Maria Fedak—the mother-in-law of OUN leader Melnik—was reburied in Lviv
The remains of Maria Fedak, a Ukrainian activist in the women’s and educational movements, which were exhumed in Luxembourg, were reburied at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv—next to the grave of her husband, Stepan Fedak. Maria Fedak was also the mother of Sofia Fedak-Melnik, the wife of Andriy Melnik, who served as head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists from 1938 to 1964.
“Maria Fedak—a leader in the Ukrainian women’s and educational movements who worked for our country for many years—has returned to Lviv for good. Dozens of people came to bid her a final farewell. Maria Fedak was an active participant in the Ukrainian women’s movement, engaged in charity work, and supported students and Ukrainian civic life,” wrote Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, on Facebook.
He added that Fedak was an important figure in the Ukrainian civic and educational movements of her time.
“Due to the threat of Soviet repression, she was forced to leave Ukraine. She died in Luxembourg. Today, decades later, Maria Fedak has returned home. From now on, she will rest in Plot No. 49 of the Lychakiv Cemetery alongside her husband, Stepan Fedak,” added the head of the Regional Military Administration.
As a reminder, on September 10 in Luxembourg, the remains of Maria Fedak—the mother of Sofia Fedak-Melnik and the mother-in-law of Andriy Melnik, one of the leaders of the OUN—were exhumed. Her ashes are scheduled to be transported to Ukraine in the near future and reburied in Lviv.
On August 14, a farewell ceremony for Colonel Yevhen Konovalets—founder of the Ukrainian Military Organization (UVO) and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), and commander of the Sich Riflemen Corps—was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
The remains of Colonel Yevhen Konovalets, a colonel in the Army of the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the first head of the OUN, were transported to Ukraine.
