NORTH PORT — Members of Branch 56 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, based in North Port, recently celebrated the 101st birthday of their long-standing member, Bohdanna Bilowchtchuk.
Bilowchtchuk, who lives at North Port Pine Nursing Home, is an accomplished painter working in oil and watercolor, according to friend Patricia Zalisko. A talented pianist, violinist, and singer who sang in the local church choir, Bilowchtchuk was also an interpreter in five different languages.
Born in Ukraine, she emigrated to the United States with her family. They lived in New York City and New Jersey, and she ultimately settled in North Port…