DAJKA, Alice January 4, 1937 – July 31, 2019
To know her was to love her and know that you would get exponential love in return. Alice Eleanor Dajka (nee Sherk) passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of July 31st at the age of 82. She had a remarkable will to live and defied all expectations to the point where one might have believed she was invincible.
Growing up in Port Colborne, where she was “the prettiest girl in town”, she met her loving husband Steve and moved to Fonthill, where they have lived for over 60 years. Alice was an exceptionally kind and generous woman who loved her family and couldn’t get enough of their company. She created a home that became a gathering place where all felt welcome and comfortable, friends and family alike.
As an avid reader with an insatiable hunger for knowledge, she was everyone’s go-to person with an insightful answer to every question. Alice had a wide variety of interests and talents: from sewing, cooking, baking and cake decorating to astronomy, politics and running a successful aesthetics business in Fonthill. She had a quick-witted mind and lighthearted humour that will be missed by all.
Alice and Steve were married for 63 years. When they were out together they caught everyone’s eye on and off the dance floor. At home, they partnered as wonderful parents. He will be lost without her and she will be forever missed by her children Bryan (Marina), Cathryn (Jim), Glen and Stephen (Kristen). Cherished grandmother to Karley, Sydney, Jacob, Anandi and Lyndsay. Predeceased by parents Toby and Beatrice Sherk, and sisters Pat (Leo) Shanahan and Ellen (Tom) Roesch, as well as sister-in-law Emma Szeman and her husband Frank.
Family and friends will be received at the James L. Pedlar Funeral Home, 1292 Pelham Street, Fonthill on Monday, August 12, 2-4PM and 7-9PM. The funeral service to celebrate Alice’s life will take place on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, beginning at 11AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Fonthill Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations can be made to Heart & Stroke Foundation and Canadian Diabetes Association. Online condolences can be shared at www.pedlarfuneralhome.ca
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Alice Eleanor Dajka Sherk Wednesday July 31st 2019..
Death notice for the town of: FONTHILL, Province: Ontario