Mrs. Maria Lozinski

Obituary

Peacefully on April 4^th, 2024, Maria (nee Perij) Lozinski passed away at Ivan Franko Home. The youngest of four children, she was born in 1925 to Timofij and Efrosinia (Farion) Perij in the village of Ridkiw, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. She leaves in deep sorrow her daughters, Helen and Lilia, family in Ukraine, as well as neighbours and friends. Maria was predeceased by her beloved husband of 45 years, Wasyl Lozinski.

In spite of the hardships of village life in Volyn, Ukraine, under a series of foreign occupations, deportation by the Nazis as an Osterbeiter (slave labourer), camp life as a “displaced person” in the British zone and immigrant life in England and Canada, Maria remained loving and optimistic. Family, church and community were her priorities and she dedicated her many talents – cooking, sewing and singing – to making people happy.

Maria’s faith gave her inspiration to overcome many hardships. From the earliest days as an immigrant in Toronto, she became an active member of St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Maria never forgot her Ukrainian roots. She fondly recalled a young village teacher who instilled a love of Ukrainian language and culture in his students. In the “displaced persons” camps in the British zone of liberated Europe, Maria sang in choirs, recited poetry at cultural events and embroidered Ukrainian blouses. In Toronto, she encouraged her proud Canadian daughters to respect their Ukrainian heritage.

To support her family and contribute to her church and community, Maria worked hard cleaning homes and offices. Her relatives in Ukraine were deeply grateful for the support she provided all her life.

Maria will remain a source of strength and inspiration to her grieving family.

For those wishing to make a memorial donation in Maria's honour, donations can be made to

Canada Ukraine Foundation

(In support of the war effort in Ukraine)

or

Ivan Franko Home

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