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Edward William Peter YOHEMAS

Edward William Peter YOHEMAS

Male 1938 - 2024  (86 years)


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  • Name Edward William Peter YOHEMAS  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 4 May 1938  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Oct 2024  [2
    Person ID I2761  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Peter YOHEMAS,   b. 5 May 1892   d. 25 Sep 1975 (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne MELNYK,   b. Between 1 Jan and 27 Jun 1909   d. 27 Jun 1975 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 24 Jul 1927  [4, 5
    Family ID F707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dianne Anita GAUCHER 
    Children 
    >1. Mariette YOHEMAS
    >2. Corinne YOHEMAS
    >3. Melanie YOHEMAS
    >4. Celene YOHEMAS
    Family ID F1597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S497] Obituary of Annie YOHEMAS, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 30 Jun 1975;), Page 22.
      She is survived by her husband, Peter; five sons, Edward, John, Ken, Don and Greg, all of the Salisbury District...

    2. [S1385] Obituary of Edward William Peter YOHEMAS, (Name: Calgary Herald; Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Date: 21 Oct 2024;).
      Edward William Peter Yohemas
      May 4, 1938 - October 17, 2024

      Edward Yohemas, beloved husband of Dianne Anita Yohemas (nee Gaucher), of Calgary, AB, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the age of 86 years.

      Our family patriarch, also known as "Ed the Electrician", will be sadly missed by his devoted wife Dianne, his children, Mariette (Gerald) Garcia, Corinne (Dan) Waldon, Melanie (Scott) Oberg, and Celene (Cory) Yohemas Ross; his seven grandchildren, Erin, Jasper, Jared, Kate, Zach, Caleb, and Skye, who were the light of his life; his four brothers and five sisters, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, Peter and Anne Yohemas (nee Melnyk); his sister Margaret Standard (nee Yohemas), and an infant child.

      Prayer Services will be held at St. Gerard's Catholic Church (8944 Elbow Drive S.W., Calgary, AB) on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Reception to follow in the Parish Hall.

      If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to a charity of your choice.

      Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed with Edward's family at www.MHFH.com.

      In living memory of Edward Yohemas, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes.

    3. [S498] Obituary of Peter YOHEMAS, (Name: Edmonton Journal; Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Date: 30 Sep 1975;), Page 24.
      YOHEMAS, Peter

      Funeral services for the late Mr. Peter Yohemas of R.R.2, South Edmonton, who passed away on September 25, 1975, were hold on Monday at Hainstock's Chapel. Rev. Wayne Shortt officiated and interment too place in Glenwood Memorial Gardens.

      He is survived by five sons, Edward, John, Ken, Don and Greg, all of the Salisbury District; six daughters: Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Stannard, Salisbury; Mrs. Richard (Verna) Nicks, Williston, N. Dakota; Mrs. Basil (Janet) Marler, Ardrossan; Mrs. Gordon (Joan) Serediak of Edmonton; Mrs. Harry (Muriel) Stinsman, Ardrossan; and Miss Winnie Yohemas of Yellowknife; twenty-six grandchildren; one great-granchild. He was predeceased by his wife, Annie, in June, 1975.

    4. [S596] MELNYK, Nancy, Email of 11 Oct 2011.
      Annie married 24 July 1926 to Peter Yohemas.

    5. [S603] DRADER, David, Email of 13 Oct 2011.
      Peter Yohemas arrived in Edmonton as a young man without much English and was taken in by the Ball family. He was born May 5, 1892 in the Ukraine and married Helen Porter Ball, daughter of John Ball and Eliza Spencer, May 30, 1923. She died in childbirth October 22, 1924. He married Annie Melnyk July 24, 1927.


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