SOBOLEWSKI, Elzbieta 'Elizabeth' - Passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019.
Born on March 8, 1930 in Tarnopol, Poland (now Ukraine) to Antoni Indyk and Maria (Lubas), Elizabeth was the youngest of five siblings - Zygmunt, Lucya, Henryka and Leon.
At the age of 10, Elizabeth, her parents and two brothers were taken by train to a labour camp in Sverdlovsk, Siberia where they lived under dire conditions for two years. Following Amnesty, they were transported south to Uganda, Africa where they lived in a Polish settlement on the shores of Lake Victoria for six years.
In 1948, Elizabeth and her family travelled to London, England. In 1952, she met and married the love of her life, Stanislaw (Stan) Sobolewski. After settling in Edinburgh Scotland, they welcomed daughter Irena (Lawrenson), and three years later, their son Roman. One year after immigrating to Canada in 1958, their daughter Krystyna (Roberts) joined the family.
Elizabeth raised her children full time until they were all in school. She then found rewarding work as a pre-school teacher’s assistant, a sales clerk at a Laura Secord store and then at Ely Lilly. In her retirement, Elizabeth supported her husband’s role as the President of the Polish Army Cadets and enjoyed many social hours at the Broadlands Community Centre playing carpet bowling, cribbage and bid euchre.
However, her beautiful heart and soul always put her husband, children, grandchildren and large extended family at the forefront of her life. Her welcoming smile, gentle nature and easy laughter turned her Bamber Court home into a gathering place for all to share love, laughter and copious amounts of her outstanding homemade Polish dishes.
Elizabeth has filled the hearts of her children and their spouses, Ralph Lawrenson, Helen Sobolewski and Craig Fielding and her grandchildren, Deirdra Lawrenson, Caitlin and Lauren Roberts and Andrew Sobolewski. Her love and devotion and constant presence will be missed by so many, and we are united in our grief with family reaching across Canada, the USA and Poland. There are far too many names to mention but we silently honour all who have touched our beloved mother’s heart. It is now time to rest after a very long, happy and fulfilling life. We love you, Mom (Babi).
Visitation will be held at Highland Funeral Home, Scarborough on September 24th from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM followed by the service in the chapel at 11:00 AM.
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