CHARLIE JAMES RIBARIK
1939 - 2018

Charlie passed away quietly at his residence on May 3rd, 2018 at the age of 79. He was the only child of Charles Sr and Katherine (nee Frez) Ribarik. Charlie’s father came to Canada from Hungary in April of 1930 and worked for a farmer (Mathias Frez) in the Steelman area of SE Saskatchewan approx. 40 miles NE of Estevan. In October of 1931, Charles Sr married Katherine (daughter of Mathias Frez) and they lived with her parents until July of 1934. They then moved to a neighboring farm that they purchased later on. In 1975 Charles and Katherine sold all of their farmland except for one quarter section which was given to Charlie and moved into Estevan. Charlie did not like farming so he too sold his quarter section and moved to Estevan. He came to the Granum, Alberta area in about 1986-87, as a friend remembered.

The Graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens. All are welcome to attend.

Yvonne Clark, Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK is assisting the Ribarik family.