Former Queens resident Marion Catherine (Hopp) Oleksiw, 96, died Aug. 27 at a hospice in Albany.
She was born in College Point on Feb. 18, 1918, the fourth of six children born to Jennie (Collins) and Jacob Hopp.
She was baptized at St. Fidelis Church, where she attended school, and was a lifelong parishioner. On April, 27, 1941, she married John Oleksiw.
Together they lived in Whitestone in one of the houses that his parents purchased shortly after emigrating from Ukraine. There they raised their three children.
Oleksiw was a homemaker and a factory worker during World War II. She was a den mother for the Boy Scouts in the years following her own time as a Girl Scout.
Her interests included family, cooking, knitting, reading, shopping and arts and crafts. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members and beloved pets. She hosted countless parties, celebrations and holidays at the family home.
She lived in Whitestone for more than six decades before moving to East Durham, N.Y. She later returned to College Point to live with her remaining sisters until their deaths.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years in 1989, as well as her siblings, Irene (Hopp) Brill, Joseph Hopp, Valentine Hopp, Jeannette Hopp and Gertrude Hopp.
Oleksiw was laid to rest at Mount Saint Mary Cemetery in Flushing Sept. 2.
She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Dennis Oleksiw, Kenneth Oleksiw and Maureen Kiladitis; five grandchildren, Michael Kiladitis, Wayne Kiladitis, Deanna Collura, George Kiladitis and Christian Kiladitis; and eight great-grand children, Dominick Collura, William Kiladitis, Daniella Collura, Alexander Kiladitis, Brayden Kiladitis, Keira Kiladitis, Alexa Kiladitis and Gabriel Kiladitis. She is also survived by three generations of nieces and nephews.
Condolences may be sent to 132 Route 67A, East Durham, NY 12423.
