Brenda Melnychuk

Brenda Melnychuk, aged 64 years of Saskatoon, SK, passed away on December 27th, 2016.  The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in Moose Jaw Funeral Home.   Reverend John Kreutzwieser will officiate and interment will take place at Sunset Cemetery.  Brenda was raised on the farm in the Mitchellton area, attending school in Mitchellton and Mossbank.  After high school, she moved to Moose Jaw to continue her education and worked for the Moose Jaw Union Hospital until her retirement in August 2013.  She met her husband, Gene, in Moose Jaw and they were married in April 1977, raising their 2 children, Kimberly and Tyler.  After the passing of her husband Gene in April 2013, Brenda remained in the family home, being an Approved Home Operator until December 2015.  She moved to Saskatoon in June 2016 to be closer to family.  She was predeceased by her husband, Gene; parents, Willard and Dorothy Ferguson; in-laws, John and Pauline Melnychuk; infant brother, Roy; brothers-in-law: Barry Larson, Edward and Boris Melnychuk; sisters-in-law: Lois Ferguson, Sylvia Marasse, and Roberta Melnychuk.  Brenda is survived by her daughter, Kimberly (Myron); grandchildren, Nickolaus and Abagail; son, Tyler (Christie); grandchildren, Jaxon and Maddox; stepchildren: Terrie, Jody, and Gena; grandchildren: Gage, Sydney, Dane, Deklan, and Danyka; brother, Clarence Ferguson; sisters: Shirley (Dave) Sheldon, Judy Larson, and Patricia (Ken) Nykolyshyn; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.  Flowers are gratefully declined.  As an expression of sympathy, donations in Brenda’s name may be made to a charity of one’s choice.  Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane.  Gary McDowell, Funeral Director 306-693-4550