Obituary of Mrs. Mary Antonia Xavier

Mary Antonia Xavier peacefully passed away in Toronto, Canada on Friday, February 28th, 2020, in her 84th year. Mary Antonia grew up in Maviddapuram, Tellippalai, Northern Sri Lanka. After obtaining a degree in Biology from S.I.E.T Women’s College, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, she worked as a Teacher in Sri Lanka. Antonia raised her family in Colombo until 1983 and then she moved to Canada via Belize. In Canada Antonia worked at Toronto Dominion Bank and was a loving homemaker. Antonia was the daughter of Celetine Rayappu and Gertrude Lawrencepillai, the beloved wife of the late Joachim Francis Xavier, the Cherished mother of Chrysantha and James, mother-in-law of Reni and grandmother of Andrew and Lauren. She was the loving sister of the late Lawrence Baptist (the late Regina) Soosaithasan, late Barbara Lawrencepillai and is survived by Dr. Anton Jacob (Malar) Lawrence, dear aunt of Neera (Lalith) Galagedera, Sharmini (Kanagasabapathipillai) Muralitharan, Timothy (Krishanie) Lawrence and Tracey (Kingsley) Nirmalaraj. Antonia left behind six grandnieces and grandnephews. The family will receive relatives and friends at the Ogden Funeral Home, 4164 Sheppard Avenue East , Scarborough, Ontario M1S 1T3, Canada on Thursday, March 12, 2020 from 5 to 9pm and Friday, March 13, 2020 from 5 to 9pm. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 14 Highgate Drive, Markham, Ontario L3R 3R6, Canada on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 10:00 am. Cremation to follow at Forest Lawn Crematorium , 4570 Yonge Street , Toronto, Ontario M2N 5L6, Canada. Please join the family for lunch after the Cremation at 12:30 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2020, J & J Swagat Banquet Halls, 415 Hood Rd #22, Markham, ON L3R 3W2, Canada