In memory of
Mari Laczko
October 29, 1963 -
May 9, 2018
With utterly broken hearts, we are saddened to make the announcement of the passing of my dear baby sister, Mari Laczko on Wednesday, March 9, 2018 at 6am. I was with her. At Humber Hospital in North York. It started with a couple of mini strokes, and just escalated from there. She was 54, much too young for leaving us so soon. She is survived by myself, her sister, Martha Lawton, and her niece, Kristi McConnell, my daughter. As well as her commonlaw partner and best friend in life, Ken Koltz. As well as all our extended families.
She was a unique, funny, kind soul, who lived her life to the fullest and told it like it was. She had a heart of gold. She was compassionate, helpful and diligent in her advocacy for stray animals, and was sentimental through and through where her friends and family were concerned.
She asked that there not be a formal funeral. She wanted to be cremated, and then buried in a biodegradable urn called the Tree of Life. We are doing our best to accommodate her wishes.
There will however, be a graveside service, for family, friends, and colleagues. No one will be officiating, but quite a few of us have our last words we’d like to convey. Feel free to speak if you’d like. We’d like to be celebrating her life and know there will be lots of tears, but we’d like some laughter as well.
Service will be held at York Cemetery, 160 Beecroft Road, North York on Saturday, May 19 at 11 a.m. Near Yonge and Sheppard. Park at the main building and we will all be meeting in the main lobby for coffee. When we feel we are all in attendance, will either walk or drive to the graveside, and honour her life.
In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations instead to be made to the North Toronto Animal Rescue or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Mari will sorely be missed by all. Friends and family alike. We will never forget her.
