Obit for MAKSYMCHUK, Bill (b.1923 d.2005), St. Louis Co., MN

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Submitted: March 2005

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Bill Maksymchuk, 81, of Babbitt, dies



Bill Maksymchuk, 81, of Babbitt, died Thurs., Feb. 24, 2005, at the 

Cornerstone Villa Nursing Home in Buhl. 

  He was born Aug. 17, 1923, in Caribou Township, near Lancaster, MN, to 

John and Elana (Morrison) Maksymchuk and he grew up there. Bill farmed 

before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1944, where he served in the Pacific 

Theater of operations. 

  He married Shirley Ann Carlson on May 12, 1948, in Lancaster. They had 

been Babbitt residents since 1957. Bill worked in the jet drilling 

department at Reserve Mining in Babbitt until health reasons forced him 

to retire in 1982. 

  Bill was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of the Rosati-

Stilinovich-Koski Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8510 of Deer River. 

  He is survived by his wife, Shirley; one son, Ronald (Mandy) Maksymchuk 

of Babbitt; six grandchildren, Curtis, Ronald Jr., Jessica, Ashley, 

Dalton and Tory; one great-grandchild, McKenna; three sisters, Dorothy 

(Scott) Svuem of Lancaster, Jenny Pearson of Hallock, MN, and Marie (Bob) 

Quirk of Detroit, MI; one brother, Allen (Jeraine) Maksymchuk of 

Moorehead; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

  He was preceded in death by his parents; and a baby daughter in infancy.

  A funeral service was held at Wed., March 2 at the Evangelical Lutheran 

Church in Babbitt with the Rev. Charles Barnes officiating. A spring 

burial with Military rites accorded by VFW Post 1539 and American Legion 

Maki-Pinola Post 535, both of Babbitt, will be in Argo Cemetery, Babbitt.