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Refchuk, Violet Wanda "Vi"

Refchuk, Violet Wanda "Vi"[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]

Female 1926 - 2010  (83 years)


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  • Name Refchuk, Violet Wanda "Vi"  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16
    Birth 15 Aug 1926  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1949  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 16
    Residence 1957  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 16
    Residence 1963  Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9, 16
    Residence 1968  Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 16
    Residence 1972  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 16
    Death 19 Jun 2010  Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 16
    Funeral 28 Jun 2010  Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Name Violet Rebiffe  [10, 11, 16
    Name Violet Wanda Refczuk  [16
    Burial 28 Jun 2010  Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15, 16
    Person ID I402007532714  Rick Dondo's Family | Descendants of Mathieu Le Devehat (abt 1729), Descendants of Claude Rebiffe (abt 1580)
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2025 

    Father Refchuk "Refczuk" "Refezuk", Michael "Mike",   b. 1891, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Ufryjewycz "Ofreavitch", Catharina "Katherine" "Elsie",   b. 1893, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1949, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 10 May 1915  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebiffe, André Fernand M "Andy",   b. 3 Nov 1911, Saint-Claude, RM of Grey, Manitoba, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1979, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 2 Apr 1950  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 25, 26
    Type: Spousal 
    Children 
    +1. Rebiffe, Irene Catherine,   b. 22 Dec 1933, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 2015, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Mother: Stepchild]
    +2. Rebiffe, Diane Margaret,   b. 10 Jun 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 2019, Naples, Collier, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Mother: Stepchild]
    Family ID F2683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Aug 1926 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1949 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Spousal - 2 Apr 1950 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1957 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1963 - Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1968 - Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1972 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jun 2010 - Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 28 Jun 2010 - Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jun 2010 - Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1584398094] FamilySearch,
      FamilySearch (Web)[SD], (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
      Described as "Family Search - Mention on record of death for Andre Fernand Reb",

      as documented in this profile on the Family Search service,
      where one can assess the results of research done by another seeker.


    2. [S1563291627] Winnipeg Free Press,
      Passages Service of the WFP (Web)[SD], (Winnipeg Free Press Located in: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), N/A.
      Described as "Obituary - Winnipeg Free Press Passages service",

      as published in this Winnipeg Free Press Passages notice,
      where the full text is available.


    3. [S1502254493] Ancestry.com,
      Ancestry Family Trees (Public and Private), (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
      Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.).
      A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
      It is described as "Ancestry Family Tree".
      Another researcher's profile of this person
      Another researcher's profile of this person

    4. [S1502255581] Ancestry.com, Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.

      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item


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      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item


    6. [S1502255581] Ancestry.com, Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.
      A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
      It is described as "Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980".

    7. [S1502255581] Ancestry.com, Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.

      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item

      It is described as "Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980".

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      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item

      It is described as "Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980".

    9. [S1502255581] Ancestry.com, Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.

      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item

      It is described as "Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980".

    10. [S0000200001] Winnipeg Free Press,
      Winnipeg Free Press Passages Service (Web)[SD], (Winnipeg Free Press Passages Service).

      This obituary, reported to have been published online in

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      Winnipeg Free Press Passages Service (Web)[SD], (Winnipeg Free Press Passages Service).

      This obituary, reported to have been published online in
      Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on 06/22/2010,
      is available for free and public access,
      by searching the "Passages" service of the Winnipeg Free Press.

      It is also cited as a reference ONLY with no content,
      possibly linked there to a family member and available ONLY with a subscription
      on the Ancestry service, as this Records Collection item.

    12. [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
      Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).

      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item


    13. [S0000100002] Newspapers.com,
      Newspapers.com (Web)[SD], (Newspapers.com).

      Your host or another contributor has deemed that a newspaper item described as with no additional details available here about its content
      and available on the Newspapers.com service in the form of this proprietary item,
      was published on 3/ Jul/ 1979, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
      in the publication known as "The Province"
      pertains to this person or event.

      Such items are available with active subscriptions to the relevant services
      OR for a limited time using a trial subscription.


    14. [S0000100002] Newspapers.com,
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      Your host or another contributor has deemed that a newspaper item described as with no additional details available here about its content
      and available on the Newspapers.com service in the form of this proprietary item,
      was published on 3 Jul 1979, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
      in the publication known as "The Province"
      pertains to this person or event.

      Such items are available with active subscriptions to the relevant services
      OR for a limited time using a trial subscription.


    15. [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
      Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).

      An online memorial for "Violet Rebiffe 19 Jun 2010"
      can be reviewed on the public and free Find a Grave service.
      It may offer connections to his or her parents, siblings, children, and generations beyond.
      It may also contain stories that are not documented on your host's tree or this website.


    16. [S1563291627] Winnipeg Free Press,
      Passages Service of the WFP (Web)[SD], (Winnipeg Free Press Located in: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), N/A.
      A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
      It is described as "https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-166074/REBIFFE_VIOLET".

      It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "VIOLET REBIFFE (REFCHUK), Date of Passing: Jun 19, 2010; Peacefully on Saturday, June 19, 2010, Vi passed away at her residence at the age of 83 years. Left to cherish Vi's memory are stepdaughter Diane (Mike) Snavely of Florida; nieces Cathy, Mar".lene, Barbara and Sandra; sister-in-law Jean and brother-in-law Fred Rankel. She was predeceased by her parents Michael and Catharina Refchuk; husband Andre Rebiffe; sisters Victoria Brownstein, Stephanie Rankel, Ann Lasota and brothers Bernard and Rudolph. Vi was born in Winnipeg and lived here all her life. She enjoyed golfing, the race track and going to the casino, especially with her lifelong friend Norma Hill. On Monday, June 28, 2010, Vi's Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Memories in Wojcik's Funeral Chapel, 2157 Portage Avenue at Sharp Boulevard. Our family would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to Vern for helping Vi with yard work, shopping and trips to the doctor. In lieu of flowers, donations in Vi's memory may be made to a charity of one's choice.

