Rev. Kazimieras KAKNEVICIUS

KAKNEVICIUS, Rev. Kazimieras Passed away peacefully, at the age of 95, on October 23, 2021. Born in Cekaiciai, Lithuania, one of eleven children. Following the second world war, he immigrated to Canada with his brother Juozas. Once in Canada, he settled in Toronto where he met his wife, Janina Vanagas. They raised three boys, Victor (Tracy), Rimas (Rymanta) and Linas (Cindi). Sadly, Janina died of cancer at the young age of 49. One year later, at the age of 53, Kazimieras decided to devote the rest of his life to the service of God and travelled to Rome to study for the Priesthood. He was ordained in 1984 and returned to Canada where he served the parishes of: Our Lady of Siluva, London; Church of the Resurrection, Toronto; and Lithuanian Martyrs Church, Mississauga. His last few years were lived at the Labdara Nursing Home in Toronto. Rev. Kaknevicius (Senelis) will be dearly missed by his three sons, seven grandchildren: Chris (Lauren), Jessie (Kris), Steven (Meg), Daniel (Meredith), Tomas, Ariana, Aleksandras; as well as six great-grandchildren: Taelyn, Sydney, Elsa, Caitlin, Violet and Joshua. Also left behind are his many relatives in Lithuania, who he visited with all his children and grandchildren. Visitation will be held on October 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m, at the Church of the Resurrection. Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place at St. John's Lithuanian Cemetery. Donations, in lieu of flowers, can be made to Labdara Nursing Home or The Church of the Resurrection.