Memorable Manitobans: Wilbert George Doneleyko [Doneley] (1913-1990)

Click to enlarge

Wilbert George Doneleyko
Click to enlarge

Farmer, manager, MLA (1946-1949).

Born at Rossburn on 13 February 1913, son of Ukrainian immigrants George Danyleyko (1877-1960) and Phyllis Kornyk (1887-1966), he was educated at Rossburn School. He farmed until 1937 when he became a warehouse manager for the Manitoba Co-operative Honey Producers Limited.

In 1935, he was the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation organizer for the Marguette federal constituency and the CCF federal candidate in the Springfield constituency in 1945. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1945 and served a single term, being defeated in the 1949 general election by Nicholas John Stryk. Married to Anne Orniak (?-?) with two children, in the 1940s, he lived at 419 Trent Avenue in East Kildonan.

He died at Victoria, British Columbia on 27 January 1990.

Sources:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1947.

“Funeral rites for George Danyleyko,” Rossburn Review, 18 February 1960, page 1.

Obituary [Phyllis Danyleyko], Rossburn Review, 1 December 1966, page 1.

Death registration [Wilbert George Doneley], British Columbia Vital Statistics.

We thank Connor Mah and Oliver Bernuetz (Legislative Library of Manitoba) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 May 2024

Memorable Manitobans

Memorable Manitobans

This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.

Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:

Custom Search

Browse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Browse deaths occurring in:
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024


Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements

Help us keep
history alive!