KAPKIN, AYNIHAYAT (ICSE) - May 13, 1925 - December 5, 2014 - Aynihayat (Icse) Kapkin of Saint John passed away, peacefully, after a brief illness, at the Saint John Regional Hospital on December 5, 2014. The wife of Dr. Ihsan Ali Kapkin (1998), Aynihayat was born in Istanbul, Turkey and immigrated to Saint John, Canada via the United States to make Canada her home and raise her family. She was predeceased by her husband, Ihsan Ali; her sister Nurhayat Icse (2014), her mother Gulsum Icse and her father Hussein Ziya Icse. She is survived by her sister Sabiha Icse; daughters Gaye Kapkin (Richard Gradon) and Isil (Kapkin) Flynn (Kurt Beyreis); and granddaughter, Aliya Flynn. Aynihayat had an adventurous spirit, boarding a turboprop airplane in 1957 with a two year old child in tow and not having any English to travel from Istanbul to reunite with her husband in the United States as he completed his residency in Connecticut. The family stayed in the United States until 1963 when employment circumstances brought them to Saint John, New Brunswick which has been home ever since. She had a creative spirit too. She enjoyed painting, was a long time member of the Saint John Art Club and was an accomplished amateur artist. She took art lessons at the New Brunswick museum and attended workshops at Sunbury Shores in Saint Andrews. Her creativity was not only expressed in painting but also in needlework, sewing, embroideries, knitting and crochet. She had a nurturing spirt as well with a gift for gardening and enjoyed growing a riot of flowers and many types of vegetables, in addition to being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She devoted her life to being a consummate homemaker. She was a voracious reader and loved reading a good mystery novel. She loved to travel, enjoying the opportunity to travel with her husband to many locales worldwide. She will be remembered for her love of family, her love of gardening, her love of art and painting, her wonderful cooking, and warm and welcoming manner to all who came to her door.
Arrangements are under the care of Fitzpatrick’s Funeral Home, 100 Waterloo Street, Saint John (634-1965). A gathering of friends and family to remember and celebrate her life will be held at Fitzpatrick’s Funeral Home on Friday, December 12, 2014 from 1 to 3 pm. Remembrances made to any charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated by the family. Interment has taken place at Cedar Hill Extension Cemetery. Online condolences can be placed at www.fitzpatrickfh.com Nur icinde yatsin, mekkani cennet.