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ZAPATKA, Elfriede

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Elfriede Zapatka passed away peacefully, at Georgetown Hospital on May 4th, 2003, in her 80th year. After a long and courageous battle with cancer, she was set free from the bondage of a body that would no longer sustain the elegance that embodied her very existence. Dear mother and best friend of Claudia (passed away March 30th, 1986), Jon and Carol, dear mother-in-law of Glenda and Joe, beloved grandmother of Julie and Adam, Ryan and Krystal, great grandmother of Chloe and Kaidence. We wish to express our sincerest thanks to Dr. Marshall, Dr. Rempel and Dr. Iscander a Georgetown Hospital as well as the nursing staff on the medical unit - You gave her life again. Dr. Reingold and the entire oncology team at Peel Memorial Hospital - We relished 8 wonderful months. Our most heartfelt thanks to Lisa and Kristi at C.C.A.C.; Anne at Care Plus; Pat, Sharon and Maria at Para-Med; You gave her independence and quality of life. To Heather, personal care worker at Para-Med; you will continue to touch lives as you touched ours a you pursue Palliative Nursing. To Dr. Deichert and the nurses in the Palliative Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital; Our Angels of Mercy. May God bless you for your kindness and compassion. Mom left us peacefully, in comfort and with dignity. Memorial service to be held Friday, May 9th at 2:30 pm at Greenwood Cemetery Chapel in Sault Ste. Marie with friends and family gathering at the Governor General's Suite (5th floor) of Algoma's Watertower Inn, Sault Ste. Marie from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the J.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home, Georgetown (905) 877-363.