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Пастор олекса Романович Гарбузюк

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Obituaries 2025 /

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     A 16-year battle with cancer ended January 31, 2025, for  Eugene Makovetskiy (Євген Маковецький), a member of the Ukrainian Baptist Church of Chicago. 

     Brother Makovetskiy, who was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, was 44 years old. He immigrated to America with his parents and siblings on April 14, 1992.

     Eugene studied business information systems at DeVry University, and he worked as a strategy product manager for IAA.

     Zhenya (Женя) married Katerina Tenenika from Ohio on April 1, 2006.

     Brother Makovetskiy often traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for treatment. He eventually lost his right eye.

     His father is the assistant pastor of the Ukrainian Baptist Church of Chicago.

     Condolences are expressed for his wife, Katerina; their children, Natalie and Danny; his parents, Aleksandr and Larisa; a sister, Vera; a brother, Paul; and other relatives. 

     Visitation will be held Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the Ukrainian Baptist Church, 6751 Riverside Drive, Berwyn, Illinois.

     The funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1400 S. Wolf Road, Hillside, Illinois.

Eugene Makovetskiy, 44, is promoted to heaven

Those listed were members or former members of Ukrainian Baptist churches in the United States and Canada, or others who had a connection to those churches. If you have information that you would like to share, please send an email to aharbuziuk@gmail.com