Memorable Manitobans: Frances Julia Luschinski Kuzik (1924-2012)

Educator.

Born at Malonton on 18 January 1924, one of nine children of Julia Obacz? (c1899-?) and Leon Luschinski (c1892-?), she was raised at Fraserwood, attended Fraserwood School and took teacher training. She taught at Komarno School (?-?), near Skylake at Adam School (1942-1943), and returned to Fraserwood School as Principal (1944-1948). She married Michael “Mike” Kuzik (1922-1971) in 1953 and had three sons. She would later resume work in the classroom, teaching in Gimli at the Gimli Public School (1966-1969) and Gimli School No. 2 / Sigurbjorg Stefansson School (1969-1974). She died on 24 September 2012 and was buried in the Gimli Cemetery.

Sources:

Marriage registrations [Leon Leszczynski and Julia Obacz], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1921 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.

“Mr. and Mrs. Leon Luschinski,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 March 1979, page 51.

Obituary [Michael Kuzik], Winnipeg Free Press 8 June 1971, page 30.

Obituary [Ted Luschinski], Winnipeg Free Press 7 March 1979, page 57.

Obituary [Edward Luschinski], Winnipeg Free Press 22 October 1993, page E6.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 2012, page C9.

Gimli Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 29 October 2023

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