The world lost a beloved mother, Marie Svistunovs, on January 13th, 2024, after a lengthy battle with pulmonary hypertension, a symptom derived from the rare blood disease of Scleroderma. She died peacefully surrounded by family at Lakeridge Health Oshawa.

Marie was born in the small town of Trois Pistoles, Quebec and remained there until her early twenties. Fueled by a desire to learn English, she made the courageous decision to move to Toronto in the early 1970’s. A decision that would pay dividends and define the rest of her life.

She quickly found work as a bookkeeper and was in high demand for her talents. Shortly after, she would meet her husband John and they would go on to have two children, Peter and Eric.

She loved her children and chose to leave work to give all her attention to them. She would go onto have four grandchildren and continued to a part of their lives until her final days. She loved playing the piano, having one in her possession for most of her life. We will never forget the impact you had on us.

Marie is survived by her two sons, Eric and Peter, and siblings, Ghislaine, Marcelle, Claude and Jean-Marc. She is preceded in death by her husband John, her parents Gérard and Jeannette, and sister Pauline.

Friends and family are asked to sign the guestbook and leave a comment about your time with her. Marie will be honoured in a private ceremony at Thornton Funeral Centre in Oshawa, on January 18th, 2024. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either Scleroderma Canada or the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada, for which there remains no cure.

https://www.scleroderma.ca/donate

https://phacanada.ca/Get-Involved/Donate

Please use links provided in the drop down menu of this page, three lines in the top right corner