Born at Maydaneiske, Ukraine on 10 March 1894, the eldest of ten children, he came to Canada in 1913 and worked on harvesting crews then as a carpenter building grain elevators until he learned English. He took courses in drafting and eventually became a building contractor.
On 7 November 1925, he married Mary Yakimovich (1907-1988) at Winnipeg and they had two children: Frank R. Babienko and Tania L. Babienko (wife of Norman Anderson). He was a member of the Ukrainian Labour Temple, Winnipeg Curling Club, and West Kildonan Senior Mixed Club. He wrote poetry in Ukrainian, had two books published, and wrote a three-volume autobiography in English.
He died at Winnipeg on 27 June 1997 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
197 Euclid Avenue, Winnipeg
1938
355 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg
1941
Marriage registration [Frank Babienko, Maria Yakomovich], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 June 1997, page 30.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 December 2024
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