Obituary of Anna Wenzl

Wenzl, Anna

With deep regrets we announce the passing of Anna Wenzl on March 26, 2025, at Lanark Lifestyles Retirement Residence, Perth, Ontario. She lived a long and full life, mostly in the Grimsby area. She was born on March 1, 1929, in Croatia to Johann and Anna Wenzel.

She is predeceased by her husband, Koloman (Karl) and several brothers. She is survived by her son, Berno Wenzl (Sheri) and family and her daughter Sylvia Allen (Paul) and family. She will be greatly missed by her five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Anna is also survived by her sister Rose Riffert of Holland Marsh.

Everyone who knew Anna would agree that she was a strong, independent woman. She survived WW II, travelling by foot across Austria and Yugoslavia to reunite with her family. As a refugee in Austria she met and married Koloman. They emigrated to Sweden in 1948 and then to Canada in 1951, initially settling in Grimsby. She lived in Picton, Ontario and Shilo, Manitoba before coming back to Grimsby in 1969.

She loved her garden and provided surplus produce to her neighbours. They became close friends, chatting on the front step and playing cards, mostly cribbage. She was famous for her apple pies and provided the whole family with her homemade jam.

After her husband passed in 2003, she lived alone on Lakeview Avenue, with much support from her family and neighbours.

In 2021 Anna moved to Lanark Lifestyles in Perth to be closer to her immediate family.

A Celebration of Life will take place in the spring in Grimsby. Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth.