MALECKYJ, Karolina - May 11, 1919 - February 19, 2022
It is with sadness that the family of Karolina Maleckyj announces her death, on February 19th, at the Ivan Franko Home in Mississauga.
Her long and full life was a testament to resilience and adaptability in the face of upheaval from her native Ukraine during the Second World War and the subsequent relocation to Austria, Argentina and finally Canada in 1957.
Notwithstanding all the displacement and challenges of new countries, cultures and languages, she and her late husband, Dr. Myroslaw Maleckyj, who predeceased her in 2005, raised a family and remained consistently active in the local and international Ukrainian community.
Her legacy of teaching at the St. Nicholas Ukrainian School will long be remembered by generations of students who studied under her strong tutelage.
She leaves her children, Darka Griffin (Tim), Christina Fedorowycz (Roman), Lida and Andrij (Motria Kuzycz); seven grandchildren, Marko (Tania), Adrian (Taya), Nicholas, Kyra, Tanya, Andreika and Danylo; as well as five great-grandchildren, Amelia, Anton, Mabel, Petra and Tomas.
They, and all the extended family, recognize how well she carried herself with grace and refinement no matter what the circumstance. She truly set a standard, especially when it came to the quality and style of family gatherings.
The Maleckyj family would be pleased to receive visitors at the Cardinal Funeral Home, Toronto, on Wednesday, February 23rd, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 24th, at 11:15 a.m., at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 4 Bellwoods Avenue, Toronto. Interment will follow in Oakville.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation.
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