Telegraph Journal Saint John, NB
Monday, July 30th, 2007
HALASSY, MATILD "EVA" -
After a gutsy battle with cancer, the death of Mrs. M. Eva Halassy (Varga) of Champlain Heights, Saint John, N.B, loving wife of Tibor Halassy, occurred with her family at her side at the Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, N.B on Friday, July 27, 2007. Born in the village of Tata in communist Hungary, April 25, 1938, Eva was the daughter of the late Ilona (Heitz) and Lajos Varga. With great personal risk, she and Tibor fled their homeland to make a new home in Canada, arriving March 3, 1957, pregnant with Sylvia and three year old Judy in tow. She spent her first nine months recuperating in the Saint John Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Following her recovery she went on to open Eva's Beauty Salon which became a Saint John landmark, operating for 43 years. She began in the Ten Eych Hotel, later opening on Union Street where she stayed for 32 years. She will be well remembered by the many hearts and heads she touched with her gentle hands, loving smile and straightforward nature. Eva loved sitting in the sunshine enjoying her garden, watching the History Channel, doing Hungarian crosswords, cheating at cards, but most of all, she loved to feed you. She raised five wonderful children who gave her nine beautiful grandchildren, who were blessed to have such a strong role model touch their lives. Besides her husband, Tibor, with whom she celebrated fifty years of marriage last October, Eva is survived by her three daughters, Judy Halassy (Peter Buckland), Kathy Vautour (Kevin) both of Saint John, NB and Sylvia Reede (Bryce) of Truro, N.S; two sons, Alex (Janice Legere) of Quispamsis, NB and Andrew of Saint John, NB; "Bubby" or "Mimi" will be missed by her grandchildren, Joshua, Dustin, Nicholas, Elliot, Zachary, Maxmillian, Alexander, Noah, and Sophia. Eva is also survived by her brother, Lajos Varga and sister, Zsuzsa Vitai (Varga) both of Tata, Hungary and her loving sister, best-friend and colleague, Marika Dekany (Tibor) of Quispamsis, NB. Also a special cousin, Maria Hegyi of Tata, Hungary; and nephew, Robert; as well as cousins and nieces in Hungary. Eva was also predeceased by her beloved Aunt, Manci. She will be tenderly remembered by us all. Resting at Fundy Funeral Home, 230 Westmorland Road, Saint John, New Brunswick, (506-646-2424) with visitation on Monday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A celebration of our mother's life will take place from the Fundy Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. If she held a special place in your heart, please feel free to join us. A private family graveside service will take place in Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, NB at a later date. Remembrances may be made to the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation Palliative Care Unit, the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of the donors' choice. www.fundyfuneralhome.com