Iwona Mooney (Colleague)

Entered June 4, 2021 from Ottawa

May fond memories and time be your faithful guide. Moje najszczersze wyrazy współczucia,
Z szacunkiem, Iwona

Frank and Ethel Ayres (Friend)

Entered June 4, 2021 from Pickering

Frank and I are so very sorry for your loss Christine. We are sure you have many, many wonderful memories.

Deb and Peter Griffin (Friends of the family)

Entered June 6, 2021 from Renfrew, Ontario

Condolences to the family

Elizabeth Low - Onoszko (Family Friend)

Entered June 7, 2021 from Toronto

It is with great sadness that one must say goodbye to a loved friend of my family and yet, at the same time, one must Give Thanks for Her long life and many triumphs over adversity.
"Dear Wala, may you shine brightly in eternity as you did during your earthly tenure,
I shall miss you."

Christine and Michel; Mary and Walter; Michael and Amber; Ewa and Greg; and all grand and great grand children who are too young to have known their "Grand" please acccept my heartfelt condolences..

Elizabeth

Pragna & Philip Enros (Friend of Christine & Michel)

Entered June 7, 2021 from Etobicoke

Very saddened to hear of your mother's passing. We are sure you have many good memories of her long and rich life. Our heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

My mother was a survivor and loved her independence. She did everything she could to avoid going into a nursing home but cognitive impairment in her early 90's made living alone in her condo very unsafe. We were always worried that something would happen to her but she managed to live on her own until she was 97 and moved to Wawel Villa in Mississauga. In her late 80's Mother wrote a poem expressing her desire to pass away peacefully and without any fanfare. The poem is written in Polish, but I have translated it so that it can be read by family and friends. Unlike Mother, I am not a poet, but I tried to capture the spirit in which it was written.

A Prayer to God

I know that I am fated to soon depart this earth,
Lord, take me into your glory.
I commend my soul into your care
You who are just in all your splendour.
No one will carry banners to bid me farewell,
I will soon be forgotten.
For I was never a hero
But rather a humble and ordinary being.
One thing I ask, dear Lord --
Grant me a quiet and peaceful death.
May I be worthy of your grace while on earth
And may no one weep over my grave.
I travel to a better world far away,
Leaving this wandering life for happiness throughout Eternity.

Walentyna Scholl