Anna Sebesta

<p> Mrs. Anna Sebesta (Nemec) age 85 passed away peacefully at Pioneer Ridge on August 17th, 2012 with family at her side.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Anna was born in Letnicie, Slovakia on January 29th, 1927.<br /> <br /> She immigrated to Canada arriving with two small children in January of 1949 to join her husband who had left to prepare a better life for his family.<br /> <br /> They had eight children &ndash; seven sons and a daughter.<br /> <br /> She was primarily a homemaker looking after her children, and later in life, her grandchildren.&nbsp; Anna did work for short periods of time at St. Joseph Hospital, Doug and Jerry&rsquo;s Restaurant and Robin&rsquo;s Donuts.&nbsp; She and Jan owned and operated a small business &ndash; Pat&rsquo;s Confectionary at the corner of Machar and Cornwall &ndash; where she plied her cooking trade.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Anna was passionate about gardening and spent countless hours tending to her plants.&nbsp; She loved to show her garden to anyone.&nbsp; She also loved to pick blueberries and wild strawberries.&nbsp; Anna is survived by her children: Paul (Lois), John, Eve (Ken Johnson), Frank (Nancy), Peter (Jill), Tony (Dawn) Michael, and Rob (Nathalie): 15 Grandchildren; Pamela (Peter Wilke), Paul Jr. (Melanie), Mark (Christine); John Jr., Michell; Ken (Laura), Kris (Kim) Johnson; Ian (Christine), Danielle (Chris Neale); Paula, Alexander; Jason (Jamie), Rachael; Nicholis; Tiana; and 20 great grandchildren.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Also surviving are nephew Stan Zolna and niece Barbara Zolna-Daykin of Victoria.&nbsp; Numerous relatives also survive in Slovakia.&nbsp; Anna was predeceased by her parents in Slovakia, her husband Jan (John) in 2008 and all her siblings in Slovakia.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Family and friends will gather at Corpus Christi Church on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 for the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. celebrated by Rev. Richard Kowalchuk.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Visitation will take place at the Sargent and Son Funeral Home, 21 N Court Street from 6&nbsp;to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Online condolences may be made at <a href="http://www.sargentandson.com" target="_blank">www.sargentandson.com</a>.</p>