Dr. Eleanor Bujea was born in the City of Regina in the Province of Saskatchewan. Her parents were Pamfil and Maria Bujea who left Romania for Canada in 1908 and 1910 respectively. Her grandparents were from Moldavia and Fagaras who, after receiving homesteads in Dobrogea, raised their families in the small village of Dorobantu, Dobrogea. Pamfil married Maria Alecxe and left Romania for Canada with his brother-in-law, Dumitru Vilcu to find a better place to raise his family. Pamfil was the oldest of his siblings and, recognizing that his father had limited land resources to leave to the other siblings, left for the “promised land’ where homesteads were for the taking. Pamfil and Maria were early pioneers in Saskatchewan bearing eight children, six of whom survived, became well-educated and entered professional fields. Mary, the oldest, and George held 4 degrees each, Anne held three degrees, Helen chose to be an administrative assistant, Eleanor and John both held 4 degrees each and each earned a doctorate. Eleanor’s work experience showed that she pioneered in a variety of fields involving the community and the education of children, adults and seniors. There will be a Visitation held at St. George Orthodox Church, 2005 Edgar St, Regina, SK on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be also held at St. George Orthodox Church on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
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