Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in her 97th year. Beloved wife of Jerzy for 72 years. Loving mother of the late Jozef (2006) (Donna), Wanda Hugill (Barry), Teresa Tambureno (Tony), Thomas Taborowski (Jelena). Maria will be lovingly remembered by her 8 grandchildren; Robert (Lindsay) of Bolton, and Mark of Mississauga. Christopher (Lorraine) of Vancouver, B.C, Dennis (Andrea) of Pickering, Anthony of Hamilton and the late Michael (2011), Stephen of Edmonton, Alberta serving with LdSH Royal Canadians Regiment, Jennifer (Joga) of Oakville, Eric of Gagetown New Brunswick serving with the R.C.A.S. (Nicole), She is also lovingly remembered by 5 great-grandchildren; Carter, Zachary and Emmerson of Vancouver B.C. and Colin and Benjamin of Bolton. Her Niece Helena Wojciechowski and family. Her grandson Michael predeceased her in 2011. Maria met and married her beloved Jerzy in Germany near the end of WW2 while Jerzy was a P.O.W. and Maria was working on a German family farm with her mother and brothers during the German occupation of Poland. Together after the war, Maria and Jerzy returned to Poland before immigrating to Toronto in July 1959 with three of their children. In Toronto, Jerzy and Maria had their fourth son. Special Thanks to Vince and his Team of health care professional at Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network and Nurse Danielle of Bayshore Nursing and Nurse Joy of V.O.N. Mississauga.

Friends may call at the Turner & Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario St., Mississauga (Hwy 10 N. of Q.E.W) on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Rosary 8 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Maximilian Kolbe Roman Catholic Church, 4260 Cawthra Rd., Mississauga, on Friday, August 31, 2018 at 11 a.m.

Interment Assumption Cemetery.

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