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Oksana McGurk Obituary
McGURK, OKSANA, 34 - of Mays Landing, on June 20, 2008. Wife of Dennis P. McGurk, Jr., beloved daughter of Natalia and Emmanuel Kerusenko and precious sister to Andrey, Milla, Natalya, and Samuel. You are our jewel and our love. We know you are with your beloved Creator. Friends may call Friday from 9 to 11:30am at Blessed Sacrament Church, Jerome & Ventnor Ave. Margate, followed by funeral service at 12 noon. Burial, Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing. For friends and family: please email your comments to [email protected], we will create a memory book to honor Oksana's and Dennis' lives. Arrangements by the George H. Wimberg Funeral Home.
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Memories and Condolences
for Oksana McGurk
Lyudmila Storchevaya (Vabishchevich)
July 2, 2008
With heartfelt condolences to family Kerusenko
May Jesus take you by the hand And help you find relief
Throughout this time of sadness as
You journey through your grief.
And may you feel the healing touch
Of every thought and prayer
That's sent with love and sympathy
From friends who truly care.
In this difficult time, may you find....
the kidness of friends to comfort you, compassion to warm and sustain you, and the unfailing love of Jesus to bring peace to your heart. Love, Lyudmila Storchevaya (Vabishchevich)
Cindy wampler
June 30, 2008
I was saddened by the loss of my friend, Oksana. It is still so unbelievable. But my comfort and peace is knowing where she is and that I will see her again. Praying for both families at this most difficult time.
Amanda Strawn
June 29, 2008
Oksana,
I can't believe your gone! You were such a wonderful person to work with at EHFD! You were full of life ,and were compassionate for others! I will miss the back massages,and our fitness talks. You will be truely missed ,and especially at EHFD! I know you will be always there right beside me everyday beaming down from heaven! May you and your husband rest in peace! Heaven has gained to beautiful angels! My heart goes out to their families>3
Maria Baltera-Dolbow
June 28, 2008
My condolences go out to both families. What a terrible tragedy to lose two such caring and inspiring people. I knew Oksana as my aerobic instructor at Island Gym for about 4 years. There, she always had a bright disposition and a positive attitude. She payed attention to everyone and offered encouragemennt and praise for hard work and success. Health and fitness were clearly something she believed in!
I also remember that she always seemed happier on the days her sister accompanied her to her aerobic classes. It was also so sweet when she shared her personal photos from her trip with her husband to Hawaii. She was clearly so happy and in love. With deepest sympathy.
Yvonne Lafferty
June 27, 2008
oksana you were a true friend and co worker when we worked together in the dental field! you gave the best back rubs and you also gave me such good advice on how too stay fit. I will always think of you and miss you dearly, you were such an inspiration to me.I know your in heaven shining done on us all, thank you for the wonderful pictures you shared with me, especially your trip with Dennis too Alaska.My prayers are with you and your family Love Yvonne
Lois Braithwaite
June 27, 2008
Our prayers are with the families of these young people whose lives have been cut short by this terrible tradgedy.
Lois Braithwaite and the Staff of the Division of Community and Economic Development, City of Atlantic City
Viktor and Iryna Levashki
June 27, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with Denis, Oksana and their families. Every moment we spent with them is precious and memorable. They will remain in our hearts forever.
Audrey Michael
June 27, 2008
We, the Michael Family of Atlantic
City, and Orlando Florida extend ourdeepest heartfelt sympthy to the members of this most extraordinary
family.
Audrey Michael
June 27, 2008
The Michael Family of Atlantic City
and Orlando Florida extend our deepest heart felt sympthy to the family members of this extra ordinary
couple. God bless you all.
Jean Williams
June 27, 2008
My deepest sympathy goes to both families. May God be with The McGurk family, always by your side.
God Bless you all.
Maria Escobar
June 27, 2008
Heartfelt condolences to the families,friends and work collegues of those wontherful partner.
Donald Mankow
June 27, 2008
I only met Oksana a few times, but she was a sweet, beautiful woman. I am sure she is at peace with God and with Dennis. My condolences and deepest sympathies are with Her family as they try to get through this tragic time. God Bless You
Debbie Caracappa
June 26, 2008
I am deeply saddened to lose a good friend and co worker. Its been an honor and a pleasure to of known such a beautiful and wonderful person. Oksana and I worked closely together at Egg Harbor Family Dental for about a year. I am going to miss her beautiful smile and always remember the smile she gave me.May God bless you and your family. Love Debbie.
Debbie Caracappa
June 26, 2008
I am deeply sadened to lose a good friend and co worker. Its been an honor and a pleasure to of known such a beautiful and wonderful person. Oksana and I worked closely together at Egg Harbor Family Dental for about a year. I am going to miss her beautiful smile and always remember the smile she gave me.May God bless you and your family. Love Debbie.
