It is with great sadness that the family of Blanca Escobar announces her passing on March 9th, 2024, two days before her 88th birthday. Blanca died peacefully at home surrounded by her family.
Blanca will be lovingly remembered by her children: Nancy, Katia, Gustavo (Yolanda), Ximena, Eleana (Fernando), Carlos, and Andres (Katie), and by her grandchildren, whom she loved fiercely: Jessica, Alessandra, Andres, Emma, Lucas , Ava, Paola, Jose Luis and Sthefany. Blanca will also be fondly remembered by family and friends from New York City,Toronto, Germany and Ecuador. Blanca was born on March 11th, 1936 in Ambato, Ecuador, where she met her husband of many decades Carlos.
Together, they raised eight children, eventually moving to Toronto in 1976, where they championed the Ecuadorian community in Toronto, celebrating their rich Ecuadorian culture, as well as their pride in becoming Canadian, which they instilled in their children and grandchildren.
Memories of holidays, celebrations and big family dinners gathered around Blanca and Carlos’ table will keep our family’s hearts filled with the lessons Blanca instilled and the love she gave to each of us. Donations can be made to North York General Hospital Palliative Care
Blanca Escobar falleció a los 87 años en su casa mientras dormía, es la forma como ella siempre quiso que su transición entre la vida terrenal y el descanso eterno le llegue. Ella anhelaba sumirse en el sueño eterno que por fin marcaría el camino a la ansiada reunión con Carlos, su compañero de vida.
Blanca nació el 11 de Marzo de 1936 en Ambato, Ecuador. Sus padres fueron Augusto Sánchez y Rosario Andagana. Blanca contrajo matrimonio con Carlos Escobar en 1956 e iniciaron una vida en que muchas decadas junto a sus ocho hijos vivieron alegrías y tristezas tanto en el suelo que les vió nacer como en el lugar que generosamente les acogió y les permitió hacer de Toronto - Canada su hogar.
A "Mami Blanca" le sobreviven sus hermanos Rosa, Gonzalo, Humberto, Carlos y Augusto Sánchez; sus hijos Nancy, Katia, Gustavo, Ximena, Eleana, Carlos y Andrés; sus nietos Paola, Jessica, José Luis, Alessandra, Stefany, Andrés, Emma, Lucas y Ava y sus yernos José Luis, Fernando y Yolanda.
De acuerdo al expreso deseo de Blanca habrá un servicio de Celebración de Vida el Sábado 16 de Marzo de 2024 a la 1:00 p.m. ( 12:00 p.m. hora local en Ambato, Ecuador) en el cementerio Mount Pleasant en Toronto, Canada.
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Centres
375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, CANADA, M4T 2V8
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Saturday, 16 Mar 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Centres
375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, CANADA, M4T 2V8
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Saturday, 16 Mar 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Centres
375 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, CANADA, M4T 2V8
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