Rose (Odynski) Dayholos

We are sad to announce the passing of Rose (Rosie Odynski) Dayholos on July 20, 2025 at the age of 99.

Rose was predeceased by her husband Fred in 1986, her son Don in 2023, her sisters Mary & Katherine, her brothers Raymond & Bill.  She is survived by her brother Leonard, her son Bill (Joanne), daughter Dianne (Bill) and daughter in law Carla.  Grandchildren - Christa (Marc), Jordan, Ryan (April), Tyson (Kylee), Avery, Kiera (Mike) Great Grandchildren - Ethan (Josie), Dylan, Elyssan, Calum, Emerson and Emilia. Rose has one great great grandson – Remington.  She will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews from the Odynski & Dayholos families - especially by her niece Darlene who travelled from Saskatchewan frequently to visit Auntie Rose, most recently in September 2024.

Rose was born & grew up in North Bay Ontario to parents who had immigrated from the Ukraine.  Living on the shore of Lake Nipissing instilled a love of the lake life in Rose and she has been drawn to the lake all of her life. She met Fred as he was on stopover in North Bay as a member of the armed forces. They were married in 1947.

This was when Roses sense of adventure started to shine. She travelled by train to Manitoba with Fred, lived with his parents for 2 weeks and then moved into half of a bunkhouse in Paulson MB where Fred was stationed with the CN.  She had left the big city and moved into the wilderness of Manitoba. They had a few more moves to various towns in the area and finally ended up in Glenella where they lived for the rest of Fred’s life. They made many friends, and we still talk about the escapades of the “gang” – The Dayholos’s, Heintz’s, Denishchuk’s, Millers’s and Marciski’s.

Rose moved to Gladstone in 2022 and then to Niverville in 2024.

There wasn’t much that Rose wouldn’t do or wouldn’t try! She served on many committees and community groups. She was instrumental in helping with the Tracks of Time Glenella History book. Rose was the first (and only) person in the area to have a geodesic dome as a greenhouse. She partnered with a friend and opened up ceramics shop in Glenella. Rose was an avid crafter and seamstress -she was always creating something as a décor item for the house. One of her first forays was to create a “popcorn” ceiling for the living room before it was a thing. Rose used papier mâché to cover the whole thing and it looked great until one day it started falling off while Fred was on the couch! She recovered furniture, made valances for her windows, pillows and shams for all of the bedrooms, created unique art pieces and built all manner of garden decor– Rose never seemed to run out of creativity. After visiting Bill & Joanne, she came home and built her own little waterfall in her back yard. She started creating dried flower arrangements and filled her vehicle (and the shack) many times with wild baby’s breath that she harvested.  After that home décor trend faded, she took up photographing abandoned buildings – the most famous being the Thompson house at Birnie – and framing the prints in barnboard to sell at craft sales. Rose had her art featured at many local art venues in Neepawa and McCreary.  For a time, with Don’s encouragement she sold mini satellite dishes.

Glenella of course needed a cross-country ski club and Rose got it done. The CN tool house was moved to the north end of town, was refinished and members were recruited. Grants were obtained to fund a trail groomer and the rest is history! She encouraged us all to try cross-country skiing and even gifted ski’s to her grandkids one Christmas.

Rose enjoyed her morning coffee visits with friends at the restaurant in Glenella. The restaurant and the group changed over the years, but Rose rarely missed coffee time.

Roses family was always number one no matter how busy she was. Summers that the kids were growing up often included a train trip to Ontario to visit her family – lots of memories were made that Bill & Dianne still share with their kids.

The dining room table was the gathering spot in the house. Everyone had their favorite spot, and it was full of a lot of laughs and gentle ribbing (the brothers picked on Dianne endlessly!) Rose was typically in the kitchen, cooking up a feast no matter what the occasion or how many people were there. She did sit down to join us but ultimately would jump up as she remembered that she had forgotten something for the table!

She loved her kids to the moon and back even when as teenagers they tried her patience. Whether it was their friends making a mess in the house during one of the many parties (Bill & Dianne) or using her cookie sheets to reinforce floorboards on the old mustang (Don), she smiled through it. Once her grandchildren were born, she enjoyed fishing trips, visits to Hollywood Beach, trips to Clear Lake, cross country & snowmobile trips into the Whiteshell and gladly welcomed everyone to her favorite spot – her trailer at Sandy Lake.

Rose had the opportunity to keep traveling and continued to visit her family in Ontario. She expanded her horizons and started traveling the world. The Winter Olympics in Calgary, a bus tour to the Maritimes and to Peggy’s Cove, a trip to Thailand & neighboring countries with her good friend Anne, a trip to Barbados with her Aunt Betty. She also joined Denischuks for a short holiday in Palm Springs. More recently, she traveled a few times with Dianne & Bill P to visit son Bill & wife Joanne in their beautiful home In Victoria. Rose enjoyed the ocean, the beaches and the natural wonders of BC’s forests. She often came home with a suitcase packed with treasures that she had found on the beach or the hiking trail. Being the crafter that she still was, she crafted gorgeous seashell décor for her bathroom.

Rose has asked that there be no public funeral service.

If you wish to honor Rose’s memory, she had many family members, including Fred as well as friends, affected by cancer. Donations may be made to:

CancerCare Manitoba Foundation
1160 – 675 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 0V9

Or

https://support.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/

“When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared,

There was thunder from the Throne

And seven Spanish angels,

Took another angel home.”