February 23rd, 1948 - May 15th, 2022
Passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family at St. Joseph's Hospital on Sunday May 15th, 2022, at the age of 74. Beloved wife of Jozek for 54 years. Predeceased by her parents, Szczepan & Bronislawa. Loving mother of Jarek and Nicole, and Marek and Megan. Dear sister of Joe Ligaj (Genie) and their daughter Michelle (Jason). Sister-in-Law of Stanislaw and the late Danuta; Gienia and Zbyszek; John and Dianne and their families. Bernie will also be missed by many godchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family from Poland, France and the United States, countless friends, coworkers from immigration, and the Hoola Hoop Hotties. She came to Brantford, with her parents and brother, from Kocudza, Poland in 1959 to her maternal grandparents. Bernie attended Cathedral Girls Highschool and Scott Park Secondary School, both in Hamilton, and worked in Human Resources for Immigration Canada in Hamilton. Known for helping many family and friends emigrate from Poland by assisting in completing paperwork. As a devout woman of faith, she was a member of various social groups including the Ladies of the Rosary, Catholic Women's League and The Polish Alliance. She enjoyed travelling the world with her husband and children, cruises with friends, polka dances, gardening, flowers, and decorating her house for different holidays and seasons. Admired for her ability to make everyone she met feel welcomed and loved. Her kindness was genuine and selfless, always willing to help family and friends. Bernie was the ultimate host and you never left her kitchen hungry - chicken breast and cherry cheesecake were always on the menu, and bacon for breakfast for her children. The family would like to extend their gratitude to the entire staff at St. Joe's Nephrology Dept., notably, Dr. John Ingram and Dr. Yousef Aljarrari. Visitation will be held at MARKEY-DERMODY FUNERAL HOME, 1774 King Street East (at Kenilworth) on Wednesday May 18 from 1:00 – 4:30p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00p.m. with Prayers at 8:00p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Stanislaus Polish Church, 8 St. Ann Street Hamilton on Thursday May 19, at 10:00a.m. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington. As expressions of sympathy, donations in memory of Bernie made to St. Stanislaus’s Parish Restoration Fund would be gratefully appreciated by the family. Jezu Ufam Tobie - Wieczny Odpoczynek Racz Jej Dac Panie.
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