Lena Yaroshko
Biggar, Sk.
Lena was born on August 12, 1932 and grew up on a farm in the Monarch school district. When she began school, she didn’t speak any English, but working along with her brother Nick, and thanks to an understanding teacher, by the next year they were able to complete grades one and two. She went on to complete grade eight at Monarch school, boarded in Biggar for grade nine, and the following year she took a short sewing course. In 1948 she went to work at Lehrers Department store in ...
Lena was born on August 12, 1932 and grew up on a farm in the Monarch school district. When she began school, she didn’t speak any English, but working along with her brother Nick, and ...