Aniela Gerula, born in 1926 as Aniela Lipinski, was the youngest of seven children. She emigrated to the United States in 1950 with her husband, Wasyl Gerula (deceased) and son Steven. They settled in East Meadow, NY, where the family lived for 30 years, before Aniela and Wasyl retired to Spring Hill, FL. Aniela is survived by three children, daughter Christine, son John with his wife Phyllis and son Steven with his wife Regina. Aniela has eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren with one more on the way. She was extremely dedicated to her church, St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brooksville. She and her husband were an integral part of building the church when they first arrived in Florida. Aniela loved to bake and make pierogis (pyrohy) and was very dedicated to her family. She will be missed by all. The visitation will take place on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, from 5-7 pm, at Turner Funeral Homes, 14360 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, FL 35609, the Panhkhda (Evening Prayer Service) will be held at 6:30pm, with Fr. Mikhail Kouts. The Pokhoron (Funeral Service) will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 8064 Weeping Willow Street, Brooksville, FL 34613, at 10AM, Fr. Mikhail Kouts will officiate. Committal Service and final Blessing will take place at graveside at Florida Hills Memorial Gardens in Spring Hill, FL.
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