THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM (05/10/98)

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Young UNA'ers

Vanessa Lee Storozuk, daughter of Peter and Cheryl Miller Storozuk, is a new member of UNA Branch 253 in Ludlow, Mass. She was enrolled by her great-grandmother Catherine J. Storozuk, widow of Harry Storozuk, who was known as a choir director and Ukrainian dance instructor in Canada.

Sarah Ellen Holovinsky, daughter of Karen and Bohdan Holovinsky, is a new member of UNA Branch 26 in Toms River, N.J. She was enrolled by her father.

Patrick Karl Peters, born January 26 to Kimberly and Kurt Peters, is a new member of UNA Branch 238 in Boston. He was enrolled by his great uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Boyko Jr.

Alexander Stephan Firko, son of Natalia and Stephan Firko, is a new member of UNA Branch 162 in Philadelphia. He was enrolled by his grandparents Maria and Wasyl Panczak.

Mark Andrew Melinyshyn (right) is a new member of UNA Branch 220 in Chicago. He is seen above with his brother, Matthew John, who has been a UNA'er since 1996. They are the sons of John and Jill Melinyshyn, and were enrolled by their grandparents John and Helen Melinyshyn.

Teikyo (top) and Marion (middle) Mowchan, members of UNA Branch 277 in Hartford, Conn., welcome their baby sister, Hope, into the ranks of the UNA. They are the children of Patrick and Stacey Mowchan. The three were enrolled by their grandfather Michael Mowchan.

Christina M. Worth, daughter of Peter and Vera Worth, is a new member of UNA Branch 173 in Wilmington, Del. She was enrolled by her grandparents John and Josephine Sadiwnyk.

OBITUARY: Frank T. Kozemchak Jr., 40, branch secretary in Derry, Pa.

DERRY, Pa. - Frank T. Kozemchak Jr. died on March 24, at his home here, at the age of 40. Mr. Kozemchak was manager at the family-owned Derry Contract Machinist Inc.

An active member of the Ukrainian community, Mr. Kozemchak was a lifelong member of Ukrainian National Association Branch 113, which he served for the past five years as branch secretary, a post he took over upon his father's death. He was also a member of the Derry Ukrainian Society.

Mr. Kozemchak also was a Democratic Committee person for Derry Borough.

He was a member of FOE Aerle 1612, Twin Maples Hunt Club, and the Rod and Gun Club, all of Derry, and the Kingston Veteran's and Sportsman's Association. An avid bowler, he participated in many UNA tournaments. He had his first 300 game at the Derry Ukrainian Bowling Lanes and bowled in various other leagues in the area.

Mr. Kozemchak was born on July 7, 1957, in Latrobe, Pa., the son of Mary Shrum Kozemchak of Derry and the late Frank T. Kozemchak Sr.

He is survived by his wife, Carol (nee) Moxinchalk, who is a banquet manager, and his mother, Mary, who is active in the Ladies Auxiliary. Funeral services were held at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Latrobe, with the Rev. Xavier Elambassery officiating; interment was at St. Joseph Cemetery in Derry.