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Leokadia Ungureanu
November 20, 1941 - September 26, 2013
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<div itemprop="description">Leokadia Ungureanu (nee Jakubczak) passed peacefully on Thursday, September 26, 2013 after fighting cancer valiantly.&nbsp; She was a loving wife to Oktavian Ungureanu for 52 years, and beloved Mother to son Walter Ungureanu and daughter Beata Ungureanu, with family in Poland and Canada.&nbsp; Her faith and courage are a true example of her great inner strength.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />Leokadia (Lodzia) was born in Czestochowa, Poland on November 20, 1941 to a large family of nine children.&nbsp; At the age of 18 she sailed across the ocean to Canada on the ship Batory, to visit her aunt and uncle in Welland.&nbsp; Leokadia &nbsp;met a very caring, generous young man, Oktavian Ungureanu, in Niagara Falls who would become her husband; they later moved to Toronto to start a family.&nbsp; <br /> <br />She worked diligently and energetically at any task, always took pride in her family and home, and always treated everyone with utmost kindness.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />Leokadia was always a motivator and sponsored many family members to come to Canada; family was the heart of her world. Her deep faith in God and Polish family traditions gave warmth to her home, including customs like Wigilia (Christmas Eve). <br />&nbsp; <br />Leokadia &nbsp;loved her family, enjoyed creating a home, homemade gourmet cooking and everyone was always welcome.&nbsp; She had wonderful charm and charisma that reflected her inner beauty and brilliantly self-created signature hairstyle.&nbsp;Her sing-song voice and laughter resonated at every family gathering. &nbsp;Leokadia was a dynamic and wonderful woman with great spirit, who truly showed us how to live generously, keep family traditions and believe your heart.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; <br />Leokadia, your love resonates deeply in our hearts and know that we miss you, Dearest Wife and Mama. We love you so very much.&nbsp; Thank you for everything; we will always remember and hold dear to our hearts your love, strength, beliefs and kindness.&nbsp; <br /> <br />______________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Leokadia Ungureanu opu&#347;ci&#322;a nas 26 wrze&#347;nia 2013 roku. Jej odej&#347;cie op&#322;akuj&#261; m&#261;&#380; Oktavian ( Artur ), syn Walter, c&oacute;rka Beata <br />oraz rodzina w Polsce i w Kanadzie. <br /> <br />Leokadia ( Lodzia ) urodzi&#322;a si&#281; w wielodzietnej rodzinie na ma&#322;ej wiosce nieopodal Cz&#281;stochowy. Jako m&#322;oda osiemnastoletnia dziewczyna postanowi&#322;a szuka&#263; szcz&#281;&#347;cia za oceanem. Do Kanady przyp&#322;yn&#281;&#322;a na pok&#322;adzie Batorego z tylko jedn&#261; walizk&#261; w r&#281;ku. <br />Niezwykle pracowita i ciekawa &#380;ycia swoj&#261; kanadyjsk&#261; przygod&#281; rozpocz&#281;&#322;a w Welland. Pracowa&#322;a mi&#281;dzy innymi w przetw&oacute;rni owoc&oacute;w i na farmie przy zbiorze chmielu. <br /> <br />W Niagara Falls spotka&#322;a swojego przysz&#322;ego m&#281;&#380;a Artura. W nied&#322;ugim czasie zosta&#322;a mam&#261; dwojga dzieci ( W&#322;adzia i Beatki ). W&oacute;wczas m&#322;oda rodzina przenios&#322;a si&#281; do Toronto a nast&#281;pnie do Mississaugi, gdzie Lodzia sp&#281;dzi&#322;a ponad 30 lat. Dom i rodzina mia&#322;y niew&#261;tpliwie najwi&#281;ksze znaczenie w &#380;yciu Lodzi. Wielu cz&#322;onk&oacute;w rodziny zawdzi&#281;cza sw&oacute;j pobyt w Kanadzie Lodzi i jej m&#281;&#380;owi. <br /> <br />Leokadia by&#322;a niezwykle pracowita, aktywna, pe&#322;na energii i bez reszty oddana &#380;yciu rodzinnemu. Upust swojej kreatywno&#347;ci dawa&#322;a zazwyczaj w ogr&oacute;dku i w kuchni. B&#281;dzie nam brakowa&#263; jej misternie sporz&#261;dzonych kulinarnych przysmak&oacute;w. &#346;wi&#281;ta ju&#380; nigdy nie bed&#261; te same. Pozostaje tylko &#380;al w sercach i pami&#281;&#263; o osobie, kt&oacute;ra nade wszystko ceni&#322;a sobie warto&#347;ci polskie i rodzinne. Wiadomo&#347;&#263; o jej odej&#347;ciu ciagle wydaje si&#281; by&#263; nieprawdziwa i zbyt okrutna. <br />&#379;egnamy Ci&#281; z b&oacute;lem w naszych sercach. Pozostawiasz po sobie pustk&#281; , kt&oacute;rej nic i nikt nie b&#281;dzie w stanie wype&#322;ni&#263;. Kochamy Ci&#281; bardzo i ju&#380; za Tob&#261; tesknimy. <br /> <br />Je&#347;li &quot; Smier&#263; jest jedynie przebudzeniem ze snu &quot; ( Platon ), &#380;yj wiecznie i szcz&#281;&#347;liwie. <br /> <br />&quot; Mo&#380;na odej&#347;&#263; na zawsze by stale by&#263; blisko &quot; ( Jan Twardowski ).</div>