Obituary of Mary Ann Janitch

JANITCH, Mary Ann, Artist. Died gently at Quinte Health Centre, Belleville, on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 of cancer. Dearly beloved daughter of Frances Janitch and the late Anthony Janitch. Beloved sister and sister-in-law of Trina and Don McQueen, Pauline Janitch and Max Ferguson, Clifford Janitch and Katherine Bateman and Dr. William Janitch. Dear aunt, great aunt, cousin, niece and friend to many. Born in Belleville, in 1949, she was a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. Her art exhibited in private galleries and the Art Gallery of Ontario; and a number of her works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. In her later years, as she battled disability, she worked privately in photography and other media. She created beautiful work, had a love and compassion for animals, and an ability to see the exquisite in the everyday. She was a fierce fighter for her independence, but she had a gentle soul. There was no one like her.The family will always be grateful to Dr. Matheson and the wonderful nurses and staff at the Quinte Health Centre for their compassionate and professional care.A family service has been held at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL in Toronto. She is buried with her father and grandmother at the family mausoleum in Cimeti�re Notre-Dame-de-Belmont in Quebec City.