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SHAPKA, William L. "Bill"

Male 1893 - 1975  (82 years)


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  • Name SHAPKA, William L. "Bill" 
    Birth 07 Jul 1893  Orshiwtsi, die Bukowina, Austria-Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com trees. Mar 2013.
    Gender Male 
    Name William Lee Siefkas 
    • [not sure if this really is correct] from King French tree of user BonnieFrench71, on Ancestry.com Mar 2013
    Death 07 Jul 1975  Willingdon, Two Hills, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Desjarlais, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • rootsweb search, data by ratclifj@telus.net. Mar 2013
    Person ID I10964  Ward
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2013 

    Father SHAPKA, Leonty,   b. Est 1870, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1935 (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother CHOBAN, Paraskevia,   b. Est 1875, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1945 (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage Est 1890  Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LUCHAK, Helen,   b. Est 1900   d. 25 Dec 1979, Willingdon, Two Hills, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Marriage 15 May 1919  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • from King French tree of user BonnieFrench71, on Ancestry.com Mar 2013
    Children 
     1. SHAPKA, Pearl,   b. 1919, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 2003, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. SHAPKA, John,   b. Est 1921, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 2005, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
     3. SHAPKA, Mary,   b. Est 1922, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1990, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years)
    +4. SHAPKA, Nick William,   b. 04 Sep 1922, Willingdon, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Mar 2010, Willingdon, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. SHAPKA, Sadie,   b. Est 1923, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1930, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 7 years)
     6. SHAPKA, Lena,   b. 1925, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jun 1936, Desjarlais, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 11 years)
    +7. SHAPKA, Alexander William,   b. 27 Sep 1930, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1989, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F2931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 May 1919 - Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Desjarlais, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • there is also a William SHAPKA family in Vilna, AB. on the voter list, so might actually be him? And another in 1963 in Bellis, AB. Not sure.


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