Anastasia Pogorily Soljanik's Obituary
Anastasia Pogorily Soljanik (nee Harbaruk), age 91, passed away April 16, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Afanasi Soljanik and the late Andrey Pogorily. Loving mother of Ludmila (Ptdn Michael) Timko, Vladimir (Kathleen) Pogorily, Tamara (Greg) Ponomarenko, and Mary P. (Jeff) Swit. Dear sister of Tatjana (Trofim, dec) Laganiak and the late Tymofij (Pronia, dec) Harbaruk. Loving and caring grandmother of Jonathan (dec), Lauren, Nadia, Julia, Matthew, Jacob, and Eva, and great grandmother of Cole, Caleb, Jonathan, and Andrew. She was a beautiful, kindhearted and incredibly strong woman with great faith, love and grace towards everyone. She was gracious and generous and opened her heart and shared her home, table and garden with all. She enjoyed the sunshine, water, mini adventures such as visiting her family in Buffalo and Florida, parks, gardens, concerts, church festivals and shopping. Our family visits as well as her baking and flowers brought joy that could only be described as magical. We will always be grateful and admire mom’s faith, courage, and perseverance in light of all her challenges. Love of her faith, church community and family continues to carry through to all of us. We are all truly grateful for her unconditional love. She will forever be in our hearts and prayers. May her memory be eternal. Vechnaya Pamyat. A family service to be held at St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral. Interment St. Theodosius Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral, 733 Starkweather Ave. Cleveland, OH 44113, or to St. Sergius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, 6520 Broadview Rd. Parma, OH 44134, or to St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 5913 State Rd. Parma, OH 44134. Flower deliveries should be sent to the funeral home.
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