MORFETAS, Sophia - Passed away peacefully on October 15, 2021 surrounded by her family.
Born on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu), the first of five children, to her parents Olympia and Stamatis, she was given a name which means “Supreme Wisdom” as that was also her grandmother’s name.
She desperately wanted to learn all she could about the world. This love of learning she passed on to her three daughters, all university graduates, whom she taught to love books and reading by taking them to local library in East York every week as children to borrow books.
As a girl, her dream was to become a seamstress and make fine clothing, but after moving to Athens as a young woman she trained to become a hairdresser. She met her future husband, Evangelos, and they soon embarked on a life in Canada together.
In addition to reading, she loved cooking, gardening, and good conversation: she loved to laugh and to make others laugh. She never lost her sense of humour, even during life’s hardest moments.
She also had great love and respect for her beloved island saint, St. Spyridon, and often called on him for protection and support.
Visitation will be held at Heritage Funeral Centre, Toronto on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The service will take place at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 30 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 10:00 AM.
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