Tombstone Tuesday: George Demoskoff

George Demoskoff gravemarker


This past Sunday, I posted my husband’s uncle George’s obituary. Today, I follow up that post with a scanned image of his gravemarker. George is interred in the U.S.C.C. Doukhobor Cemetery in Grand Forks, British Columbia.

George’s gravemarker reads:

LOVING HUSBAND [&] FATHER

GEORGE W. DEMOSKOFF

1911 – 1980

HE IS NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPETH

Copyright © 2013, Yvonne Demoskoff.

Sunday’s Obituary: George Demoskoff

George Demoskoff obituary, 1980

George Demoskoff, my husband’s paternal uncle, was a younger son of Russian Doukhobor immigrants Wasyl and Luchenia (Tomelin) Demosky.

George lived most of his life in Saskatchewan and British Columbia, and for a short time in California, USA, where he sought relief for a heart condition. (I’ve written about his time at the Hidden Valley Health Ranch here.)

George died on 16 July 1980 in Grand Forks, British Columbia. He is buried there in the USCC (Sion) Cemetery.

Source: “George Demoskoff”, obituary, undated clipping (July 1980), from unidentified newspaper; Demoskoff Family Papers, privately held by Yvonne (Belair) Demoskoff, British Columbia, 2013. Yvonne acquired an assortment of family memorabilia (including George’s obituary) in January 2012 from her father-in-law William (Bill) Demoskoff.

Copyright © 2013, Yvonne Demoskoff.