Jack
Grandpa Jack was born in this small town in Saskatchewan, where his mother went into labour while washing the floor and delivered him at home. Fortunately her sister-in-law lived minutes away and came to be the mid-wife.
Cando
Gramma Olga was born in this small Manitoba town?
Minitonas
What was one of Jack and Olga's most favourite things to do?
Picking berries
Uncle Phil owned a semi truck in his first career. What was the make, and what was it called?
Peterbuilt/"pure love"
Iris, Phil, Colleen, and Grandma were all married as teenagers, of the 4 who was the youngest , and who was the oldest, and what were the ages at the marriage?
Colleen- 17, Grandma - 19 (Iris was 18, Phil turned 18 the day after his wedding)
Grandpa Jack was 1 of 10 children, what # was he?
#9
Gramma Olga was 1 of 15 children, what # was she?
7
Jack and Olga spent a whole week here for their honeymoon.
Johnson's Canyon
This person graduated high school at the age of 16, and moved to a small town to work before going to college.
Auntie Tannis
For Grandma's 80th birthday, the granddaughters were all invited to a surprise birthday for gramma where she taught them how to make two Ukranian dishes - what were they?
perogies and cabbage rolls
After 2 years of frost and drought, Grandpa Jack's dad quit working his land, so grandpa Jack took over farming the property at the age of....?
12
Where did Gramma get her start in sales doing this at age 14?
The Grocery Store
Over their lifetime together, Jack and Olga built this many homes together.
5
This person tried to bake buns, and the dough wouldn't rise so she buried it and the next day it rose and a huge bubble of dough sat on the surface of the ground.
Auntie Iris
There were 3 family dogs over the early years as a family, what were their names?
Sparky, Musky, Candy
Grandpa Jack was brilliant at solving problems and finding solutions. Although he never went past grade 8, what was his strongest subject in school?
Math
Gramma had these 2 favorite subjects in school.
Art and English
What was their favourite home?
Forest Drive
The child was known for finding trouble... put their arm through a ringer washer, and placed their hand on a hot element before the age of 5
Auntie Colleen (shout out Mom!)
Of all the yummy things Grandma is famous for making - this item caused a bidding war at one of the Filuk Reunions.
Chokecherry Syrup
List the jobs that Grandpa Jack had over the years.
Farmer
Fixing and selling farm equipment
Working at the lumber mill
Building houses
Excavating gravel roads
Selling life insurance
Selling real estate
Commercial renovations
Building churches
Gramma dabbled in a life of crime at the age of 11. What did she steal?
Noxema
Hospitality
This person was known as the wise one out of the kids.
Auntie Iris
What year were Grandma and Grandpa married? And how many years did they share together
1950; 67 years