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Monica
September 14, 2023
17 years and counting seems like yesterday. I miss our late night conversations and your cheery disposition. "What's happening in your young life?" you would start out every time I called. We would talk about everything and nothing at all. You have been missed and it brings a tear to my eye right now wishing you were still here. I miss you so much!!
Sharon Iacofano
December 20, 2008
Dear Mom,
It is almost Christmas and I sure do miss you, Sometimes I would just like to call and talk to you, hear you say, one more time, 'Hi Honey!' in that cheery voice. Now that Kenny is gone too, it is very lonely around here. I love you Mom, and I miss you. Sharon
monica vassilev
February 3, 2008
Dear Grandma,
Things are not so good in the last month or so. I know you must be looking down on the whole situation. You always seemed to handle bad news matter of factly. I guess I need to learn how to do that. Kenny is very sick and his prognosis is not good. I guess our families good luck with health and happiness has run out. I miss you and wish you could call me up with some of your happy cheer. I love you.
Monica Vassilev
October 28, 2007
Dear Grandma,
It seems funny to think that you were the only reason for us to have a connection to the other relatives. Now that you are gone, there is so little contact and interaction with anyone else. I call Grandpa about once a week. He seems much more talkative now, that's a good thing. But I know he is lonely and it is clear that you were his main source of entertainment. It seems that indirectly, you were the glue that brought the families together. Now that you are gone, there are no holidays, no vacations, no family get togethers. It is sad, but I guess it is just a matter of fact that everyone is just going their own way and not really caring to share fun, happy times and potential new memories. I know I am guilty of it myself. There have been times I might have been available or had the money to make a trip up to see everyone, but it seems like I, we, would be intruding and causing much more confusion and trouble. So we stay home. I wish I could come visit you and play cards, go shopping, watch late night TV or just read magazines while we chatted in the living room with the fireplace going and the Grandfather clock chiming every 15 minutes that go by.
It is a good memory, the tradition of us having our late night snack of ice cream before we went to bed.
I just miss you. I wish you were here.
Love, Monica
Monica Vassilev
October 17, 2007
Grandma, now is just about when I would be calling you to see how your day went and what your plans are for the week. I know you would be watching M.A.S.H. or trying to find a JAG rerun. As usual, you would say, "what are you up to in your beautiful young life today?" and you would tell me what Grandpa made for dinner and that of course it was delicious, as always. I miss our little chats and late night talks with you. I think of you every day and little things that you left me in my memories that I can share with Ryan. I know you would just love him like I do. I love you to the moon and back.
Monica Vassilev
September 14, 2007
Grandma, I can't tell you how many times I wanted to call you after Grandpa went to bed this last year. I think about you and all the talks we shared at midnight, when everyone else was asleep. It hardly seems like you have been gone a year now. It seems like only a few days ago you were your perky self, chipper and ready for anything. You brought optimism and hope that life was not as bad as it sometimes seems. I miss you so much. You can never be replaced. You stood behind me and cheered when no one else noticed I needed encouragement. You gave me strength to barrel through the roadblocks that people stood in front of me. I miss you.
Ryan saw a lady sitting across a table in a restaurant that had short reddish blond hair and said, "that Gramma, Mommy". He remembers you and what you mean to me - and he is only 3 now. The love you gave to me touches me everyday. I love you. I hope you know how much.
Monica Vassilev
June 20, 2007
Dear Grandma,
A fraction of time has passed since you went away physically. There are times when I would like to call you and just chat like we used to. Other times, I try to do something to distract me from missing you so much. I am sad that Ryan will not have the opportunity to feel your love, your hugs and your kisses. I think of you everyday and wish we could have more time together. I love you.
Monica Vassilev
December 10, 2006
Grandma, I could never have realized how much I would miss you and your companionship. You were my greatest supporter in good times and bad. You kept me going in times I wanted to run away. You gave me reasons to make myself a better person. You give me hope that Ryan will know the kind of love you gave to me my whole life. I miss you and hope that when you look down from heaven you can be proud of your Grand daughter and Great Grandson. We love you so much. I wish you were here. Love, Monica
Monica Vassilev
November 12, 2006
Only two short months ago you left this world. Time cannot ever take away what you mean to me. If there is a heaven I know you are there. No one could have been a better role model as a person much less a Grandmother. You epitomize every aspect of unconditional love. For all the disapointments and frustration I caused you, I always felt love and encouragement. You made me want to be a better person. I love you higher than the sky, deeper than the ocean. I miss you.
Monica Vassilev
November 11, 2006
Grandma, everyday I find myself thinking of all the ways you influenced our lives with even the simple things. I remember the weirdest things like how you would always turn on the oven for fast food like pizza and Chinese food. I saw a lady who put her kleenex in her sleeve and right away I thought of you. The other day when I was drying Ryan from a bath I remembered how you used to put our towels in the oven to heat them up for us. You are the best! Your passing has left a huge whole in my heart. I miss you. Love Monica
Monica Vassilev
November 11, 2006
Grandma, your presence in my life is missed beyond expectation. You gave me encouragement, strength and tolerance for life's challenges. I miss talking to you and hearing your cheery voice. You brought so much to my life in times of loneliness and frustration. I wish we could have more time together. I miss you so much. I love you.
Connie Vassilev
October 20, 2006
Let me tell you a little something about this wonderful woman. She absolutely rocked! She was a first class lady through and through. She loved her family and her friends unconditionally. She never EVER forgot a birthday or a holiday. The highlight of every holiday was getting a card from Grandma...just to say...I love you. She wore diamonds on her wrists, in her fingernails on her clothing. She thought it was silly to leave them in a safe or a drawer. When she could drive, she drove a red sports car! Go Grandma!!!! She had a great laugh and a great smile. When ever I was with her...always...life just seemed like it was alright. I am blessed to have had a Grandma like her. Everyone should be so lucky. I am tickled to my very soul that she got to be MY grandmother. I will surely miss her, but my life is so much richer for having traveled this life with her as my Grandma Marion. I love you lady. You really truly ROCK!!! You were the light in all of our lives...and that is a true understatement!!!
Grandma & me, circa 1965
Monica Vassilev
October 19, 2006
Grandma, I think of you everyday and miss you so much. I can hear your cheery "hell-lo" when you would answer the phone in my mind. I smell your perfume and I can almost feel like you are giving me one of your sqeezing hugs. It is a good memory that I will keep in my heart. I love you.
Michael Iacofano
September 27, 2006
Thank you Grandma for blessing us with with your life filled with a loving example of patience, joy, and uncountable acts of kindness. You loved your family and your family loves you...
Toni Rakoski
September 22, 2006
Grandma Ford welcomed me into her home many years ago when I was visiting my best friend, Monica, her granddaughter. I remember her as a warm, kind and feisty lady. It was easy to see why Monica loved her grandmother, and grandfather,so very much.
May Mrs. Ford, Granma, rest in peace and continue to watch over us until we visit again.
Our Beautiful Grandmother
Monica Vassilev
September 20, 2006
Dear Grandma, Thank you for all the years of encouragement and love you gave me. I will miss you like I have no other. I love you to the moon and back. You are my best friend forever and always. I hold your spirit of neverending cheerfulness, unconditional love and support deep in my heart. No one could have asked for a better Grandma. I hope you know how much we all love you now and forever. Thank you for loving me. Love, Grand-daughter #1, Monica
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