Mike Prodan

Michael [Mike] Mathew Prodan, of Carberry, MB, passed away on June 2, 2025 at Carberry Plains Health Centre at the age of 73 years.

Mike was born on July 20, 1951 in Simcoe, ON, to parents Bill and Helen Prodan, and big sisters Carol and Patricia. Growing up, Mike moved around southern Ontario with his family, living in Aultsville, Cornwall, Prescott, Burlington, Paris, and Brantford, while spending the summers at the family homestead near Oakburn and Rossburn, MB. Although the family was not rich in money or material things, they were wealthy beyond measure when it came to love and a priority placed on time spent with family, something that Mike took with him throughout his life. 

In 1972, Mike moved from Ontario to Burnaby, BC, where his love story with Sylvia (one that would go on to span 52 earthly years) first began. Together, Mike and Sylvia spent the next 18 years in B.C., moving from Burnaby to New Westminster, Coquitlam, Prince Rupert, and finally Williams Lake. They were married on January 20, 1983, and welcomed their first daughter, Brandi, that summer, with daughter Hannah arriving in 1987. 

In 1990, Mike and the family moved to Brandon, MB, which would end up being his longest time living in one place; even though the itch to move would pop up from time to time, it was important to him that his daughters were able to finish school in their childhood home. 

In 2010, Mike and Sylvia finally moved again, this time to Sidney, MB, where they stayed until moving to Carberry in 2021. While in Sidney, they welcomed grandson Alex and granddaughter Helen into the family. Just as Sylvia and his daughters had always been the light of his life, Mike’s grandchildren meant the world to him, and he cherished the time he got to spend making memories in his new role as ‘Papa’. 

Mike’s ‘gypsy style’ of never staying in one place too long also reflected in the numerous jobs and careers he had over the years: dishwasher, farmhand, factory worker, Coke truck delivery driver, gardener, Auction House worker, letter carrier, flight service specialist, teacher, correctional officer, and finally back to teacher prior to his final, official retirement. Mike loved learning- from his love of history, learning about differing religions and cultures, learning how to build things, and learning new careers, Dad was a lifelong student of life.

Mike was predeceased by parents Bill and Helen Prodan, sisters Barbara and Carol (Sears). He is survived by his loving soulmate of 52 years, Sylvia Kukurudz, daughters Brandi and Hannah, and grandchildren Alex and Helen. Also left to mourn are his sister, Patricia (Cherewka), his brother-in-law Gord Sears, Nikhil Kulkarni (who adopted Mike and Sylvia as his ‘Canadian Grandparents’ in recent years), along with numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and friends.

Eternally Remembered ~ Eternal Remembrance ~ Vichnaya Pamyat

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