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OBITUARY Chapter 37 of UNWLA (Soyuz Ukrainok) and De troit Regional Council are saddened by the news of losing an outstanding and valuable member in th person of OLGA SHUSTER who passed away June 25, 1981 in LIMA, PERU, South America, while in the service of The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Wheaton, III., as an associate teaching missionary. She was only a few days short of completing her two-year assignment period as a principal of the Penzotti School for Missionary chil dren when on June 25, she suffered a fatal heart attack. Miss Schuster, 65, was well-known in the Ukrainian community both locally and on a national level for she served as President of Chapter 37 (Detroit) for several years as well as President of Detroit Regional Council. Her last contribution to a well-known Detroit Ukrainian project was to The Ukrainian Village Fund, Home for Senior Citizens, which she firmly espoused. It is noteworthy that the late JULIA SHUSTAKE- VICH, Olga’s mother, was the first president of UNWLA; and, that her late father, Nicholas Shustakevich, was one of the first Ukrainian radio directors in Detroit con ducting “Ukrainian Radio Hour" of WJLB and WXYZ. Both parents were members of the Ukrainian National Association. Olga Shuster was known as a diligent worker and inspiring educator who gave unstinting effort and time to her projects such as the challenge of trying to lift the quality of life as found in the barrios of rural Lima where she encountered native Indian women and children liv ing in raw poverty. She taught nutrition classes to these mothers, hygiene and also handcraft work such as knit ting which was used in the form of a cottage industry enabling them as a group to help themselves. Miss Shuster had many distinctive achievements in her lifetime. She served as President of the Detroit Edu cation Association and was a member of NEA, retiring in 1978 after 30 years of teaching in the Detroit Public School System. Her educational experience took her to other countries serving the American School in France, Germany and the Phillipines. She also enjoyed singing and performed in many of the churches in the area. Surviving family members are a brother, Dr. Ray mond Shuster of Youngstown, Ohio, nine nieces and nephews and 11 grandnieces and grandnephews. Funeral services took place on July 11 at Heeney- Sundquist Funeral Home, Farmington, Mich., and were officiated by Dr. Wendell Johnston, President of The William Tyndale College of Farmington Hills. Assisting was Rev. Payton Zimmerman and also Rev. Hancock of the Evangelical Alliance Mission who spoke of Miss Shuster’s excellent dedication to her work which he ob served as her immediate supervisor in Peru. Soyuz Ukrainok was represented by Lida Kolodchin, President of Detroit Regional Council, who placed the traditional Soyuz banner at the head of the coffin paying tribute to the memory of Olga Shuster. Anastasia Volker, Chairman of The Ukrainian Vil lage Fund in Detroit, Mich., and past President of Chap- ter 37, gave a eulogy to Olga Shuster, recalling some of her achievements and family history, ending with all Soyuz members present singing “Vichnaya Pamiat”. The services ended with a blending of the two beauti ful voices of Olga's niece and nephew, Martha Lowery and Ray Shuster, Jr., truly gifted artists, offering their aunt a final, loving farewell. Internment was at Roseland Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan. Sophie Anderson Press Release Person In memory of Olga Shuster daughter of the first president of UNWLA, the late Julia Shustakevich, ex-president of Chapter 37 and a past president of the Detroit Regional Council, contri butions for Press Fund of ’’Our Life” from Chapter 37: — $10;00, from Detroit Regional Council: $25;00. UNWLA BRANCH 116, ERIE, PA On May 17, 1981, the UNWLA Branch 116 in Erie, Pennsyl vania and the Ukrainian School in Erie jointly celebrated Mo ther’s Day and the end of the school year with an artistic pro gram and tureen supper at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite) hall in Erie. The Ukrainian School Di rector Mr. Zenon Shpon started the festivities by extending his warm welcome to all guests and especially to the mothers and children present. Rev. Father Dr. Julius Kubinyi gave the invo cation. Mr. Roman Swystun served as program master of cere monies. The varied and beautifully rendered program consisted of recitations of poetry in honor of Mother’s Day by the school children and performances of Ukrainian dances by the children (Ms. Lori Corapi, dance director). The program continued with the distribution of year-end report cards. The festivities con cluded with a delicious tureen supper shared by all guests and program participants. All in all, it was a satisfying experience for the children to honor their mothers in this special way and an emotional experience for the proud mothers. Nadia Wolynec Press Chairman The late Olga Shuster.
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