Mrs. Margaret Mary Michalenko of Lethbridge, beloved wife of Mr. Alexander Michalenko, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the age of 77 years.

Margaret was born in Salzburg, Austria on November16, 1945 to parents Michael and Paraskeva Tunow. The family arrived in Canada on April 12, 1949, where they first lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, then to Coaldale, Alberta to work on a sugar beet farm. They eventually settled in Lethbridge where she graduated from Winston Churchill in 1964.

Her first job was at Jack’s Coffee Shop, then the Bank of Nova Scotia, followed by CJOC TV and finally Holiday Bowl where she became co-owner. She loved bowling, gardening, bingo, traveling and baking, and was a lifetime member of the 5 Pin Bowlers Association.   

Besides her beloved husband Alexander, Margaret is survived by her son Nicholas Michalenko; sister Ann Becker, and brother Walter Tunow.

She was predeceased by her parents Michael and Paraskeva Tunow; son David Michalenko, and brother-in-law Gary Becker.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm, on Monday, January 16, 2023 at MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610, 4 STREET SOUTH, Lethbridge, Alberta with Father Antonie Ciobanu, officiating. To watch the service via livestream, please go to https://www.mbfunerals.com/obituary/Margaret-Michalenko and scroll to the bottom of the obituary page to find the link.