In Memoriam of my Cousin Olga Wigowsky

В Память Кузина Оля Выговская

5/26/1940 – 4/27/2018

Пусть ей будет Царство Небесное.

First trip in 1989 -- to the former Soviet Union -- to see my Ukrainian relatives. Olga

Wigowsky is on the right.

Olga Wigowsky in colorful flowery orange dress.

Station Lugina - place where Olga lived.

Olga is sitting beside her daughter Irina -- this was on the second trip (1992), with my

brother Adolf.

At Olga's farm, her father Alexander Wigowsky is to her right, daughter Irina to the left.

Olga is sitting beside our cousin Maria. I’m sitting beside Maria’s daughter Natasha with

her daughter Irina.

Olga's farmhouse.

This was on the trip I took in 1996, — with Olga Wigowsky.

Olga's school where she taught for 30 years.

Third trip (1996), with daughter Susie Wigowsky — with Sveta Vygovska and Olga

Wigowsky.

Found my trip to Ukraine in 2007. Several photos of my cousin Olga in the collection.

Olga, grand-daughter Tanya, and daughter Irina.

Me with two Olgas (Wigowsky, Hodakovski) and Tanya.

Olga Hodakovskaya and Olga Wigowsky

A typical Ukrainian house decorated with ikons and family photos.

The town of Lugina, where Olga lived.

Великий Лес (“Big Forest”) – Village where my uncle Anton lived.

Мария и Оля и Анатолий – кузины.

Село Великий Лес ("Big Forest" Village)

С Олей и Анной — with Sveta Vygovska.

Last time I saw Olga Wigowsky was during a Skype session in 2016.

Rest in Peace, my dear cousin. — with Olga Wigowsky.

My cousin Olga Wigowsky made a genealogy chart of the Wigowsky Clan:

http://wigowsky.com/ukraine/families1.jpg

http://wigowsky.com/ukraine/families2.jpg

Paul J. Wigowsky (Facebook) May 6, 2019 ·

It's a custom in Ukraine to remember a "dearly departed person" one year

afterwards. Olga Wigowsky, my cousin, now has a memorial at her gravesite.

May 6, 2018 · In Memoriam of my Cousin Olga Wigowsky (В Память Кузина

Оля Выговская, 1940-2018) – Пусть ей будет Царство Небесное.

На памятнике написано:

Выговская Ольга Александровна

26.05.1940 – 27.04.2018

От тех, ради кого жили, О ком заботились и так любили.

[Спасибо Света Выговская за перевод]

От тех, ради кого жили О ком заботились и так любили.

• Валентина Бойко-Романюк

пусть вечный будет им покой

Susie Wigowsky

I'm so happy I had the honor to meet and spend time with such a wonderful

woman.

Burial next to Olga's father, Alexander Wigowsky.