This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Greg Dobrenchuk, who was born on March 18, 1951 and passed away on December 21, 2010.
We will love, miss, and remember Greg forever.... We are grateful for the many cherished memories of him that we will always have, and we take comfort in knowing that Greg now rests in peace in God's Heavenly Kingdom.
Remember Me
To the Living, I am gone,
To the sorrowful, I will never return;
To the angry, I was cheated.
But to the happy, I am at peace.
To the faithful, I have never left.
Talk to me, and I will hear,
your prayers, they comfort me,
your laughter makes me laugh,
but don't weep for me as I have my reward,
I am with the Father and He will never let me perish,
The Lord comforts me, and longs to comfort you.
So be happy my family and don't despair,
I am in good hands, waiting for the day when
the Lord calls you to come home.
Anon
Tributes
Leave a TributeLove, Dana
Today is a sad and dark day, as we remember the date of your passing. But it is also a day for reflection and remembrance of our cherished memories with you. You are loved and missed, my brother! Like Vance, I too wish somehow I could have helped you... May you rest in peace. Merry Christmas!
Love, Dana
Remembering You Esp. This Day, "Your" Day....and the Cakes (Mom baked) with the Many Candles and All of Us Gathered Together in Loving Celebration. Grateful for what we had and shared...forever missed...Forever Love, Linda
Thinking of you, and missing you, every single day - but especially today. I wish we could celebrate today together. I'll raise a glass to you tonight! Happy Birthday, my Brother!
Thank you for all the fond memories, Greg.
You probably do not remember but my mother died on this night in 1968...I replace my sadness with gratitude for my mother and for our friendship...two lives that were cut too short...it's important that I celebrate the living memories and not become consumed in morning the loss. You were a wonderful friend Greg.
Love,
Vance
11 years on, and the sadness hasn't diminished. I can't believe it's been 11 years since I've heard your laugh, heard your music, we shook hands, or we shared a pizza... This is a very sad day of remembrance for us, but just know that you are deeply loved, and sorely missed by your family and friends, and we are grateful for the fleeting time we had together with you. I need to re-connect with Vance, to check in on him, on your behalf. He'd like that, I think.
I'm in Hawaii this year for Christmas, wish you were here with me, too! "Mele Kelikimaki"!
Thank you for being my "big brother" for 50+ years. May you rest in God's heavenly kingdom forever! From all your family and friends: GOD BLESS YOU!
Love, Dana
Today marks 70 years! I am grateful for having you as my big brother, and I am thankful for all the cherished memories of our times together. Sadly, you're not here with us to celebrate this day, today. You are in our hearts, and you are deeply loved, and sorely missed. May you rest in peace in God's heavenly kingdom. Happy Birthday, my Brother!
Love, Dana
So many precious memories of you, dear Greg, on this darkest day for us. You are in our hearts: from years ago, yesterday, today, and for Ever....You are missed. I love you, Linda
The warmth and peace I feel when I think about you, is straight from Heaven,
And I'm grateful to believe it is God's Love keeping us all so close in spirit, during this Christmas season.
I shall always love you, brother!
This is always a very sad day, this darkest day of the year. After tomorrow, the days will slowly begin to get longer once again. Such has it always been, and such as it will always be, forever.
Even though a decade has passed, our memories are still as fresh as yesterday. We all miss you very much, each and every single day. And we pray that you rest in God's Heavenly Kingdom for all eternity.
Merry Christmas to you, my brother! May God Bless you, and thank you for being my big brother! Missing you, and remembering you, always!
Love, Dana
You will always be continually missed and loved. I think of you every day, but even more so today... I wish we could be celebrating together... Happy Birthday! Love always,
Dana
And now I do, remember it and am grateful for the friendship we lived in.
How much you are loved and missed this day of December, especially! As Ilight this candle I fondly think of all the joy, laughter, and light you brought to our lives, not just at Christmas. Your happiness was in making others happy, Greg, and I thank you so much for your love. But holidays for me will never be the same, as what they were when you were enjoying them with us.
