Educator.
Born at Oakburn on 19 November 1930, son of John Kusciak [Kustiak] (1905-1985) and Josephine “Jessie” Dziver (1911-2004), he grew up at 22-19-22 West (1931), attended Flower School, and later resided at the Kustiak Family farmstead. Following teacher training, he taught at Seech School (1950-1951), Perch School (?-?), Flower School (1954-1957), and Clear Creek School (1957-1961), and was Principal of Barrows Junction School (1966-1980s). He married Helen Gawryluk (1932-1994) and they had several children. He died in June 2012 and was buried in the Whispering Pines Cemetery at Barrows.
Marriage registrations [John Kusciak to Josephine Dziwer], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1931 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.
Dauphin estate files (ATG 0064A), PR94-05-00054 Helen Kustiak, GR8698, Archives of Manitoba.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), PR12-01-91364 Joseph Kustiak, [via Court Registry System], Archives of Manitoba.
Whispering Pines Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
Joseph Kustiak (1930-2012), Geni.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 18 April 2026
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