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Interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery. A Funeral Service will be held at 9:00am on Saturday, Decemat MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, with RT. Prayers will be held at 7:00pm on Friday, Decemat MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610 – 4th Street South, Lethbridge, AB. The family would like to thank the staff on 4B at the Chinook Regional Hospital as well as staff at the Good Samaritan’s West Highlands for their care of John. Also left to mourn are his great-grandchildren, Olivia, Jada and Kennedy, Joel and Shaun. He is survived by John (Betty Ann) Tkachenko, their children Dannielle and Johnny Natalie McLean (Les Brooks), her son Sam and his father, Grant McLean Kathy (Ron) Walter, their children Taya and Cole and by Nick and Linda’s children, Michael (Sheila) and Blake. John is predeceased by his parents George and Julia son, Nick Tkachenko and his wife Linda, as well as his brother Alex. They recently celebrated their 75th Wedding Anniversary. John and Anne enjoyed being members of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. John was a founding member of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church, and helped build the church. John enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and spending time with his grandchildren. John worked for General Construction for a short time and in 1959, John purchased a truck and began working with Tollestrup Construction, where he worked for 30 years, retiring in 1989. John farmed and worked construction, later moving to Lethbridge in 1958. In 1950, John brought his family to Canada settling in Coaldale.

Following World War II, John and Anna moved to Belgium where John worked in the coal mines for four years. John married Anna Spizky on Octoin Ukraine. John was born in Zaporizhia, Ukraine on Jto George and Julia, one of two children. John Tkachenko, beloved husband of Anna Tkachenko, passed away on Monday, Decemat the age of 93 years. Special thanks go to the doctors, nurses, and staff at the Campbell River Hospital for their kindness and care. At the age of 82 he travelled a second time to Egypt exploring numerous archeological sites along the Nile river. With his outgoing personality and good health in his 70`s and 80`s, Kelly loved cooking on the barbeque and entertaining guests with his dinner creations. He was generous with his time helping others by volunteering with the Boy Scouts and many community organizations along the way, including serving as a councillor with the District of Salmon Arm, the AISH Appeals Board in Lethbridge, the Campbell River Variance Board and lastly the CR Shoreline Arts Society. Wherever Kelly lived in Canada, he made the most of his spare time exploring the outdoors, travelling and woodworking. Kelly is best remembered in Salmon Arm managing Lakeside Insurance from the late 1970’s through the 1990’s.

Kelly married his sweetheart, dance partner and better half, Dorothy Elizabeth James (1926-2008) of Lethbridge, AB in 1952 and went on to raise three children. There he learned to be an adventurous, independent, explorer of life which he conveyed throughout his whole life. He spent much of his formative years growing up on the family farm near Passmore, BC during the Depression and WWII.

Kelly was born Septemin Stettler, Alberta. Grant Edward “Kelly” Flynn, at the age of 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Novemat the Campbell River Hospital with his family by his side.

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