      -- As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 26, 2010

      Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 2010/06/26.

      The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service,
      access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription.


    17. [S0000300001] Various,
      Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Portraits [SD], (Various).

      Your host has offered a file identified as an image of a portrait
      with a title of "Violet Wanda (Refchuk) Rebiffe - Obituary Photo",
      and has reported details about it as follows:


      Described as: Violet Wanda (Refchuk) Rebiffe - Obituary Photo
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original
      Published in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Abt. 1950

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      File size: 92987 bytes; Image size (pixels): 220 wide by 220 high

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      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    18. [S0000300005] Various,
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      Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document
      with a title of "BC Registration of Death - Andre Fernand Rebiffe (1911)",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      Described as: BC Registration of Death - Andre Fernand Rebiffe (1911)
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Presented as pertaining to New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada on 24 Apr 1979

      The pertinent institution was not identified

      Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document

      Media / Image (jpg - [jpeg]; image - document])
      File size: 511837 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1667 wide by 2652 high

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      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    19. [S0000300009] Various,
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      Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of an obituary
      with a title of "Obituary - Andre Fernand Rebiffe (1911)",
      and has reported details about it as follows:


      Described as: Obituary for Andre Fernand Rebiffe (1911) as published in the Winnipeg Free Press
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Published in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 30 Apr 1979

      The offered place of birth is: Saint-Claude, RM of Grey, Manitoba, Canada
      The offered date of birth is: 3 Nov 1911
      The offered place of death is: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
      The offered date of death is: 21 Apr 1979
      Reporting that the death occurred in or at the Royal Columbian Hospital

      Cemetery / final disposition identified as: Asches Scattered

      The following people have been identified as mentioned in the notice:

      André Fernand Rebiffe (1911), Violet (Refchuk) Rebiffe (1926), Irene (Rebiffe) Renaud (1933), Diane (Rebiffe) Snavely (1937)


      The notice has not been transcribed


      Media / Image file of types: (jpg - [png]; image - obituary)
      File size: 282296 bytes; Image size (pixels): 566 wide by 2556 high

      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.

      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    20. [S0000300009] Various,
      Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of obituaries [SD], (Various).

      Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of an obituary
      with a title of "Obituary - Victoria Margaret (Refchuk) Brownstein (1918)",
      and has reported details about it as follows:


      Described as: Obituary for Victoria Margaret (Refchuk) Brownstein (1918) as published in the Winnipeg Free Press
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Published in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 16 Jul 1996

      The offered place of birth is: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
      The offered date of birth is: 9 Oct 1918
      The offered place of death is: Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
      The offered date of death is: 13 Jul 1996
      Reporting that the death occurred in or at the St Boniface Hospital

      Cemetery / final disposition identified as: Brookside Cemetery

      The following people have been identified as mentioned in the notice:

      Victoria Margaret (Refchuk) Brownstein (1918)


      The notice has not been transcribed


      Media / Image file of types: (jpg - [png]; image - obituary)
      File size: 80064 bytes; Image size (pixels): 509 wide by 1400 high

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      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    21. [S0000300005] Various,
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      Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document
      with a title of "Obituary - Rudolph Refchuk (1916)",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      Described as: Obituary for Rudolph Refchuk (1916) as published in the Winnipeg Free Press
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 15 Oct 1962

      The pertinent institution was not identified

      Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document

      Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document])
      File size: 252475 bytes; Image size (pixels): 766 wide by 986 high

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      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    22. [S0000300005] Various,
      Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of documents [SD], (Various).

      Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document
      with a title of "Winnipeg Tribune Article - Vi Rebiffe scrambles into the prizes",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      Described as: Winnipeg Tribune Article - Vi Rebiffe scrambles into the prizes
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 24 May 1980

      The pertinent institution was not identified

      Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document

      Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document])
      File size: 1131266 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1634 wide by 1252 high

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      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    23. [S0000300007] Various,
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      Your host has offered a data file identified as containing a story
      with a title of "Le Devehat Family in Canada - Section about Marguerite Le Devehat 1882 and Gaston Joseph Louis Rebiffe 1884",
      and has reported details about it as follows:


      Described as: Le Devehat Family in Canada - Section about Marguerite Le Devehat 1882 and Gaston Joseph Louis Rebiffe 1884 (by Rose and Adrien Kolly)
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Reported as pertaining to Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Abt. 2002

      File details: [pdf - pdf; story - story]
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      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    24. [S0000300005] Various,
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      Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document
      with a title of "Gaston Rebiffe and Marguerite Le Devehat Fiftieth 50th Wedding Anniversary",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      Described as: Gaston Rebiffe and Marguerite Le Devehat Fiftieth 50th Wedding Anniversary; article as published in the Winnipeg Tribune
      NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original

      Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 11 Sep 1955

      The pertinent institution was not identified

      Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document

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    25. [S1502254493] Ancestry.com,
      Ancestry Family Trees (Public and Private), (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
      Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.).
      A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
      It is described as "Ancestry Family Tree".

    26. [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
      Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).

      An online memorial for "Andre Fernand M “Andy” Rebiffe 21 Apr 1979"
      can be reviewed on the public and free Find a Grave service.
      It may offer connections to his or her parents, siblings, children, and generations beyond.
      It may also contain stories that are not documented on your host's tree or this website.

      Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document
      with a title of "Findagrave Andre Fernand M “Andy” Rebiffe",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      No further description was provided

      Presented as pertaining to An unknown location on 21 Apr 1979

      The pertinent institution was not identified

      Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document

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