Bill Luciw

Bill (Wasyl) Luciw, at the age of 92 years, passed away on June 7, 2024, with his family by his side. He is survived by his wife Hope (Peterson), daughter Penny, son Rocky (Christine), son Jeff (Tammy), 5 grandchildren, Chasity (Joel) Zemluk, Jesse, Joey (Jill), Josh and Austin (Lexi) and 3 great-grandchildren, Daxon, Kace and Autumn Zemluk. Bill is also survived by his Brother Joe (Elsie) and his Sister Carolle (Joe) Pasiechnik and his sister-in-laws, Violet and Jeannette. He had 23 nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by a son, Dale Scott who died at birth, his parents, John and Annie (Mateush) Luciw, his Sister Stella (Billy) Chalupiak, his Sister Mary (Metro) Antonio, his Brother Pete (Nettie), his Sister Pauline (Bill) Urechko, his Brother Mike, his Sister Pearl (Russell) Pasiechnik and his Brother Steve.

Bill grew up on the family farm, a few miles from Hazel Dell, Saskatchewan. He attended the Orangevale country school. At 16 years old, he travelled to Toronto, Ontario for his first job - making aluminum pots and pans. He later worked in the Uranium City and Lynn Lake mines. In 1962, he married Hope Peterson and they first lived in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In 1965, they moved to Hazel Dell, Saskatchewan and Bill ran the Hazel Dell garage. In 1971, the bulk station was added to the business and Bill delivered fuel to the local farmers. At the same time, he was a school bus driver. In the 1980’s, Bill brought a gravel truck and worked on road construction and later got on with the Pipeline (he was a Teamster) until he retired.

Bill was very involved in the community of Hazel Dell and helped build both the Hazel Dell curling rink and the Hazel Dell Hall. He also helped with the legendary Hazel Dell Husky Day.

Bill had many many interests and talents. He was a self-taught “fix it” guy – mechanics, plumbing, building. He hunted, fished, farmed, curled, baked and made sausage and jerkies. Bill was a skilled carpenter and made many gifts for family and friends – tables, rocking horses, cedar chests and birdhouses. He played the banjo and the harmonica; loved music (Charlie Pride was a favorite) and was a great dancer.

Pudgy, Tipey, Chubby and Fancy were Bill’s dogs that he taught many tricks. Playing cards and winning was one of Bill’s favorite pastimes; Kaiser, Saskatchewan Rummy, Crib; he was especially happy when he was way ahead and would sniff and say, “I smell something….!” If kids were around, Grandpa/Uncle Bill made sure there was lots of teasing, giggles and roughhousing. Bill often shared stories as well as what he had “read up on in the Maclean’s magazine”. Bill liked a good argument, especially about politics and especially with his brothers!

Bill always had time to spend with family and friends and would often say, Come, let’s have “a coffee”, “a bite to eat” or “a shot”. As well, he was always available to “give a guy a hand”.

When thinking about Bill, words like fun, always happy, laughing & joking, a good sense of humor, helpful, kind, generous, hardworking and enthusiastic come to mind.

Bill will be greatly missed by all who loved him.

To honour Bill, if you wish, donations can be made to: Hazel Dell Community Cemetery (Box 44, Hazel Dell, Saskatchewan, S0A 1GO) or Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan Inc. (1405- Faulkner Cres. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7L-3R5) or the charity of your choice.

Bill Luciw’s

Celebration of Life

Hazel Dell Rec Centre

June 25, 2024

2 pm

Come share some stories, have a coffee & a bite to eat & most importantly,

Remember Bill