Olga (Olive) Pollock

October 20, 1919 – May 24, 2020 

Our beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, great-great aunt and great-great-great aunt, passed away on May, 24, 2020 at the age of 100.

Olga Osadchuk was born and raised in Winnipeg during the depression years; early in life, she married her first husband, an American citizen, Jim Bannon. Jim Bannon served in the US Marine Corps. They resided in Saint Paul, Minnesota where her son was born, Jim Bannon Jr. She received her US Citizenship, worked, and modeled for a department store. Later in the 1940’s she returned to Winnipeg with her son and made it their home. She worked in two war plants, Westeel and Amalgamated Electric where she met her second husband Leo Pollock. After the war, she went to work for Eaton’s in the jewelry and cosmetics department and also working for Manitoba Clinic. In 1965, she was employed with Woolco Department Stores as a Supervisor of “Set-up and Display” where she travelled within Canada. During these years, she made many vacation trips to longtime friends in Minnesota, USA, a trip to Hawaii, and even took up a little golf with Leo. Later she became a manager with Woolco, up until her retirement in the late 1980’s.

During her retirement, she became an avid league bowler, at Chateau Lanes and was a member of Senior Achievers. She was active until 1995 and 1996 where her health declined and was unable to bowl. This only restricted her to doing more of the things she loved, like taking care of her yard, garden and beautiful flowers. She enjoyed her yard immensely.

She also loved having her close family over for dinner. She loved when her nephew Louie Lechman took her and her sister Anne Mazur for many a Sunday drive to Lockport to enjoy a Skinners or Half Moon hotdog. She enjoyed many Christmas dinners at her niece/goddaughter Darlene’s home, always bringing the Christmas crackers. She enjoyed when her niece Darlene would take her to the nursery or shopping at the mall. Auntie Ollie was always dressed to the nines; she was an excellent seamstress in her younger years. She always had a dress, earrings, hat, handbag and shoes, or coat and boots to match. The Olive Garden was a ritual to take her for her birthday.

Many of her close family and friends passed on in life and she settled in Concordia Village Retirement Home. In her first years she enjoyed many of the activities mostly music and dancing. As she became less mobile, she loved watching skating competitions, golf, Joan Rivers’ shopping hour, Dr. Oz and the Kardashian’s. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, completing the crossword and jumble in the Winnipeg Free Press regularly. She was as an avid reader and loved reading about the movie stars or the royal family. Darlene continued to take her to the nursery and help with her flowers. Her balcony was the most beautiful one in the senior’s village. As well at Christmas, the most decorated and lit one.

Her wish was to be cremated and her ashes laid to rest with her Mother Maria and her Father Theodore Osadchuk at Holy Family Cemetery. She leaves to cherish her memory and mourn her passing two granddaughters Coleen (and family) and Coral (and family) and their mother/daughter-in-law Joanne of Calgary.  Her grandniece and goddaughter Darlene (and family) along with her nieces Elaine (and family), Sherry (and family). She also leaves many more nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, great, great nieces and nephews and great-great-great nieces and nephews. Aunt Ollie was predeceased by all of her family, two husbands Jim Bannon and Leo Pollock, and her devoted and loving son Jim Bannon Jr. All of her brother and sisters-in-laws, two nieces, two nephews and many, many friends and extended family.

She would like to thank her grandniece and goddaughter Darlene for her care over the many years along with her daughter Candace (Ben) and her son Charlie (Ainsley) their daughter Ella Tiana. She would also like to thank her close neighbors Terry and Alfred who were there for her in emergencies and their kind daughters Alicia and Cindy. Her dear friends Rita and Gloria who were kind and thoughtful to her, along with her many good friends in USA. God bless them all.

As per COVID-19 guidelines, cremation has taken place at Olive’s request. A private family interment will be held at Holy Family Cemetery at a later date.

Family and friends, who loved her very much, will sadly miss our Auntie Ollie. The family would like to thank the staff at Fred Douglas Lodge for the wonderful care and compassion you gave Auntie Ollie (Olive), especially during this pandemic. Special thanks to Nurse Mark who welcomed her warmly to Fred Douglas Lodge a place she called her home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Olive’s memory to a charity of your choice.

We miss you Auntie Ollie, but our many memories of you will remain in our hearts forever

Vichnaya Pamyat