WAVERCHUCK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-02 published
WAVERCHUCK,
Wanda (née
POWROZNIK)
Passed away, on Friday, July 1, 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital,
after a short illness, at age 78. Wanda is survived by her loving
husband of 55 years, Walter; her children Walter Jr. and Halina,
Donna and Kevin
FULLER,
Helena and Symon
KOUKLEWSKY; brother
John of Vancouver; granddaughters Christina, Andrea and Melodia
and family and Friends in Canada, the U.S., Poland and Ukraine.
Wanda was an active parishioner of St. Sophie's in Montreal,
St. Andrew's in Florida and St. Demetrius in Toronto. Wanda was
a long term C.N. employee and was instrumental in gaining equal
pass privileges for all C.N. female employees across Canada.
Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357
Bloor St. W., at Windermere, east of the Jane subway, on Sunday,
July 3, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Panahyda 7: 30 p.m. Sunday
evening. Funeral and interment will take place in Montreal. For
those who wish, donations may be made to St. Demetrius Orthodox
Cathedral. Vichnaya Pamyat
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WAVERMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-10 published
Pearl GENEEN
By Lucy WAVERMAN,
Tuesday,
May 10, 2005, Page A20
Mother, artist, shopkeeper, woman of style. Born September 10,
1915, in Glasgow, Scotland. Died December 16, 2004, in Toronto,
of ovarian cancer, aged 89.
My mother was a woman of style, charm, wit and dignity. She was
an original... unique. My father used to say that a woman who
was such a creative person and yet so organized could take on
the world. And in her own way she did. But my mother grew up
at a time when brains in women were not valued. She had a limited
formal education but was a voracious reader and moviegoer. She
loved nothing better than to dissect a movie and her insights
were often unusual and unexpected. She loved the theatre and
dance -- ballet, especially. And she was not content to just
watch: my brother David and I were often moved to cover our eyes
when Mum got up to do one of her exotic dances at a wedding.
She was very good, in the style of Isadora Duncan, but somewhat
of an embarrassment to her children. She exercised every day
until a few days before she died and said it kept her body lithe.
She was born in Scotland, the eldest of three daughters in a
well-to-do family. She found the Jewish life in Glasgow stultifying
and longed to escape. Eventually she persuaded my father to come
to Canada and she never looked back.
Throughout her life, she involved herself in projects and businesses
that kept her imagination alive. She was a superb cook and she
turned that talent into a career when she first came to Canada.
She taught cooking at her own cooking school: The International
School of Cooking. From there she opened her own store -- The
Compleat Kitchen -- and she said those were the best years of
her life, as chefs and foodies flocked through the door for advice,
food gossip and that special little piece of equipment they knew
she would carry.
Later, after she sold the store, she made television commercials
and starred in an award-winning rock video. She turned to art,
doing intricate and beautiful collages that she gave as gifts
to people who pleased her. She was also one of the grandmothers
in the television cooking show The Loving Spoonful.
Mother loved beauty and she could find it everywhere. She loved
beautiful people -- especially beautiful men. That's why she
married Dad, she said. Handsome, tall and smart: good genes to
give to her children. Her husband Ben
GENEEN passed away in June,
2004, at the age of 91.
She was not a typical mother. In fact, as a young woman, I used
to wish that she stayed home and baked cakes and made T.V. dinners
her cakes were often works of art and her meals were always
extraordinary. It took maturity to understand the gifts she had
to give. It is the privilege of having your parents live a long
life in command of their faculties to see them in so many different
roles and recognize and appreciate their infinite value in your
life.
Mother was a straight talker. She told people what she deemed
to be the truth although some did not want to hear. Many treasured
her for just this quality.
She reserved her greatest love for her children and grandchildren.
She adored her grandchildren. In her great-grandchildren she
could already see the seeds of her artistic temperament. (Six
weeks after her death, her great-granddaughter Anna Pearl was
born.)
Mother gave our family the greatest gift as she lay dying. She
chose not to have treatment but used the time to communicate
her thoughts and feelings about all of us; both individually
and as a family. She gave each of us love and understanding,
leaving us a legacy of beauty, art, wit, straight talking and
humour.
Globe food writer Lucy
WAVERMAN is Pearl's daughter.
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WAVERMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-13 published
GAJDOS,
Helen (née
ROTH)
Peacefully in Montreal on Wednesday May 11, 2005. Beloved wife
of the late Dr. Zoltan. Dear mother and mother-in-law of Dr.
Eva KLEIN and Professor Leonard
WAVERMAN, Dr. Tom and Cathy
GAYDOS.
Loving sister and sister-in-law of Emma and Ernest
DUBY, the
late Rose and the late Max
LESTER, the late Lily and the late
Jack GOLTZMAN, the late Leon and the late Edith
ROTH, the late
Lilka and the late Max
NAPARSTEK, the late Pearl and the late
Carol SCHENK.
Sister-in-law of Emery and the late Yanka
GAJDOS.
Cherished grandmother of Laura, and Jordan
KLEIN,
Maya, and Dana
GAYDOS.
She will be lovingly remembered by her nieces, nephews,
family and Friends. The family would like to thank the doctors,
nurses and staff at Saint Mary's Hospital for their exceptional
care, compassion and dedication. A special thank you to Karyn
John for her devotion. Funeral service from Paperman and Sons,
Montreal on Friday May 13 at 2: 30 p.m. Burial in Montreal. Shiva
at Ruby Foos Hotel, 7655 Decairie Blvd., Montreal, daily from
2: 00 to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Emunah Women in Montreal, 514-485-2539.
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