Community activist.
Born at Winnipeg in 1929, daughter of Ukrainian immigrants Johanna “Joanne” Panasiuk (1906-2001) and John Krawchuk (c1902-1990), on 12 August 1950 she married Anthony “Tony” Fuga (c1928-1988) at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mary the Protectress and they subsequently had a daughter and a son.
She was a member (1964-1971) and Chair (1969-1971) of the Winnipeg School Board. Active in municipal and provincial politics, she was a Winnipeg City Councillor (1971-1974), a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1966 provincial general election and a Returning Officer in the 1969 general election.
Her lobbying contributed to the opening of the Seven Oaks Hospital in 1981. She was a founding member of its Board and later its Chair. She led a campaign to build the Wellness Institute and became its first member. For 14 years, she was Executive Director for the Central Region of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, and was President of the Manitoba Citizenship Council. She has served on the Boards of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Winnipeg Economic Development Board, and National Parole Board of Canada.
In recognition of her community service, she was inducted into the Order of Canada (1987) and Order of Manitoba (2013), and she received a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). She received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1970).
She died at her Winnipeg home in July 2024 and was buried in the Glen Eden Memorial Gardens.
Marriage registration [John Krawchuk, Johanna Panasiuk], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Engagements,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 July 1950, page 30.
“Fuga won't run,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 January 1971, page 31.
Obituary [Anthony Fuga], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 1988, page 37.
Obituary [John Krawchuk], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 1990, page 40.
Obituary [Joanne Krawchuk], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 2001.
Official Register, Order of Manitoba, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 2024.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 August 2024
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