Jenny Lucik

Title

Jenny Lucik

Description

A biography of teacher and kitchen committee member Jenny Lucik.

Type

Text

Rights

Reproduction may be restricted. Contact AUUC.

Coverage

Vancouver, BC.

Language

English

Birth Date

1915

Birthplace

Sturgis, Saskatchewan.

Death Date

2002

Biographical Text

Jenny Kucik nee Purych was born on a Homestead in Sturgis, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was one of 5 children, with three sisters and a brother. In 1931 she married Joe Zowniruk who was killed by a train while working at Boston Bar. Jenny moved to Vancouver in 1938 after the death of her husband, where she did housework in Rosedale for seven dollars a month. She also worked as a childminder and housekeeper for 25 cents a day. She had two childre, Coleen and Anne, to raise.

When Jenny arrived in Vancouver in 1938 she met her second husband, Andrew Lucik, at the ULFTA. They married in 1952, and a third daughter, Diane, was born. Both Jenny and Andrew were active in the Association. They ran the confectionary that was located on the lower lever of the Hall until 1960.

Jenny was active in the Kitchen Crews which turned out delicious meals for the Hall's many events. She knitted, crocheted, and cross-stitched items for the Annual Bazaars. Jenny, along with Mrs. Fedosenko and Mrs. Martin, taught the children how to embroider. Jenny was always a very friendly person with a ready smile. She was not a person of many words, letting her actions speak for her. She lived at Lesya Ukrainka Manor for many years, until she moved to the Three Links Nursing Home, where she lived until the time of her death in 2002.

Citation

“Jenny Lucik,” Association of United Ukrainian Canadians - Vancouver, accessed March 28, 2024, https://auucvancouver.digitalhistoryhub.com/items/show/162.