Mr. Jaroslaw Tyniwsky of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully at Good Samarians West Highlands on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the age of 94 years.

Jaroslaw was born on October 1, 1926, in Bykiw Poland. He immigrated to Canada in 1948 and married Lillian Ostapovitch in 1953. They lived in Windsor, Ontario where they had one child, Emily. He was a caring father and husband. He worked at the Welles Corporation (welder) making school buses.

Jaroslaw was a devoted member of the Saint Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Church Choir. He loved to host barbeques for his family and friends. He loved playing cards and bingo. He also loved to spend time in his garage fixing things.

After divorcing in 1996 he remained living in Windsor with the loving support from his nephew Fred Ostapovitch and his family. In 2016 he moved to Lethbridge, AB to be closer to his daughter and her family.

Jaroslaw is survived by his daughter Emily Holmes; son in law Roger Holmes; grandchildren Diana Snow and Heather Waite (Shaun); great grandchildren Elisabeth Wiersma, Greysen Waite, Lynnley Waite, Grace Snow, Nathan Lambert, Mackenzie Murphy, Mike Snow, Brighton Snow and great great grandson Reign Snow.

He is predeceased by his parents; sister; 2 brothers and his ex-wife Lillian Tyniwsky.

Jaroslaw’s family wishes to express a heartfelt thank you to West Highlands Assisted Living staff, homecare nurses and Dr. McKay Steed for their compassion and support.

A Private Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm, on Monday, October 4, 2021. To view the service via livestream, please go to www.mbfunerals.com and scroll to the bottom of Jaroslaw’s obituary.

Flowers are gratefully declined. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made the Good Samaritan West Highland Centre & Estates, 2687 Garry Dr W, Lethbridge, AB T1J 5A3, or www.gss.org/donate