elevated Gic20 June 29, 2022

elevated Gic20 Visitation
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 from 10:00 – 11:45 am

elevated Gic20 Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6

elevated Gic20 Funeral Mass
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 12:00 pm                                   

elevated Gic20 Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home

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elevated Gic20 Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7

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elevated Gic20 Obituary

elevated Gic20 Peacefully, at her retirement home on Tuesday, June 29th, 2022 at the age of 92 years. Wanda Mary (Wendy) Azzarello, beloved wife of (late) Santo Azzarello for 48 years and cherished daughter of Kazimierz and Jadwiga Bielecki. Loving mother of John and his wife Anna, Paul and Lee, and Michael and his wife Geraldine. Cherished gramma to Francesca, Anthony and Jacqueline.

elevated Gic20 Wendy was born on route to the Niagara region, following her parent’s immigration to Canada from Poland.  The family settled in the Jordan Village area.   Landing in midst of the Great Depression in the early 1930’s, the family picked fruit and lived on a farm to survive on wages of approximately a $1 per hour.  Wendy graduated from a high school in St. Catharines and then went onto college courses to become a proficient secretary.  Soon after, her passion for travel led her to Monaco, other parts of Europe and then to Bermuda. Following her return to Canada, she met her “catch”, Santo, married and John, Paul and Michael followed.  In her forties, Wendy joined the Toronto Real Estate Board and successfully practiced real estate sales for 30+ years. Santo’s family, Mom’s loveable, fun Lacewood bridge group, Winnipeg friends, cottage friends, Colonial Retirement Home family, and real estate friends surrounded her life which included a passion for collecting farm antiques near the family cottage.

elevated Gic20 Wendy’s care for the people around her, her astute sharp memory respect for others and professional courtesy will be missed by all of us fortunate to have been in her circle.

elevated Gic20 As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Sunnybrook Oncology Unit or the Toronto General Hospital c/o Dr. Ralph Gilbert.