Obituary of Maria Kruszelnicka

KRUSZELNICKA, Maria It is with great sadness we say a loving farewell to our beloved Mama, Babcia and Prababcia Marysia, who passed away at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on April 3rd, 2013 in her 103rd year. Born on July 16th, 1910 in Lwow, Poland. At the age of four she suffered the loss of her mother Anastazja who died of the Spanish Flu. Survived two World Wars, lived through some of the greatest changes in the history of civilization. Married to Oktawian Kruszelnicki on September 8th, 1932. In 1946, Maria and Otek with their children Krysia and Jacek, were forced to leave their beloved city of Lwow, to finally settle in Gdansk-Oliwa. Her love of fashion and exquisite sewing skills helped support the family through the hard post war years. Started traveling the world at the age of fifty five, crossed Russia, through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to Afghanistan. Always ready for another adventure, Maria spent several months in Nigeria, West Africa, and visited various parts of Spain several times. She loved New York and felt right at home there. After several visits to Canada, in 1989 Maria joined her son and daughter in Oshawa. Maria was a person who kept constantly busy: sewing, making delicious meals, enjoying long walks and taking English classes. Marysia was never afraid to take on a challenge, whether it be traveling to distant places or learning how to use a computer at the age of 89. She was a wonderful, kind, and warm person with a youthful spirit and an ability to appreciate even the smallest wonders of this world. Predeceased by three brothers and three sisters, she will be greatly missed by her daughter Krystyna Kaczynska, her son, Jacek Kruszelnicki their respective spouses Konrad and Jolanta, her grandchildren, Magda Wilde (Jerzy), Tomasz Kruszelnicki (Danuta), and Michal Kruszelnicki (Maja), as well as her great grandchildren Maks, Marysia and Mikolaj Wilde, Tomaszek and Matthew Kruszelnicki, Natalie and Emily Ilasz Kruszlnicki, as well as many nieces and nephews in Europe. Visitation will be at the DeStefano Funeral Home, 1289 Keith Ross Drive, Oshawa(south side of Taunton Rd., one block east of Thornton Rd.) (905)440-3595, on Saturday April 13th from 1-2 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held in the chapel at 2 p.m. If desired, memorial donations to the Oshawa Hospital Foundation "Palliative Care Unit", would be greatly appreciated. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.destefanofuneralhomes.ca