Special Chipman High School Ring Returns Home

Special Chipman High School Ring Returns Home

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

A special piece of Chipman’s history has returned home.

The high school ring of the late Anton Chiperzak was presented to the Chipman Historical Foundation by his son Doug on May 26 at the Chipman Golden Seniors Club with several of his relatives in attendance.

According to Anton’s biographical information, he attended elementary and high school in Chipman, graduating in 1942. After high school, and on scholarship, he attended Queens University in Kingston, Ontario and later graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. While at Queen’s University and while WWII was raging, he joined and trained with the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves in Kingston, but thankfully the war ended before he graduated and he did not have to go to war.

Back Row L-R: Bill Stefura, Brad Schacher, Bernadette Sheptycki, Rose Konsorada, Stacey Chiperzak, Doug Chiperzak, Karla Chiperzak, Edwin Chiperzak and Bernie Florkow. Front Row L-R: Elaine Florkow, Marlene Stefura, Virginia Chiperzak, Manuella Valle, Leandro Chiperzak and Virginia Chiperzak.

(Steven P. Eleniak/Submitted Photo)

Once finishing his degree, he took a position in Montreal with Liquid Carbonic Inc. After obtaining a job he proposed and married Margaret Hackney and they had two children together, Robert, (now Jy) and Douglas.

Over the years with Liquid Carbonic he advanced to be a Vice President of the company. He left Liquid Carbonic in 1968 and took a position with the federal government in Ottawa at the department at which time was called Industry, Trade and Commerce. He stayed with the government until he retired in 1989, although he did contract work for the government for several more years after retiring.

Anton Chiperzak.

(Chipman Historical Foundation/Submitted Photo)

During his time with the federal government, he participated in numerous trade missions taking him around the world. He did not lose his taste with travel after retirement and he and his wife continued to travel for many more years in Canada and abroad.

Anton never lost his attachment to Chipman and family there and would visit when he could. During many of these visits he would talk to family members gathering information for a book, The Chiperzak Family Record, which he self-published in 2005 and distributed amongst family members.

Steven P. Eleniak, left, receiving Anton Chiperzak’s Chipman High School ring from Anton’s son Doug, on behalf of the Chipman Historical Foundation. This ring will be kept in their archives.

(Chipman Historical Foundation/Submitted Photo)

Anton was born to Frank Chiperzak and Agnes (Florkow) Chiperzak on July 3, 1924. He was one of five children who grew up on the family farm outside Chipman. Anton died peacefully in Tweed, Ontario on March 3, 2023 at the age of 98.