Maria BECKER

WAITSCHAT, Maria (nee Becker) Peacefully at Granite Ridge Nursing Home, Saturday, May 22, 2004. Maria Waitschat, long time resident of Hamilton. Beloved wife of the late Josef Waitschat (nee Juozas Vaicaitis). Loving mother of Joe (Cheryl). Devoted grandma of Katherine Maria and Joseph James. Dear sister of Gustav, Franz, Marta Dreimanis and Hilda Tautorus. Predeceased by parents, Bertha (Simokat) and Gustav Becker, brother Otto, and sister Lydia Keldt and Lina. Special thanks to the staff of the Granite Ridge Nursing Home for their support and care. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 580 Eagleson Road (Kanata) Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service Wednesday in the Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Interment St. John's Lithuanian Cemetery, Mississauga at a later date. www.kellyfh.ca. The Ottawa Citizen