

Passed away valiantly at St. Mary’s Hospital following a 23 year battle with leukemia on Saturday September 4, 2010, age 65 years. Mrs. Ichim is survived by her loving husband the Rev. Father Dumitru Ichim after 36 years of marriage. She was a writer of poetry in Romanian and English and published ten books and had a permanent column in the Herald.
Born Bucharest, Romania and was a faithful member of St. John the Baptist Romanian Orthodox Church, Kitchener.
Beloved mother of Thomas, Christine Victoria who roller bladed across Canada for Leukemia Research, Julian, Gloria, Christopher (Natasha), and Matthew. She will be missed by her grandchildren, Terra and Anthony Dumitru.
She will be missed by her sister Cevi “Jenny” Vasilescu (Ion) and nieces, Athena, Christine and Adela.
Predeceased by her parents, Themistocle and Victoria Batu; sister Marica and brothers, Petre, Mihai, Elisabeta and Toma.
Mrs. Ichim’s family will receive friends and relatives at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St. Kitchener on Tuesday from 2-4, 7-9 pm and Wednesday from 2-4,7-9 pm. (Panahyda to be held Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 7:00-8:00pm. Funeral Service to be held from St. John the Baptist Romanian Orthodox Church, 2150 Bleams Road, Kitchener on Thursday September 9th, 2010 at 11:00 am.
Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.
As expressions of sympathy donations to St. John The Baptist Church’s iconography (pictura bisericii) would be greatly appreciated by the family by calling the funeral home at 519-742-4481 or visit www.schreitersandrockfuneralhome.com
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