Lavina TATOIU

TATOIU, Lavina
Suddenly on April 18, 2013 our beloved child of GOD, Lavina Tatoiu, passed away. Lavina was 69 years of age and lived a life of loving, caring and giving. Lavina is predeceased by her father George Tatoiu; her mother Francis Tatoiu;, and her two precious brothers Emile and Vernie Tatoiu. Lavina will be lovingly remembered and cherished by her two loving daughters, Lisa Strom (nee Hambley; son-in-law Curtis), Selene Finalyson (nee Hambley; son-in-law Preston); her beautiful grandchildren, Seth Finlayson, Justin Strom, Jordon Strom (Denise Strom), Trina Bonnet (nee Finlayson; husband Lucas Bonnet); her two precious great- grandchildren Coen and Kiera Strom; her loving sister Yvonne "Shelley Taylor" (nee Tatoiu; brother-in-law Clyde Taylor); and her godchild Michael Taylor. Lavina was a loving mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. She will be dearly missed by all of her family and friends, but especially by her grandchildren and great- grandchildren as she truly enjoyed being a youthful and fun grandmother. She had a wonderful sense of humour and a quick wit which all the family enjoyed. Lavina was born on March 20, 1944 in Limerick, Saskatchewan where she spent her youth growing up with her many cousins, her brother Emile, as well as, going to school, and riding her favourite horse Greyboy. Lavina's passion was ballet, art and music. Her joy was dancing which resulted in many awards and scholarships to advance her future in ballet. When the family moved to Regina, Lavina met and married Mark Hambley. Soon after, God blessed her with two beautiful daughters, Lisa and Selene. Then in the mid-seventies Lavina and her family moved to Victoria, BC where she spent the remainder of her years seeing her daughters married and raising their own children and grandchildren. Most of all, Lavina celebrated all her blessings through her faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. She was a woman who believed in helping those much less fortunate, and those who did not have the means for the basics of life - food, shelter and support. Donations in memory of Lavina are graciously accepted to a charity of your choice honouring those less fortunate. A PRAYER SERVICE will be held at St Georges Orthodox Cathedral, 2005 Edgar Street, Regina, SK on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at St. Georges Orthodox Cathedral on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. with interment to follow at St Peter and Paul Cemetery, Flintoft, SK, a place where she felt was her true home. Family and friends are invited to sign the online obituary and tributes page at www.regina-memorial.ca. Arrangements entrusted to