Obituary for Helen Kalinowski
Helen Kalinowski
“Granny”
March 30, 1924 – March 29, 2017
Helen was born in Lucza, Poland (Ukraine) on March 30, 1924 and passed away peacefully in her sleep at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital one day short of her 93rd birthday.
Helen immigrated to Canada from Germany in 1949 and after the ship docked in Quebec she made her way to Cranbrook and has lived here ever since. Helen was a hard worker all of her life, employed as a waitress at the Ritz Cafe, Cranbrook Hotel, York Hotel, as a salesperson at The Emporium Gift Shop and last at the Village Inn Restaurant as a short order cook and waitress.
She loved taking care of her flower garden, enjoyed bowling on Friday mornings, cooking family dinners and especially dear to her was camping and sitting by the fire with family and friends. She was a very strong independent woman who was proud to stay in her own home until she was admitted to the hospital in February.
Helen is survived by her loving daughters, Barbara (Baron) Quaife and Margaret (Rick) Schrader, grandchildren Dean (Dallas) Quaife, Kevin (Lisa) Quaife and Christy (Steve) Domonkos, great grandchildren Jordan, Kaidynce, Teagan and Kassian Quaife and Cole and Keira Domonkos, and her son-in-law Bob Patterson.
Helen was predeceased by her loving husband Karl Kalinowski in 1993, daughter Louise Patterson and granddaughter Lori Patterson.
A service for Helen will be held on Thursday, April 6th, 2017 at 11:00 am at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook. She will be interred in Westlawn Cemetery following the service, and a reception in her honour will follow the interment. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to your charity of choice.
Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.
Condolences for the family can be offered at:
www.mcphersonfh.com
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Helen Kalinowski – March 30, 1924 – March 29, 2017.source
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