Obituary of Vlado Risteski

Vlado Risteski, beloved husband of Duna Risteski of Calgary, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2008, surrounded by family members after a long courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 60 years. Vlado will always be lovingly remembered for his sense of humour and good spirit. Besides his loving wife of forty years Duna, Vlado is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Draganco and Sonja, Done and Jen. He is also survived by his father Stojan of Ohrid, Macedonia; brother and sister-in-law Trajan and Steva and their children, Stojce, Ace and Ilina, all of Ohrid Macedonia; sister and brother-in-law Cvetanka and Milan and their children, Dennis, Diana, John, and Aleksandar, all of Calgary and Toronto; sister and brother-in-law Blagica and Dragan and their children, Nikola and family, Natasha and family, all of Macedonia; sister and Brother-in-law Mara and Danny and their children, Christopher and Christina, all of Toronto; Tetka Slavica and cousin Peggy of Calgary; brother-in-law Cane and his wife Andrea and their children Daniel, Alexandra, Marko, Jenn, Ashley, Alexander and Kita all of Didsbury; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces in Macedonia and Sweden; and many extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his mother Ilinka. Relatives and friends are invited to Prayers and Tributes at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY’S Fish Creek Chapel (14441 Bannister Road S.E.) on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Requiem Service will be held at ST. VLADIMIR’S UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (402 Meredith Road N.E.) on Friday, January 2, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Graveside Service to follow atQueen’s Park Cemetery. Forward condolences through . If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made in Vlado Risteski’s name to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, c/o Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 – 29 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 4N2 Telephone: (403) 521-3433. The family wishes to thank Dr. Marc Webster and team as well as Foothills Medical Centre Nursing Staff Unit 47 Special Services. In living memory of Vlado Risteski, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES Fish Creek Chapel, 14441 BANNISTER ROAD S.E. Telephone: (403) 256-9575