Michael Pylypczuk
Berlin

Michael Pylypczuk, born Aug. 20, 1937 in Ukraine, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at the age of 87 at a nursing home in New York.

Michael was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin. He then attended Maryland Institute of Art and graduated from Johns Hopkins University before being drafted into the United States Army.

After serving, he became an art teacher, working in Maryland and then New York. Once he retired from teaching, he focused on his art and studying his Ukrainian heritage. Michael had one son, Andrew Pylypczuk, who preceded him in death (2021).

He is survived by one brother, Joe Pylypczuk (Berlin), two granddaughters, and nieces and nephews.