Julia Annie Helen Kevol (Glats) passed away on December 24, 2024, at the age of 90. She was born in January of 1934 and lived in Valor, Sk and attended Jackson and Highland Vallery schools in the Valor Districts. Julia attended High School at Convent Mathiew School in Lafleche, SK and then Regina College. In 1951, her parents moved to Moose Jaw. They lived in Boharm, SK for a year then established a home in Moose Jaw. She attended Moose Jaw Business College and began her employment with National Light and Power in 1952. Julie retired as senior clerk from Sask Power Corp with 35 years’ service in 1987.
She then worked as a tax preparer for Liberty Tax and as a lay leader and facilitator for Saskatchewan Consumer Affairs, Minto Family Life Education Centre and the New Beginnings Team with the R. C. Archdioceses of Regina.
Julie was active in the community serving on the Board for the Family Life Centre and the United Way. She was a member of the Catholic Women’s League and the Moose Jaw & District Seniors Association. Music, family and friends were an important part of her life. She sang in the Church Choir and the Golden Voices Choir.
She enjoyed visiting her cousins in Minneapolis and Mesa as well as her trips to Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand and especially the trip to Ukraine in 1992 where she visited her mother’s homeland and met her Ukraine cousins.
Predeceased by her parents Pearl and Thomas Glats; stepmother Pat Glats; ex-husband Victor Kevol; stepbrothers Bill Zaparinuk and Dr. John Zapariunk. She is survived by stepsister Kay Hunchuk; cousins Emily Diaczyszyn, Marg Diaczyszyn, Jim Wychor, and cousins in the Ukraine as well as several nieces and nephews.
Flowers are gratefully declined. Memorial donations may be made to Moose Jaw Family Services, Heart and Stroke Foundation or Arthritis Society.
A Celebration of Julia’s life will be held on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 11:00 am at Church of our Lady, 566 Vaughan St., Moose Jaw. Father Nestor will preside. Interment will take place at Rosedale Cemetery.
In living memory of Julia, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson.com (Obituaries). Dayna Chamberlain - Funeral Director
