Educator.
Born at Winnipeg on 3 July 1929, son of John Kormylo (1886-1959) and Dorothy Rosalia Skawrytka (1892-1981), he became an educator and enrolled at the Manitoba Teachers College. He taught in the East Kildonan School District, Winnipeg School District (WSD), and River East School Division (RESD), including at Polson School (1951-1952), Miles Macdonnell Collegiate (1952-1955), General Wolfe School (1955-1959), Tec-Voc High School (1959-1966, 1967-1968), was Acting Supervisor (1968) and Supervisor (1968-1969) of Guidance for the WSD, Principal of Miles Macdonnell Collegiate (1969-1975), after which he joined the RESD administration-level staff as Director of Student Services (c1975-1977) and Deputy Assistant Superintendent (1977-1986).
Upon retirement in 1986, he took to cottage life at St. Malo and travelling to Florida. He was involved with the Christian Family Movement, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis, the St. Alphonsus Parish School Board, and was Vice-President (c1968) of the Guidance Association of Manitoba, and President of the Greater Winnipeg Guidance group (early 1960s). On 16 September 1950, he married Genevieve Frances “Joy” Hammerling (?-1998) at St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church in Winnipeg. They had four sons.
He died at St. Boniface Hospital on 16 March 2001 and was buried at Assumption Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Marriage registrations [John Kormylo to Rosalia Szkawritka], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Engagement notices [Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hammerling ...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 1950, page 12.
“Double ring ceremony at St. John Cantius,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 1950, page 16.
“Guidance counselling in 25th anniversary year,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 October 1965, page 15.
“Views of the counsellors,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 October 1965, page 15.
“Panel will discuss teen-ager problems,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 February 1968, page 22.
“Nine hundred Manitoba teachers untrained, says panelist,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1968, page 22.
“School guidance preventative step,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 November 1968, page 32.
“Wants counselling in junior grades,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1969, page 40.
Obituary [Genevieve Joy Kormylo], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 1998, page C8.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 2001.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), PR01-01-57213 William N. Kormylo, GR15004, Archives of Manitoba.
Assumption Roman Catholic Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 25 February 2025
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