October 20th, 2008 by Barbara Doduk

Ivan ISZCZAK (aka John Doduk) my grandfather on my father’s side, was born August 26th, 1911 (1907) in Stojanow, Radziechow, Poland.

He lied about his age and came to Canada at 16. Although he changed the name to Doduk (1950) a few years after my father (1947) and aunt (1949) were born, just after he received his Canadian Citizenship.

Doduk is supposedly the maiden name of his mother, my great grandmother.

My grandfather owned his own tailor company (and the building) located on Water Street in Gastown Vancouver.

My grandfather’s youngest brother Alexander found my grandfather Ivan (aka John) in Vancouver BC and moved there.

Ivan (aka John) suffered from heart problems and retired the company a few years before I was born.

He died 3 months after my birth in June 1973.

D O C U M E N T S:

Certificate of Canadian Citizenship # 54966 (August 9th, 1949) [scanned jpg image]
Particulars of Canadian Citizenship[scanned jpg image]
Certificate of Change of Name (April 14th, 1950) [scanned jpg image]
Vital Statistics - Death Registration (June 24, 1973) He is buried next to my grandmother in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burnaby BC Canada
In 2003: M Klotz provided me with this copy of my grandfather’s death certificate. (Errors : incorrect names).

L O C A T I O N:
Stojanow, Radziechow, Poland: Northern section that is now a part of the Ukraine.
VILLAGES OF LVIV REGION WESTERN UKRAINE
a Map of Stojanow