In Memory of
Mary Eileen
Sawatzky
Sawatzky
1939 - 2018
Memorial Candle Tribute From
Hulse, Playfair & McGarry
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Memorial Candle Tribute From
The Sloan Family - Stella Sloan and Family from BC
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Obituary for Mary Eileen Sawatzky
Mary Eileen (Irene) Sawatzky
(neé Bogdanski) 1939 – 2018
Sadly, Irene (age 78) passed away quietly at her farm on Sunday 20 May 2018 in Kemptville, Ontario following a courageous battle against cancer. Much loved wife for 58 years of Johan Erdman Sawatzky; and loving mother of James (Jim) Sawatzky (Donna Aubert); Dennis Sawatzky (Sharon Blinn); Carol Sawatzky (Rob Walsworth); and John (Jack) Sawatzky. Cherished grandmother to two grandchildren (Mathew Walsworth (Marina) and Robert (Tony) Walsworth (Amy Thornton); and Great-Grandmother to Angelina Mae Walsworth. Predeceased by her father, John Bogdanski (d July 1966); her mother, Jean (Jennie) Bogdanski (d May 2013) both of North Battleford, Sask.; and her brother George Bogdanski (d May 2016) from Victoria, BC. Irene will be sadly missed by her brothers Victor (Vic) Bogdanski of Langley, BC; and Morris Bogdanski of Surrey, BC. She leaves behind many good friends in the Kemptville and Oxford Mills area over the last 46 years. Family and friends are invited to visit the Kemptville Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on Saturday May 26, 2018 from 1 to 2 pm followed by a Celebration of Irene’s Life at 2 pm in the Chapel. Donations may be made to the Beth Donovan Hospice or Canadian Cancer Society.
(neé Bogdanski) 1939 – 2018
Sadly, Irene (age 78) passed away quietly at her farm on Sunday 20 May 2018 in Kemptville, Ontario following a courageous battle against cancer. Much loved wife for 58 years of Johan Erdman Sawatzky; and loving mother of James (Jim) Sawatzky (Donna Aubert); Dennis Sawatzky (Sharon Blinn); Carol Sawatzky (Rob Walsworth); and John (Jack) Sawatzky. Cherished grandmother to two grandchildren (Mathew Walsworth (Marina) and Robert (Tony) Walsworth (Amy Thornton); and Great-Grandmother to Angelina Mae Walsworth. Predeceased by her father, John Bogdanski (d July 1966); her mother, Jean (Jennie) Bogdanski (d May 2013) both of North Battleford, Sask.; and her brother George Bogdanski (d May 2016) from Victoria, BC. Irene will be sadly missed by her brothers Victor (Vic) Bogdanski of Langley, BC; and Morris Bogdanski of Surrey, BC. She leaves behind many good friends in the Kemptville and Oxford Mills area over the last 46 years. Family and friends are invited to visit the Kemptville Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 805 Prescott Street, Kemptville on Saturday May 26, 2018 from 1 to 2 pm followed by a Celebration of Irene’s Life at 2 pm in the Chapel. Donations may be made to the Beth Donovan Hospice or Canadian Cancer Society.