Condolences
Condolences to the whole family! Mary is such a beautiful lady inside and out. Every time I visited with her we had a great time together. Especially when I was sleeping beside her, she treated me like her own daughter. I’m going to miss her smile and funny jokes. I am so sad that I didn’t have a chance to see her again. I will miss her and I will treasure in my heart all the memories we had together.
David, Ted and Karen, please accept my heartfelt condolences, on the passing of your mother.
Family and friends, I have had the privilege of friendship with David, Ted and Karen growing up. Meeting their parents, John and Mary was a separate and wonderfully endearing experience. Mary was always warm and welcoming, she had a presence and unabashedly would provide sage advice to us about growing up and maturing. In retrospect, I think there were many times that she provided advice intended to facilitate our maturation into adulthood. Mary had an insightful sense of opinion and accompanying sense of humour, that was perhaps beyond our years, but this allowed us to have memorable life experiences. I know intuitively that she took joy in mentoring and providing guidance in our right of passage to adulthood and beyond. I also think that our common heritage helped me bond with Mary and her wonderful family. As a result, my teen years growing up were in fact magical and I think Mary was a big part of that magic. Mary was very excepting, and so, influenced my life, in part by providing advice and in part by example. I think she made us all think about our life choices. I know that later in life she enjoyed watching her children and then her grandchildren and then great grandchildren, because she is such a loving person and always had a zest for life.
For all of this and more, I am so fortunate to have known Mary.
May God Bless her and keep her.
Vichnaya Pamyiat.
With loving memory.
Roy.
I have so many wonderful memories of Mary Pobran. Even though I was no longer her daughter-in-law, Mary always called me for my birthday and at Christmas time. We had wonderful chats. I found Mary to be very inspiring. She loved God, her family and working. Whatever Mary touched, she did 100% with her heart. Mary was a fabulous cook, entertainer and she loved her home, and she had a style to herself that was impeccable. I can still hear Mary laugh with her gusto hardiness. My mother, Evelyn Roy, loved her too. When those too meet they were mirror images. Knowing Mary has not only blessed me in many ways but she made my life a richer life just knowing Mary. I will miss you, Mary. You will always be in my heart. XOXOXO
Llolyn Pobran
My memories of Mary are mostly through my dearest friend Karen, Mary's daughter. In the times I was with Mary she was always dressed to the hilt - elegant, beautiful and radiant; a very sharp dresser. She loved her family fiercely. Mary would describe or say things in her very special way that would make me laugh and I mean LAUGH hard. When she didn't like something or something was dirty she would make a sound; a sound to this day I have tried to mimic and just can't do it the way she did.
Through the decades, I stated I have known Mary mostly through her daughter Karen. Karen is my sister from another mother; a true testament of love. Karen's great love and care to Mary every day (even when she was in her US home with Ken) was a daily topic as she went through the ups and downs of Mary's care in the past years. Mary's life will continue on through the love, caring, & kindness of her children to the grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as to their friends and other family members. That to me is a true testament of someone when their experience and teachings are passed on down the generations.
Mary, I am indebted to you for bringing Karen into this world and her into my life. As well, your family who I deem as my own. I know you are finally at peace.
On behalf of my husband Preston, my children Jen and Brandt, our heartfelt condolences to Karen & Ken, David and Ted & Bonnie and your families. We are here for you so please reach out if you need us.
Andrea McEachern
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