NOT THEIR WEDDING DAY! Sophia and Olexa could not afford to pay a photographer to take pictures at the wedding ceremony, and no one at the wedding had a camera. So the next day, they found someone to take a photo, and Olexa and Sophia dressed up again. And the bride's wedding gown was borrowed.
Rev. olexa Harbuziuk Legacy
Пастор олекса Романович Гарбузюк
Olexa found the love of his life while living in Germany in a displaced persons camp after World War II. He and Sophia Maksymiuk (Софія Максимюк) were married on October 26, 1946. The officiating pastor was Rev. Z. Rechun-Panko. They were a few weeks short of being married for 51 years when Olexa died on October 4, 1997. They gave birth to seven children: Helen in 1947 and Alex in 1948 in Germany. Five more children came into the world in Illinois: Irene, Leela, Vera, Wayne and Elizabeth.
Engagement photo