Grave of the Siemieński-Lewicki family
[lot C1 184 ]
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Krystyna SIEMIEŃSKA
born POTOCKA
( 1894-1963 )
born POTOCKA
( 1894-1963 )
Mother of Wilhelm (below). Born near Krakow, raised on her family's estate. In 1917 she married Count Stanislaw Siemienski-Lewicki. They lived on his estate, Chorostkow, until the 1939 war. She subsequently worked in Warsaw as a secretary in the Embassy of Iran. In 1957 she and her husband joined their son in Canada. In Montreal, Krystyna worked at McGill University's accounting departement and was active in the Polish Association. She died at age 69.
Stanisław SIEMIEŃSKI-LEWICKI
( 1892-1971 )
( 1892-1971 )
Father of Wilhelm (below). Born in south-east Poland, earned a degree in Agriculture. During WW I served in the Austrian Army as a lieutenant. Defended Poland against the Bolsheviks in the 1919-1920 war. Managed his family estate until the Soviet invasion, which ousted the family from their home. During the 1939-1945 German occupation Stanislaw fought in the clandestine Home Army (AK).
After the war he worked in the Polish Ministry of Forestry until 1957, when he and his wife Krystyna (above) joined their son in Canada. In Montreal, Stanislaw was employed at Ogilvy's. He died at age 79.
After the war he worked in the Polish Ministry of Forestry until 1957, when he and his wife Krystyna (above) joined their son in Canada. In Montreal, Stanislaw was employed at Ogilvy's. He died at age 79.
Wilhelm SIEMIEŃSKI-LEWICKI (Wilek)
( 1922-2013 )
( 1922-2013 )
Born in Krzeszowice, Poland. In 1939, was forced by the Soviet invasion to flee the family estate of Chorostkow. He joined the resistance as a member of the AK (underground Home Army) which fought to liberate Poland from the German occupation. Arrested twice, he escaped from a moving train that carried prisoners to labour camps.
In 1944 he made his way to Italy to join the Polish army stationed in Ancona. There he was joined by his wife, Roza Plater-Zyberk, who gave birth to their first daughter, Maja, in the local military hospital. Following demobilization, Wilek studied mechanical engineering in England and worked to support his growing family. A son Tadeusz (Dzik) was born in London in 1950.
In 1951 the family emigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal where Wilek was soon employed in his field. Two further children were born, Guillaume (Wilczek) in 1954 and Monika in 1962. Meanwhile, Wilek joined the Royal Canadian Hussars as Captain, and helped to establish the Polish Catholic Mission in Notre Dame de Grace, also serving on the board of the Marie-Curie-Sklodowska home for the chronically ill, as well as in the Canadian-Polish Congress. After retiring to Rawdon, he co-founded the Centre Multiethnique de Rawdon, remaining active there until the age of 87. He received many awards for his military service and for community involvement. He died in Joliette at age 91.
In 1944 he made his way to Italy to join the Polish army stationed in Ancona. There he was joined by his wife, Roza Plater-Zyberk, who gave birth to their first daughter, Maja, in the local military hospital. Following demobilization, Wilek studied mechanical engineering in England and worked to support his growing family. A son Tadeusz (Dzik) was born in London in 1950.
In 1951 the family emigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal where Wilek was soon employed in his field. Two further children were born, Guillaume (Wilczek) in 1954 and Monika in 1962. Meanwhile, Wilek joined the Royal Canadian Hussars as Captain, and helped to establish the Polish Catholic Mission in Notre Dame de Grace, also serving on the board of the Marie-Curie-Sklodowska home for the chronically ill, as well as in the Canadian-Polish Congress. After retiring to Rawdon, he co-founded the Centre Multiethnique de Rawdon, remaining active there until the age of 87. He received many awards for his military service and for community involvement. He died in Joliette at age 91.
Róża SIEMIEŃSKA
born PLATER-ZYBERK
( 1922-2017 )
born PLATER-ZYBERK
( 1922-2017 )
Roza Teresa Maria Siemienska née Plater-Zyberk. Born in Pilica, Poland. Studied at the Chyliczki Agricultural School for Women, founded by her great-aunt Cecylia Plater-Zyberk.
Served as a Red Cross nurse during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, and after the war in postwar refugee camps in England. Married Wilhelm Siemienski in Rome on October 26, 1944. Mother of Maja, Dzik, Wilczek and Monika. Immigrated to Canada in 1951 via Italy and England.
Settled in Montreal and became the director of the Emilia-Plater Saturday Polish School. Was involved in many community initiatives: scouting camps, refugee resettlement and fundraising. Worked as a kindergarten teacher and later for the Federal Department of Health. Was a caregiver to many.
Was appreciated and admired by all who knew her and deeply loved by her family. Died at age 95 in Saint-Jean-de Matha.
Her mother, Irena Plater-Zyberk born Romer, lies in grave no. 83 [lot C1 660], and her sisters, Renia Brzozowska and Jola Bławdziewicz are in graves no. 84 [lot C1 661] and no. 85 [lot C1 661].
Served as a Red Cross nurse during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, and after the war in postwar refugee camps in England. Married Wilhelm Siemienski in Rome on October 26, 1944. Mother of Maja, Dzik, Wilczek and Monika. Immigrated to Canada in 1951 via Italy and England.
Settled in Montreal and became the director of the Emilia-Plater Saturday Polish School. Was involved in many community initiatives: scouting camps, refugee resettlement and fundraising. Worked as a kindergarten teacher and later for the Federal Department of Health. Was a caregiver to many.
Was appreciated and admired by all who knew her and deeply loved by her family. Died at age 95 in Saint-Jean-de Matha.
Her mother, Irena Plater-Zyberk born Romer, lies in grave no. 83 [lot C1 660], and her sisters, Renia Brzozowska and Jola Bławdziewicz are in graves no. 84 [lot C1 661] and no. 85 [lot C1 661].
Wilczek (Guillaume) SIEMIEŃSKI
(commemorated)
( 1954-2010 )
(commemorated)
( 1954-2010 )
Son of Wilhelm Siemienski-Lewicki and Roza Plater-Zyberk, born in Montreal, studied at McGill, the Sorbonne and the University of Warsaw. Married Maria Cielecka with whom he had two sons, Krzysztof and Marcin. Wilczek worked in CIDA, Canada's International Development Agency, devoting his entire career to promoting human rights and community development.
He served in the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Slovakia, Georgia and Haiti, where he lost his life in the earthquake of 12 January 2010, alongside several other United-Nations colleagues. He was 56 years old. Commemorated here, he is buried in the Laski cemetery in Poland.
He served in the Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Slovakia, Georgia and Haiti, where he lost his life in the earthquake of 12 January 2010, alongside several other United-Nations colleagues. He was 56 years old. Commemorated here, he is buried in the Laski cemetery in Poland.