On Monday, January 31, in her 88th year, after a severe long illness, Varvara Tymofiivna Yushchenko, the mother of Viktor Yushchenko, died.
Today, at 3:00 PM, a funeral service for the deceased will be held at St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv. Varvara Tymofiivna will be buried in her native Khoruzhivka, in the village cemetery, next to the grave of her husband, Andriy Andriyovych.
Varvara Tymofiivna was born on November 27, 1918. She worked all her life as a mathematics teacher in Khoruzhivka. She raised two sons, had seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She always enjoyed great authority among her fellow villagers. Viktor Yushchenko's mother said that her life credo was: "Once you've learned to walk, start doing."
Varvara Tymofiivna spent the last few months in a hospital in Kyiv.
We express our sincere condolences to Viktor Yushchenko, his family and all who knew and loved Varvara Tymofiivna.