Laszlo Koncsek Toronto Obituary

Laszlo Koncsek

<p>Laszlo was born on September 16, 1929 in Gyoma, Hungary to Gy Jozsef Koncsek , who was 77 at the time. He came from a noble family. His mother, Julianna Varga, was 32. She lived to be 75 years old while my dad’s father died when he was 10 years old. He had 8 brothers &amp; sisters and is survived by one sister, Margit, in Budapest.</p><p><br></p><p>Our family left during the Hungarian revolution when we escaped on foot to Austria. I was 4. My sister, Eva, was a baby. My brother, Les, was born in Toronto. I have 3 children; my sister has 2, and one grandchild. My parents followed my mother’s sister, Rosa, to Toronto from British Columbia in 1957. Rosa died of cancer in 1979. Her 3 children, Liz, Nick &amp; Steve were born in Toronto. She never met any of her 4 grandchildren and is greatly missed by y mother, still. My father was an ‘uveges’ and a soldier in Hungary. He was unable to follow his trade in Canada, and worked throughout his life as an ambassador for Moffat (stoves and refrigerators). The company changed ownership (became Camco), and was moved to Hamilton where my dad had to travel for many years before retirement.</p><p><br></p><p>My parents have been to many places in the United States, including Hawaii. He loved to travel and in the past year spoke often of wanting to visit Panama. He wanted very much to be able to walk more than a few feet without effort in order to do so. He loved to read, followed politics, became a lifelong Conservative after Trudeau let him down. He had joked recently of voting for Justin Trudeau.</p><p><br></p><p>In hospital he dreaded returning to the Rekai nursing home. Not a life in my opinion. He thought that the food at St. Michael’s was heavenly in comparison to what he was served there. In the future he looked forward to moving into the Hungarian nursing home that Pastor Zoltan plans to open with my mother. His last nurse was very surprised that, with his many health issues over the years, he was so strong to be able to reach the age of 83.</p><p><br></p><p>He died Saturday October 6th at 4:22 surrounded by his children and grandchildren. My mother didn’t want to leave his side, saying she would never see his face again. We stayed with him until it started to become dark out. We will miss his sense of humour, his stubbornness, and most of all his love and presence in our lives.</p>
October 6, 201210/06/2012
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Laszlo was born on September 16, 1929 in Gyoma, Hungary to Gy Jozsef Koncsek , who was 77 at the time. He came from a noble family. His mother, Julianna Varga, was 32. She lived to be 75 years old while my dad’s father died when he was 10 years old. He had 8 brothers & sisters and is survived by one sister, Margit, in Budapest.


Our family left during the Hungarian revolution when we escaped on foot to Austria. I was 4. My sister, Eva, was a baby. My brother, Les, was born in Toronto. I have 3 children; my sister has 2, and one grandchild. My parents followed my mother’s sister, Rosa, to Toronto from British Columbia in 1957. Rosa died of cancer in 1979. Her 3 children, Liz, Nick & Steve were born in Toronto. She never met any of her 4 grandchildren and is greatly missed by y mother, still. My father was an ‘uveges’ and a soldier in Hungary. He was unable to follow his trade in Canada, and worked throughout his life as an ambassador for Moffat (stoves and refrigerators). The company changed ownership (became Camco), and was moved to Hamilton where my dad had to travel for many years before retirement.


My parents have been to many places in the United States, including Hawaii. He loved to travel and in the past year spoke often of wanting to visit Panama. He wanted very much to be able to walk more than a few feet without effort in order to do so. He loved to read, followed politics, became a lifelong Conservative after Trudeau let him down. He had joked recently of voting for Justin Trudeau.


In hospital he dreaded returning to the Rekai nursing home. Not a life in my opinion. He thought that the food at St. Michael’s was heavenly in comparison to what he was served there. In the future he looked forward to moving into the Hungarian nursing home that Pastor Zoltan plans to open with my mother. His last nurse was very surprised that, with his many health issues over the years, he was so strong to be able to reach the age of 83.


He died Saturday October 6th at 4:22 surrounded by his children and grandchildren. My mother didn’t want to leave his side, saying she would never see his face again. We stayed with him until it started to become dark out. We will miss his sense of humour, his stubbornness, and most of all his love and presence in our lives.

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Thursday, October 11 2012
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