Kim Barreca
June 26, 2008
Word can't describe the sadness and loss I feel for my friend Oksana. I have peace knowing that she is with the Lord, but we all greatly miss her at our church Faith Bible, in Vineland. Oksana had become very dear to me personally. My deepest sympathy to her dear family. Love, Kim Barreca
Geoff Harrington
June 26, 2008
I work in the alumni and development office at Harcum College and remember Oksana and her sister Natalia very well from their days as students. I first met them in the cafeteria at lunchtime. They were friendly and outgoing, and you had to admire their spirit and determination. I would ask Oksana about the election in her native Ukraine and chide her because it was clear politics was not her thing. Later, I wrote a feature for the alumni magazine about the original research that Oksana and Natalia did as part of their senior project in dental hygiene at Harcum to show the harmful long term effects of sugared and acidic beverages on tooth enamel. Their conclusions were later validated by a national study by a major university. Oksana was clearly an extraordinary young woman with a bright future, yet some never achieve what she accomplished in her short life. I am so saddened by her passing and my heart goes out to her family and her husband's family. I will always be inspired by her memory and I know that her spirit will live on in many extraordinary ways.
becky russo
June 26, 2008
I am deeply saddened to know oksana is gone from us. she was a good friend and part of our church home/care group. I will miss her but i know she is in a much better place(Heaven) and i will see her again one day.
My sympathy and prayers go out to both her and dennis' family. I will continue to pray for them during this time of grief.
Roderick Gaines Jr
June 26, 2008
God Bless your family in the time of this great loss. My thoughts & prayer's are with you and the McGurk Family.
R. Gaines #384 A.C.P.D.
Colleen P Dobbins
June 26, 2008
My god watch over your family during this difficult time. I had the pleasure to meet Oksana with Dennis as they worked in my yard last summer. She was a beautiful girl and it was very obvious of the special bond that she and Dennis shared. God bless you. You family are in my prayers.
Denise Foster
June 26, 2008
I did not know this couple, but after reading the article, I was so deeply saddened to hear of such a loving and giving couple that passed at such an early age. May you have some peace in knowing they are in heaven. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family members. God Bless!
Cynthia Wilson
June 26, 2008
I was very privileged to have known Oksana for one special year while she taught the seventh grade in our middle school department. She was always very kind. She worked very hard to do and give her best. I will always remember her smile and how hard she worked to succeed at this venture. I am deeply grieved that such a vibrant and adventurous young woman (and her special husband) had to be taken so soon. She will be forever remembered in the pages of Cumberland Christian School's yearbook and my heart. To both families, I am Deeply sorry for this much too soon loss.
June 25, 2008
Oksana was a warm sweet woman. Fun and full of life. She taught the children in our Sunday School Class and we all miss her. We know she is with Our Heavenly Father and that is a comfort in this sad time of loss.
Sharmaine Weidman
June 25, 2008
I had the honor of meeting Oksana at Harcum College, and an immediate connection was made. She would often call me her little sister and would always make time for me. Oksana was such a beautiful, and intelligent young woman, I am truely blessed to have known her. She would always talk about her husband and you could see the love and devotion they shared. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and I hope comfort can be found in knowing Oksana touched so many lives. Oksana will be missed, but never forgotten. She has a special place in my heart and I will remember her always.
Rosemay Herman
June 25, 2008
I was fortunate to have Oksana as a dental hygiene student those two years
at Harcum College. How excited she was to have been accepted to the AP
program. It was her strength and determination to succeed that I will
always remember. Difficult days were many but she perserved and I used to
remind her that she would see that light at the end of the tunnel as she
neared successful completion of the program in 2006. Her personal notes
to me when my husband took sick is what I cherish the most.
I am saddened we have lost her....
Fondly,
Rose Herman ( Harcum College
Melissa & Oksana @ Community Volunteers in Medicine
Melissa Marsella
June 25, 2008
My name is Melissa and I went to dental hygiene school with Oksana and Natalya. What amazing and wonderful women both of them are, your family must be exremely proud of both of them! I will always remember Oksana as an intelligent, sweet, beautiful woman. I will miss her very much and I will never forget the time we spent in school together and her awesome smile. She was always so positive and always looked on the bright side of life. She may be gone but will never be forgotten. May you and your husband rest in peace Oksana. God Bless. Your family will remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Melissa Marsella, RDH
Karol Escobar
June 25, 2008
Dennis and Oksana were my mentors growing up, they sparked my love for adventure and taught me to live life to the fullest and never look back, but most importantly they taught me how an act of kindness can change a person's life. I witness Dennis do random acts of kindness that not only changed many person's life, but also an entire community. The world is a better place because of them and everything they did.
Oksana taught me to never be afraid of the unknown, that sometimes it is ok to trust your self and just "leap" for you never know what wonderful results may come from it.
May you now soar the heaves together! See you on the other side.
With all my love,
Karol Escobar
Miss Atlantic City 2002
Theresa Sims
June 25, 2008
Although I only knew Oksana for a two year period when she studied to be a dental hygienist at Harcum College, it was a pleasure to know her. She was smart, energetic, and full of life. She stood up for what she believed in. Oksana and her sister Natalya called me "Mother Theresa", which made me feel loved and needed. Oksana and Dennis touched many lives in their short life. They will truly be missed. My prayers and sympathy go out to both families.
JOHN CONNORS
June 25, 2008
TO OKSANA FAMILY,
MY SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.I AM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.GOD BLESS YOU
REST IN PEACE OKSANA
The Bollinger Family
June 25, 2008
Oksana was a wonderful person, truly an inspiration, and we grieve for her loss. We will miss her kind heart, giving spirit and beautiful smile. We know she is certainly in a better place and we pray for her family and the many friends she and Dennis have. They are together now, forever....May God bless them both.
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