medjuck Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My wife posted the following on her face book page: "Faye Claener Medjuck (b. 1908), wonderful wife , mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother--rest in peace. Died peacefully early morning this New Year's Day. We always marveled that Faye was the energizer bunny, even at 101, so we're not a bit surprised she saw the New Year in." I managed to get back to New Brunswick a couple of days before she died. She was already in the hospital getting good care and being kept comfortable but even the Energizer Bunny eventually runs down. The funeral will be Monday and my family is on the way but we've got a blizzard here and most of them are stuck in Toronto-- the last stop on their way here. One of my sisters has flown back from a vacation in Africa and will also spend in the night in Toronto. So I'm in a a hotel room in Fredericton New Brunswick catching up on the always interesting news at the Organissimo Forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Aww. my deepest sympathy. I used to live in New Brunswick - Sackville. Fredericton is way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My condolences. No matter how old the loss is real and immediate. I'm glad you know you have a community of friends here you can relate to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My condolences but it sounded like she may have lived a full life and I'm sure in her years on this earth she must have witnessed and lived through very interesting times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 She definitely had a full life. Born in Russia and emigratied to Canada about 1913 (we think-- she never talked about it and implied (she never actually lied about it) that she was born in Cape Breton where she grew up. Moved to Fredericton after she married my Dad and lived here for more than 70 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 May she rest in peace. My condolences to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Your loss may be less severe considering how long your mother lived and how energized she remained, but it is, nevertheless, a deeply personal loss. My sympathy goes out to you, your family, and the many friends your mother must have had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My sincere condolences - 101 feels like a magical figure to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Just think of all the changes she's seen in her life time, it's truely remarkable. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My condolences in the loss of your mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Sorry to hear about your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My sincere condolences. It may be too soon right now, but I hope you'll be able to reflect and treasure the memories of the time you spent with your mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Please accept my deepest condolences. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Sorry to hear about this. Coincidentally, my great-grandmother (who lived to be 107) emigrated from Tolchin, Ukraine to Halifax via London around the time you describe, before eventually settling in Chicago by the time of my grandfather's birth in 1919. I wonder what the chances are of their having crossed paths... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) so sorry Joe - my grandmother was born in Russia and emigrated to the US around 1900 - we also don't know the exact date. Though they weren't precisely of the same generation (my grandmother was born in 1900), these were Jews who truly experienced a way of life and a way living that we can barely comprehend - especially that cross-ocean passage, which my grandmother, like yours, did as a child, on her own. best to you and your family. Edited January 3, 2010 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjarrell Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Sorry to hear, Joe. But what an epic run! Glad you got to see her again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My condolences to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I'm sorry to hear of your loss, medjuck. But it's good to learn that she led a full life with a loving family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My prayers and sympathy go out to you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) Joe, so sorry to hear this. Remember the love you shared. Edited January 3, 2010 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Joe, very sorry to hear this. I have a 92-yr-old grandmother who's in very good health, and it's become too easy to think of her as indestructible, when I know that it will ultimately be quite the opposite. Thoughts and prayers for your family, and my gratitude to your mother for giving us you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Sorry to hear about your mom, mine died in October so I understand how you must feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Condolences. Hope that being with your family eases the pain a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I'm sorry to hear this. She had a hell of a ride, though... My wife's grandmother died at 97 and my grandmother is still going strong at 91. Long life can be a curse, as well as a blessing. My grandmother complains (in a humorous fashion) about how she hadn't planned on living this long, and that it's really messed her finances up. She recently used her age to get out of Jury Duty. Her comment: "Why would they want 91-year-olds serving on juries, anyway? They'd just fall asleep...or die." Seriously, my condolences. Remember the good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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