Stephen Donald Mantyka September 13, 1922 - April 22, 2008 It is with sadness that the family of Stephen Mantyka announces his passing on April 22, 2008 at the Mont St. Joseph Home, Prince Albert, Sk. Stephen leaves behind his loving wife of 60 years, Anne (Schneberger), daughter Linda (Ernie Lawrence, children Michelle (Tony Stancati) of Prince George, B.C. and Stephen of Prince Albert), son Len (Dianna Thomson and children Heather (Darren Vallee and sons Nathan, Brandon & Andrew of Prince Albert), and Janice (Neil Mallot, sons Jake and William) of Osler, daughter Donna (Harry Lawrence of Saskatoon, children Katherine of Calgary, Robert (Janelle Weiman) of Saskatoon, Jonathan (Wendy and daughters Allyssa & Trinity) of Yorkton, and Lana of Calgary), sisters Grace Hale Steele (Ken) of Tisdale, Olga Bergman (George) of Tisdale and brother-in-law, Ed Brady of Star City, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Stephen was predeceased by his parents, Peter and Patrinka Mantyka, brothers Nick, Ernie and Stanley, and sisters Annie (George) Shulko, Mary (Barney) Anderson, Sophie (Mick) Shiels, and most recently Sally Brady. Stephen was born to Peter and Patrinka Mantyka on the family farm near Vonda, Sk., the middle child of a large family. Stephen worked at many jobs as a young man, was a Veteran of WWII, farmed and operated a sawmill near Carrot River, Sk., trained as draughtsman and worked with PFRA in Saskatoon until his retirement in 1978 to Prince Albert. Stephen enjoyed camping, fishing, gardening, and traveling in western and northern Canada. His dream of traveling east never happened because of poor health. Special thank you to the staff of Mont St. Joseph Special Care Home for their amazing care of Stephen, especially the staff from the Heritage Lane neighborhood. There will be no funeral at Stephen's request. There will be a Celebration of Stephen's Life at Nordale Community Hall, 1306 6th Ave. NW, Prince Albert, on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 11a.m. Friends and family are invited to join us. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cancer Society or Mont St. Joseph Special Care Home Foundation would be gratefully accepted.