I will always cherish the memories of having you as my brother, and you are thought of, and missed, every single day! Today is the darkest day of the year, but tomorrow will bring more light... May you rest in peace in God's Heavenly KIngdom forever! Love, Dana
Thinking of you and especially on this, "Your Day". Missing you always. Love, Linda
You are always loved, always in my thoughts and prayers, and missed every single day.
How much I wish we could go out and celebrate!
To be able to share, and to be able hear your laughter...
Until we meet again,
Love,
Dana
Merry Christmas, my brother. How badly I wish you were here to celebrate, but you will always be loved, and never forgotten, and "forever missed". There's a full moon tonight, and forecasted meteor showers - I'll be looking up towards the heavens, and thinking of you...
Love, Dana
You've been in my thoughts and prayers all day (as usual). I looked for a 4-leaved clover today, but no luck. I was remembering when you found one in my yard in Virginia, when you were helping me change out the fuel tank in my '87 Buick. Good memories!
Love, Dana
Hope you are feeling the love
I miss you, brother. I pray that you rest in peace in God's heavenly kingdom. Merry Christmas, and God Bless!
Love, Dana
love to you always, brother,
Donna
Sorry I'm late to the party - I see Donna, Linda, and Vance have already stepped in (and many others are thinking of you today, and always). Cheers to you!
Could have used your help today, but it was comforting just to be able to use some of your tools. (Sounds like Vance could have used your help, too!)
But we always think of you, especially when we're trying to do all those jobs that you would make look SO easy... You taught me a lot - thank you!
Wish you were here... Missing you, and thinking of you, forever and always!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BROTHER!
I wish you were here to celebrate with us. But you are never far away in my thoughts...
Love, Dana
"Never regret a day in your life: good days give us happiness, bad days give us experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give us memories." We had all of those days and I am grateful for the memories.
Love to you brother... on this your birthday date!
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Love, Dana
Today is a sad and dark day, as we remember the date of your passing. But it is also a day for reflection and remembrance of our cherished memories with you. You are loved and missed, my brother! Like Vance, I too wish somehow I could have helped you... May you rest in peace. Merry Christmas!
Love, Dana






You will be pleased to know that your passion and skill for "cooking and carving" steak the correct way, has been now passed on and perfected by Ryan. And your talent and love for baseball is alive and well, in Ryan's sons. Brendan is 8 years old and already on an "All Star" team. And Aidan Gregory is already handling a bat and a ball with skill and coordination far beyond his tender age of 2 years old. I hope such info makes you Smile, all year, not just at Christmas! xox
Virginia Beach, VA
So,
Greg came to visit me at my house in Virginia Beach, around 1994-95. I can't remember the exact year. He had a great time golfing at the course at NAS Oceana. Then, I needed some help with my 1987 Buick Regal "T" Type. The fuel tank had rusted through, was leaking, and needed to be replaced. I got a new one, we drained and un-bolted the old leaky one, and we were lying on our backs in the driveway trying to get the new one in place. Sometime during all that, Greg rolled over, and said "Look, here's a 4-leaved clover!" I couldn't believe it - I had never seen one before!
Sure enough, an actual, real-live, 4-leaved clover, growing in a clump of regular 3-leaved clovers! I don't know how he spotted it! Greg picked it, and placed it out flat between two small pieces of glass or plastic. I think I still have that here somewhere, now I have to go look for it!
Thanks for all your help, my Brother, and Happy Birthday to you!
Love, Dana
Batter Up
Dear Greg,
It’s baseball season again, and so I naturally think of you… I remember all the times playing catch, and all our batting practice sessions in our back yard in Wenham, using the plastic “whiffle balls”. Then, you turned it up a notch, and we started using the plastic golf balls instead! Faster, more movement, and harder to hit! But you knew it was good hit if it cleared the lilac bushes, and it went to Eaton Rd or Miss Johnson’s yard! You tried to teach me to pitch – curveballs, sinkers, knuckleballs – but I was never close to being as good as you were. But thanks for trying to coach me. And I remember as a kid going to all your games with Mom and Dad to watch you play… I’ll never forget that Grand-Slam homer you hit at Patton Park! That was awesome! If I remember correctly, that won the game, didn’t it? You were good, really good! And we enjoyed watching, as much as you enjoyed playing. “Batter Up!”
Love, Dana