Stella Paruch
Passed on: May 18th, 2019
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the death of Stella Paruch, our beloved mother, Baba, sister, aunt and friend, on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born on November 14, 1927, in Wolczuchy, Poland, Stella was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Mróz. Stella immigrated to Sydney in 1936 with her mother, to join her father who previously immigrated to Canada in 1928.
Stella was a dedicated and active member of St. Mary’s Polish Church and was also a dedicated member of the Altar Society.
Stella will be greatly missed by her children, Richard (Betty) and Alan (Erin); daughters-in-law, Iris, Rosanne, and sister, Karola Adams, Alberta. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Andrew, Barbara, Katrina, Jonathan, Maria and Jeffery; great-grandchildren, Marin, Travis, Liam and Finn; sisters-in-law, Margie Mróz, Mary Enderle and Josephine Clow; as well as many nieces, nephews and godchildren. She will be sadly missed by her special friends, Steffie Sawka, Rosalie Starzomski, Annie Redmond and Bernard Paruch.
Besides her parents, Stella was predeceased by her husband, John Kantius Paruch; sons, John J. and Kenny; daughter, Barbara in infancy; granddaughter, Sarah in infancy, and brothers, Edward, Ted, and Joseph in infancy.
By Stella’s request, there will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Polish Church, Whitney Pier with Fr. Dennis Lamey officiating.
Private family interment will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Stella may be made to St. Mary’s Polish Parish Building Fund or Hospice Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to Dr. Paul Murphy and staff, Cape Breton Home Care, the staff of Palliative Care and VON.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care and direction of Pier Community Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be forwarded to the family at www.pierfuneralhome.com.
