?id=6123.
2. This year of birth is explicitly attributed to him in his death certificate, and agrees with an age at death of 75 years.
3. Manitoba death registrations, no. 1917-048007. We checked the Dauphin Herald of 16 & 23 Aug. 1917 for a notice of his death, without result.
4. His death appears to have gone unregistered.
5. Manitoba marriage registrations, no. 1902-002255.
6. Her name is provided most completely by the obituary of her daughter Adeline.
7. 1901 Census of Canada, Manitoba, District no. 9 (Marquette), Subdistrict: h-3 (Gilbert Plains), p. 8 (PAC microfilm no. T-6434).
8. Manitoba death registrations, no. 1931-063154. We checked the Dauphin Herald of 26 Nov. & 3 Dec. and the Grandview Exponent of 3 & 10 Dec. 1931 for a notice of her death, all without result.
9. Ignac Witwicki is called Angus Witwicki in his daughter’s death certificate. In the 1901 census (cited above), his family is listed as follows, with the birthplaces of all person given as Austria, and the family’s religion given as Roman Catholic: 
       Relationship to Head   Marital Status
                         |     |
Name              Gender |     |   Birthdate     Age  Occ.
------------------------------------------------------------
Witwiski, Angus      M   Head  M   1848, Oct. 6   52  farmer
   "      Magdalina  F   Wife  M   1860           40 
   "      Mary       F   Dau.  S   1880, Feb. 15  21 
   "      John       M   Son   S   1881, Oct.     19 
   "      Marion     M   Son   S   1883, Oct.     17 
   "      Nichola    M   Son   S   1891, Oct.      9 
   "      Victor     M   Son   S   1893, Nov.      7
   "      Antonina   F   Dau.  S   1898, May 5     2
An Angus Witwicki d. 9 March 1933 at Dauphin, aged 73 years (Manitoba death registrations, no. 1933-012232, per the online index; we have not checked the original record). Could this be the same man, despite the apparent discrepancy in their ages?
10. Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906, Province of Manitoba, district no. 2 (Dauphin), sub-district no. 13, p. 25, PAC RG 31 [microfilm no. T-18354].
11. Dominion Land grants, National Archives of Canada, R.G. 15, liber 317, folio 363 [microfilm no. C-6186], per index (not yet checked against original record).
12. The obituary of their daughter Adeline seems to name all their children in the correct order.
13. Death notice (with photograph), Winnipeg Free Press, 13 Oct. 1998, p. C12, col. 1.
14. Death notice, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 March 1982, p. 32, col. 8.
15. Death notices, Winnipeg Free Press, 24 July 2000.
16. Death notice (with photograph), Winnipeg Free Press, 27 Oct. 1990, p. 72, col. 4.
17. Death notice (with photograph), Winnipeg Free Press, 19 Sept. 1972, p. 30, col. 5.
18. Death notice, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 1979, p. 44, col. 7.
19. 1901 Census of Canada, Manitoba, district: Brandon, subdistrict: Morton, division i, subdivision 5, p. 1; PAC microfilm no. T-6431.
20. Manitoba marriage registrations, no. 1904-003229.
21. As noted above, a copy of her baptismal record was supplied by Chris and Mike Bostwick.
22. Harvest of Memories: Sturgis and District…, 1900-2000, p. 518.
23. The birthdate of 20 Nov. 1887 reported for her in the 1901 census is erroneous, as is the age of 18 reported for her in the 1906 census, taken in June of that year (implying a birthdate of 1887-88), and the age of 5 years reported for her in the manifest of the ship on which her family arrived (implying a birthdate of 1892-93).
24. Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906, Province of Manitoba, district no. 2 (Dauphin), sub-district no. 13, p. 25, PAC RG 31 [microfilm no. T-18354].
25. Dominion Land Grants, National Archives of Canada, R.G. 15, liber 345, folio 234 (microfilm no. C-6210).
26. 1911 Census of Canada, Manitoba, District 16 (Dauphin), subdistrict 55 (Gilbert Plains Municipality), p. 10. The entry reads: 
address: T23 R21 W1
surname: Lubinicki
          gender
          | relationship to head
          | |  marital status
          | |  |  born       where  immig. ethn.  cit. relig.   occ.
Catherina f h. m. Oct. 1889 Galicia 1899 Galician Can. G. Cath. none
Leon [?]  m s. s. July 1906 Man.    ---- "        ---- ----     ----
Helena    f d. s. Apr. 1909 "       ---- "        ---- ----     ----
Natalka   f d. s. June 1911 "       ---- "        ---- ----     ----
27. Demetrius P. Demchuk, The Demchuk Family, 1778-1910, undated typescript. The author, who was first cousin to Julian Lubiniecki’s wife, mentions boarding with them at that time.
28. Sale notice, signed “J. Lubiniecki, Sturgis, Sask.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 Feb. 1937, p. 36, col. 3; Ibid., 16 Feb. 1937, p. 18, col. 2.
29. Manitoba death registrations, no. 1915-187014.
30. Mail Tribune [South Oregon], 30 May 2008, as abstracted on the newspaper’s website and in Obituary Daily Times, vol. 14, no. 224, 18 June 2008.
31. Death notice Mail Tribune [South Oregon], 6 April 2006, available online at http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/0406/obit/obit.htm A shorter death notice appears in Oregon State Bar Bulletin, June 2006, available online at http://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/06jun/obits.html.
32. Rosemary Mack, Souris Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, available online at http://cap.estevan.sk.ca/cemetery.records/svmg/.
33. Rosemary Mack, Estevan City Cemetery, available online at http://cap.estevan.sk.ca/cemetery.records/city/.
34. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 March 1990, p. 40, col. 4.
35. Harvest of Memories, pp. 75, 76 (for the photograph).
36. Harvest of Memories, p. 205 (where the photograph is reproduced).
37. On the Servis family see Watrous and District History Committee, Prairie Reflections (Watrous, Saskatchewan: Watrous and District History Committee, 1983), p. 782, available online at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.asp?id=6070.
38. Wolseley & District History Book Committee, Bridging the Past, volume II: Wolseley History Book (Wolseley, Saskatchewan: Wolseley & District History Book Committee, 1998), p. 36, available online at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.asp?id=4840.

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From the Genealogy Page of John Blythe Dobson
URL = cybrary.uwinnipeg.ca/people/Dobson/genealogy/ff/Lubiniecki.cfm
This page written 10 May 1999
Last revised 5 June 2009