1934 - 2022
Ivan, lovingly known as Boompa, left us peacefully on December 20th, 2022, in Montréal, Québec, Canada among family. He will be greatly missed by his partner Kati Pallay; his brother Béla; sister-in-law Gizi; his children: Gabrielle, Yvette (Bruce), Vilmos (Janne) and Christopher (Nancy); his grandchildren: Kati (Shawn), Kristin, Oliver and Ella; and his great grandchildren: Eva, Clark and Mira; and many close friends. He was predeceased by his: brother Péter; sister Kati and husband Dudi; sister-in-law Mady and ex-wife Éva.
Born in Travna, Slovakia, on February 13th, 1934, to Béla Paldi and Katalin Szabo. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 with Éva, brother Béla and brother-in-law Laszlo.
In addition to being a wonderful father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, some of his achievements included: mechanical engineering specialist in the pulp and paper industry; three acquired patents in recovery boiler systems; an aspiring architect; master carpenter; craftsman; and a Hungarian chef. He was a loving person, a true charmer, well respected, loyal, generous, extremely determined and very creative.
In celebration of Ivan's life, there will be a visitation on Thursday, December 29th, 2022, from 5 to 8 pm and a funeral on Friday, December 30th at 2 pm. Both ceremonies will be at the Collins Clarke MacGillivary White Funeral Home at 222 Autoroute 20 in Pointe-Claire, Québec, H9S 3Y5.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lakeshore General Hospital would be greatly appreciated for the loving care received by the staff on third floor south.
"Just do it!" - Ivan
