Maria (Martha) Holowaty
April 20, 1927 – December 8, 2022
With heavy hearts, the family of Maria (Martha) Holowaty (nee Schwed) announce the passing of our loving Mother and Baba, peacefully in Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Martha was born on April 20, 1927 in Ukraine, and immigrated with her husband Theodore and their children to Thunder Bay in 1957, where they continued to live and work. Martha dedicated her life to taking care of her family and their home.
Martha will be deeply missed by her sons John Holowaty, Mike (Linda) Holowaty and daughter Susan (Dan) Britton; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, who’s birthdays she somehow always remembered. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Theodore and daughter Stephanie, as well as her parents and other relatives.
We give a BIG thank you to the nurses and doctors at TBRHSC – Emergency and 3B units for their empathy and excellent care of our Mom.
A visitation for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm in the WESTFORT CHAPEL, 420 West Gore Street at James. A private interment will take place on Thursday in the Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband.
Should friends so desire, donations made in memory of Martha to a charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated.
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Thursday December 8th 2022
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Maria Martha Holowaty Schwed Thursday December 8th 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Thunder Bay, Province: Ontario