Vera Victoria Bobrowski-Betuzzi

April 16, 1956 – November 04, 2022

If you are reading this you know I have passed on. Please try to not be upset and grieve deeply for me as it is a road we all must travel someday. I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon. There is so much I still wanted to do in Life and I fought to stay, but God had other plans. I leave behind the Love of My Life and the Man of my Dreams, Larry Betuzzi whom I married over 40 years ago in Whitehorse, Yukon where we shared so many special memories and adventures with family and friends. I also leave behind my precious son Adam whom I always said was a gift from God and I feel so blessed that he shared his wonderful soul with me and everyone else that had the pleasure of meeting him and being a part of his life. I always said Adam was Pure Joy and I am so grateful to be his mother. My other precious son, Justin passed away five years ago and the pain of losing him has never gone away and I have missed him immensely every day of my life.

I was born on April 16, 1956 in Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) to John and Luba Bobrowski into a large, loving Ukrainian family that valued the ties that bound us together in difficult times and happiness. I leave behind my siblings and their families; Toni, Mary (Bob), Sonya, Ted (Denise), Gloria (Salem), Yvonne (Bill), Tina (Wayne), Peter and my brothers-in-law David Donaldson and David Blanchard. I loved you all and was so grateful you were such a huge part of my life and thank you all for the care, love and support you have provided to me, Larry and Adam on this difficult journey of fighting cancer over the past year and a half. I also leave behind my dear childhood friends, Jan Slipetz and Michelle Gillard and other special friends and extended family who have also shared this journey for wellness and provided unending love and support for me and my family. I was predeceased by my precious son, Justin, my parents, my siblings, Christopher, Michael, Valorie, Greg, Walter, Linda and my brothers-in-law, John Vogt and Chris Johnson and other relatives.

How do you define your life? I loved so many things in life . I loved being a Social Worker and Teacher, but most of all I loved being the mother to Adam and Justin who I was always so fiercely proud of and I loved being married to Larry. Larry and Adam have provided unending love, care and support especially when I needed it the most during this difficult time and I thank God for sharing my life with them. I also loved gardening, baking, painting, photography, camping, travelling and spending time with family and friends. The memories of my life have always been close to my heart. May you all continue to have blessed lives with many special memories.

When tomorrow starts

Without me,

Please try to understand,

That an angel came

And called my name

And took me by the hand;

The angel said my place was

ready, in Heaven, far above,

And that I’d have to leave be-

hind all those I dearly love.

But when I walked through

Heaven’s Gates,

I felt so much at home,

For God looked down, smiled at

me, and told me

“Welcome Home”.

So when tomorrow starts

Without me,

Don’t think we’re far apart,

For every time you think of me,

I’m right there in your heart.

Love and hugs, forever and always… Vera