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Peter Michael Onysko
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Educator.
Born at Arbakka on 10 July 1906, son of Safta Tysliuk and Michael Onysko, uncle of Mytro Onysko, he received his early education at Arbakka School and Szewczenko School. In 1924 he moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where he spent four years at the P. Mohyla Ukrainian Institute while attending Nutana Collegiate and the Saskatoon Normal School.
He began working as a teacher in 1928 then, two years later, returned to Manitoba where he taught at Shevchenko School (1930-1931, Principal), Tarno School (1933-1939, Principal), Cooks Creek School (?-?), Fraserwood School (1941-1943), and Riverton School (1944-1964, Principal). In 1967, he received a Centennial Medal in recognition of his service to the education of Manitobans.
In 1930, he married schoolteacher Mary Helen Chepil (1906-1977) and they subsequently had a daughter and a son.
He died at Winnipeg on 12 March 1993 after a lengthy illness and was buried in the Transcona Cemetery.
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary [Mary Onysko], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 January 1977, page 30.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 March 1993, page 36.
We thank Robert Onysko and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 October 2026
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