Danute Anastazija Garbaliauskas was born on February 10, 1937 in Kaunas, Lithuania, to Petras Ščepavičius and Anastazija (Aleksandrevičiūtė ) Ščepavičienė.
During the Second World War, she and her parents left Lithuania and eventually immigrated to Canada in 1949. She graduated from St. Joseph's College School in 1955 and then studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
On June 6 th, 1959, she married Leonardas Garbaliauskas at St. John the Baptist Lithuanian Catholic Church in Toronto. From 1965, she lived in Mississauga, where she and Leonardas raised their three children.
She worked as a piano teacher, mostly teaching children classical piano and was a 50-year honorary member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association. She was passionately dedicated to the Lithuanian Canadian Community and her contributions were tremendous. She was the music director at Toronto Maironio Mokykla Lithuanian School, director of the Gintaras Folk Ensemble’s women’s singing octet, music director at the Lithuanian scout camp “Romuva”, and long-standing member of the Toronto Lithuanian Canadian Community, including serving as President for over ten years.
On August 8, 2025, after receiving her last rights and sacrament, she passed away at Mississauga Trillium Hospital. Mourning her loss are daughter Kristina (Paul), son Linas (Grazvyde) and granddaughter Adele, son Romas, daughter-in-law Mariane, grandchildren Mateus, Julia and Cecilia, as well as other family and friends.
Visitation will take place at Turner & Porter Peel Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (N. of the Q.E.W.) on Friday August 15, 2025 from 5-8 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Lithuanian Martyrs Church, 2185 Stavebank Road, Mississauga, on Saturday August 16, 2025 at 11 am. Interment to follow at St. John’s Lithuanian Cemetery, followed by a lunch at Church hall.
In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to:
1) The Lithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada Online donations may be made through their website: lithuanianheritage.ca. Go to the "Contribute" tab and choose Financial Support
2) Lithuanian scout camp “Romuva” Payments may be made by e-transfer to: Romuva.treasurer@gmail.com
3) The Toronto Lithuanian Canadian Community Payments may be made by e-transfer to: torontoklb@gmail.com
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Turner & Porter - Peel Chapel
2180 Hurontario, Mississauga, ON, L5B 1M8
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Friday, 15 Aug 2025 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Lithuanian Martyrs Church
2185 Stavebank Rd., Mississauga,, ON, L5C 1T3
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Saturday, 16 Aug 2025 11:00 AM
Interment
St. John's Lithuanian Cemetery
2185 Stavebank Road, Mississauga, ON, L5C 1T3
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