Anna Hoshowskyj Stefanyszyn Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Anna Hoshowskyj Stefanyszyn entered eternal rest on July 1, 2012, at the age of 92, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Known to everyone as "Baba", her life was centered on her family and her strong Ukrainian Catholic faith. Born and raised in Trostyanec, in the province of Ivano Frankyivs'k, Ukraine, Anna and her husband, Roman Stefanyszyn, survived the German labor camps during World War II and immigrated to the USA in 1950. After Anna was widowed in 1955, she worked in the maintenance department in Johns-Manville to support her three children until her retirement in 1985. She was also a member of the quarter century club. Anna was an active member of the Apostleship of Prayer at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hillsborough, helping to make pyrohy and baking babkas to support the church. As a skilled embroiderer, Anna was known for her beautifully detailed Ukrainian designs for pillows and wall hangings and she took pride in the wedding embroidery she crafted for each of her six grandchildren. Anna was also an exceptional cook and was at her happiest when family and friends gathered at the dining table. A visit to "Babas' " always resulted in leaving with several dozen pyrohy and several home baked babkas. Anna is survived by her three daughters Teklja Boehm and husband Gilles, Olga Zacharko and husband Stephan and Catherine Stefanyshyn Reilly and husband Thomas and her six grandchildren, Teresa Rembelles, Jacklyn Bell, Stephan Zacharko, Roman Zacharko, Alexandria Reilly and Catherine Reilly and two great-grandchildren, Dexter and Sebastian Bell. Her family and everyone who knew her will dearly miss baba. A private viewing was held on July 4, 2012 at Ketusky Funeral Home, 1310 Brooks Boulevard, Manville followed by a Divine Liturgy at St. Michaels' Church celebrated by Father Roman Pitula. Interment was at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Cemetery, South Bound Brook.

Tributes

Anna Hoshowskyj Stefanyszyn

November 5, 1919 - July 1, 2012