Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × William Ostepchuk Mine Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada × WARNING Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be Very Dangerous, Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable). Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse, and Bad Air, and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or Associated Caves. The Material Contained on my Sites, is NOT to Encourage Personal Investigation of these Mines, But only as a Historical Record of these Long Abandoned Mines. Please View these Mines from a Far, Safe and Legal Distance. Always Observe Private Property Rights, and Obey ALL Warning Signs. You can dismiss this warning with the x in the top right. William Ostepchuk Coal Mine Underground Mine Operated by William Ostepchuk Coal Sale #86 Mine on S 1/2 LSD 16, and the Northerly 5 chains, of LSD 9 NE 1/4 Section 22, Township 1, Range 6, W2 Surveyed Oct 20, 1938 by Robert John Campbell Lee RPE Top seam 3 1/2 ft, then 6“ clay then another 2 1/2 ft coal Mine Survey Map note- last name spelled Ostapchuk on this document Credit Mine Plan, Documents, and maps above, copied from Original Documents, held by Saskatchewan Government, Mines Branch, Regina, Acquired by Richard (Dick) Wright, P. Eng, and contributed by Mr. Wright for viewing here. He was assured they were Public Documents, and Web Use allowed. William Ostepchuk, b- Jan 14, 1881 in ? d- Feb 20, 1959 Buried in Bienfait Cemetery Wife- Pauline Ostepchuk, nee ? b- Feb 14, 1886 d- Aug 24, 1962 Both buried in Bienfait Cemetery Son- Alexander (Alex) Ostepchuk- b- Oct 31, 1915 d- Jan 16, 1998 Buried in Bienfait Cemetery Served in WWII, no further info found Honorary Lignite Louie in 1979 Daughter- Mary Ostepchuk, no info found b- Dec 4, 1908 d- Jan 10, 1981 Buried in Bienfait Cemetery Mary had a son Myron Ostepchuk b- Mar 16, 1932 d- July 20, 1972 Buried in Bienfait Cemetery Daughter- Olga L. Ostepchuk, b- ca 1911 d- July 31, 2001, age 90, married name- Walker buried in Bienfait Cemetery Other Ostepchuk names in the area, relations? Stephen (Stephan) (Steve) Ostepchuk, b- ? d- May 18, 1993 in Winnipeg MB Wife- Elsie Florence Ostepchuk, nee Coates lived on a farm at Roche Percee. Both are deceased Stephen served overseas in WWII, Service Number: L27383 Theodore Ostepchuk, (brother to William?) b- ca 1885 d- June 21, 1942, age 57 buried in Bienfait Cemetery © Last modified: 2017/10/21 11:50by dlgent Log In