Annie Dobush

Annie Dobush was born in Fish Creek, Saskatchewan on September 14, 1914 to Athanasius & Michalina Oleksin. At a young age, Annie lost both her parents to the Spanish Flu. She and her siblings were placed in an orphanage, where she was adopted by Unify & Justine Yakiwchuk. She grew up in the Mountain Road area where she met Michael Dobush. They wed & moved to their farm in the Polonia area, where they raised their one son Walter, who still resides there today.

Annie & Michael retired from the farm and moved to Neepawa where they enjoyed their garden & their church.

After Michael passed, Annie moved to an apartment & then into assisted living where the lived until she went to Country Meadows. She resided there until her passing, being Manitoba's oldest person at 111 years of age.

A Funeral Mass will take place at St. John's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa, Manitoba on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

Interment ~ Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa, Manitoba

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Country Meadows Personal Care Home in Neepawa.

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