Born in Ukraine in 1884, he came to Canada in 1904 and was active as a building contractor in Winnipeg until retirement in 1955. He and wife Rose (1887-1957) had five children, including Benjamin Popeski. The family lived at 277 Burrows Avenue until the early 1940s then moved to 293 St. John's Avenue after it was converted into a duplex. He died at Winnipeg on 1 February 1970 and was buried in the Hebrew Sick Benefit Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Iserl House (alterations)
136 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Muszynski House (alterations)
644 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Pearlman House (addition and alterations)
425 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Zlotnick Garage
322 Church Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Margolis House (alterations)
497 Alfred Avenue, Winnipeg
1930
Miller House
283 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg
1930
Nitikman House
238 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg
1931
277 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg
1931
Schachter House (alterations)
124 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
Chocchiov House
242 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
? House (alterations)
112 Charles Street, Winnipeg
1933
Freedman House (alterations)
418 Redwood Avenue, Winnipeg
1933
Demolished (?)
Mindess House (repairs)
175 Machray Avenue, Winnipeg
1933
125 Scotia Street, Winnipeg
1933
Golden House (repairs)
472 Pritchard Avenue, Winnipeg
1934
Shinoff Block
219 Stella Avenue, Winnipeg
1935
Demolished (?)
Carter Grocery and Butcher Shop (alterations)
745 Carter Avenue, Winnipeg
1935
Coop House (alterations)
306 Aberdeen Avenue, Winnipeg
1936
Kilgour-Rimer Warehouse (alterations)
87 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1936
Demolished (1945)
Serkin Grocery Store (addition and alterations)
144 Scotia Street, Winnipeg
1937
Hnyduik House (alterations)
287 Pritchard Avenue, Winnipeg
1937
Rice House (alterations)
283 Redwood Avenue, Winnipeg
1938
Greenstone House (alterations)
146 Spence Street, Winnipeg
1938
Cooperstock House (alterations)
452 Salter Street, Winnipeg
1939
Snukal House (alterations)
350 St. John’s Avenue, Winnipeg
1939
Magnesson House (alterations)
768 McMillan Avenue, Winnipeg
1939
Hodge House (alterations)
103 Scott Street, Winnipeg
1939
Dobbs House (alteration)
140 Alfred Avenue, Winnipeg
1940
Machaffie House (conversion to triplex)
140 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg
1940
Demolished (?)
Nusgart House (alterations)
371 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg
1940
Fit-Reform Block / Genser Furniture Building (renovation)
289-291 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1940
Demolished (1991)
Notre Dame Grocery Store (alterations)
645 Notre Dame, Winnipeg
1943
Demolished (?)
Oakes House (alterations)
217 Scotia Street, Winnipeg
1943
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Reid House (293 St. Johns Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Evelyn Court (951 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg)
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Fine apartment to be erected on Kennedy Street,” Manitoba Free Press, 26 May 1928, page 26.
“Building and real estate,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 April 1929, page 30.
“Higher value represented in new building,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 April 1929, page 7.
“Permits issued for houses ahead of last season,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 May 1929, page 10.
“Permits continue to show increase over last year,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1929, page 11.
“Permits issued for fourteen new dwelling this week,” Manitoba Free Press, 2 November 1929, page 49.
“Winnipeg permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 November 1929, page 23.
“Permits for six houses, Large garage and store taken out during week,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 November 1929, page 30.
“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 June 1930, page 7.
“Permits for building grow to good figure,” Manitoba Free Press, 7 June 1930, page 28.
“Building permits are ahead of last year in Winnipeg area,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 April 1931, page 25.
“Permits issued for buildings total $286,700,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 April 1932, page 16.
“Building permits start to increase in Winnipeg area,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 April 1932, page 31.
“Eight dwellings starting this week, 1 costing $10,000,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 May 1932, page 28.
“Building in city now practically at a standstill,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 March 1933, page 3.
“Permit taken out on $10,000 home on Scotia,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 April 1933, page 20.
“Twenty permits better outlook for building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1934, page 30.
“Home building in city advances slowly this year,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 August 1935, page 9.
“Permit issued for season’s 55th dwelling- Brick store for Stella Avenue,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 October 1935, page 40.
“Tenders for new radio station to be called soon,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 1936, page 3.
“Building permit value is $786,350 to end of July,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 1936, page 24.
“Building permit maintain advance over last year,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 1937, page 10.
“Permits lagging,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 1938, page 24.
“More new homes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 July 1938, page 23.
“Boost in building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 1939, page 7.
“Permits for dwellings are nearly double 1938 figures,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1939, page 22.
“Large contracts,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 August 1939, page 20.
“August contracts awarded second largest in eight years,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 September 1939, page 17.
“Building active,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1940, page 7.
“Permits climb steadily,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1940, page 16.
“$100,000 permit,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 1940, page 16.
“Building permits swelled by residential construction,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 1940, page 6.
“Permits issued for 200 new homes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 July 1940, page 6.
“Building permits swelled by residential construction,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 August 1940, page 21.
“Permits soar,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 August 1941, page 9.
“Splurge in Winnipeg building bring permits to $285,050,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 1943, page 4.
“Activity in building continues briskly,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 1943, page 3.
“Boost in building activity continues,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1943, page 21.
Obituary [Nathan Popeski], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 1970, page 25.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 February 2024
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