Nataliya Arhiporva Sklyar Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Our beloved grandmother, mother, and sister passed away peacefully in the early hours of December 31, 2018. Nataliya Arhiporva Sklyar was born in the village of Kransnosiolka, in Vinnitsa region of Ukraine on March 8, 1941. She was the oldest of five children of her mom Polina and dad Arhip. Growing poor and under Nazi occupation for the first two years of her life, her most vivid early memory was of constant hunger, as she told her granddaughter conducting a school survey. Much of her formative years were dedicated to helping her family and friends to put food on the table. She started her working career by washing dishes in a cafeteria at a factory in Odessa, Ukraine, and with time advanced to running several college cafeterias. In 1963, she married her husband Vasiliy who was a medical school student at the time. Together, they had two sons, Mikhail and Andrei. She attained a technical degree in food technology and a university degree in history, which she completed by attending evening classes. She loved to cook and host parties, and her first question was always about what we eat. She was preceded in death by her husband, son, and brother, Valentin. She is survived by her son Mikhail, granddaughters Sasha and Anna, sisters Elena, Tania, and Olia, many relatives, and friends she had for so many years. She will be remembered for her dedication to her family and the strength which we see in her grandchildren. We will celebrate each New Year Eve thinking of you, mom. Don’t worry – we are well fed. Rest in peace.

Nataliya Arhiporva Sklyar

March 8, 1941 - December 31, 2018