Svetlana “Lana” Isyumov
Died: January 4, 2023 | Place: Victoria Hospital, London
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Isyumov, Svetlana “Lana” Alekseevna (née Gorbasew)
Svetlana passed away peacefully in her 84th year at Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. She was born on November 19,1939 in the lower region of the Don River in Russia. Her family was swept westward by the surge of displaced persons (PDs) during WW II. First to Germany and then later onwards to Canada. In 1952, the Gorbasew family eventually settled in London, Ontario.
She was the beloved wife of 63 years to her husband Nicholas and the loving mother to Nina Lagodich (Rt. Rev. George), Vera Couwenberghs (Troy) and Peter Isyumov (Inna). She was the loving grandmother to Marina, Katia, Christina, Alexander, Julianna, Stephanie, Nicholas and Anastasia and great-grandmother to Anthony, Theodore, Sofia and Maria. She was the dear sister to the late Alexander Gorbasew, the late Nadia Nosko and to Valentina Golovchenko. She will be dearly missed by her entire family, including her many nieces, nephews and their families. Also, she will be missed by her many friends.
Svetlana devoted her life to her family. She was an active member of the Russian Orthodox Church community in London, sang in the choir and was a member of the Church Sisterhood. She was an accomplished home maker and gardener. She loved reading and travel and enjoyed collecting stamps and coins.
Visitation with Svetlana will be at the Russian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior at 140 Fairview Avenue, London on Sunday, January 8 at 6 PM. A Panahida will follow. The Funeral Service will be on Monday, January 9 at 10 AM, with interment at the Woodland Cemetery to follow. A memorial meal will be held afterwards at the Church Hall.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the A. Millard George Funeral Home (519-433-5184). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Russian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior in Svetlana’s memory. Online condolences memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com
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Dear Isyumov Family,
We have so many great memories of Lana. She was such a terrific and dignified lady. We were privileged to witness her as a wife, mother, and grandmother. We hope that you have many wonderful memories of her. She will be sorely missed by a great many people. Love The Fediw Family.
My deepest condolences, may your happy and fond memories help you through this difficult time.
Dear Isumov family,
Though I have never met Lana in person, I’ve heard great stories about her from Peter and Inna, and know how she is loved by many people.
She was kind, caring and loving Lady. It is a terrible loos.. .
It brings some comfort to know that she is in her real home now, greeted by the loved ones who went there before her.
Sincerely,
Larisa
Dear Nick and family,
I heard the unfortunate news today, and send condolences to you from myself and my family. The few times I met Lana she was very gracious, and I know she’ll be missed.
John & Catherine Kilpatrick
My godmother, Aunt Svetlana was a firecracker, and an artist with golden hands, with the warmest heart. Her singing voice was on-key, and reliable in choir, and in earlier years she filled in and directed the choir when called upon.
From my earliest recollections of her, she set the best table i have ever seen, or supped at, and her culinary artistry was unmatched, despite serious contenders in the extended family.
A Christmas feast in the 1960’s was when i first noticed her attention to details in everything she did. Despite the work required to prepare the many courses of meals that could only be acknowledged as “events”, even every cookie / biscuit was individually and uniquely adorned with her artful embossing. It was one of countless sumptuous feasts Svetlana prepared
As a gourmet of the highest order, she had a remarkable repertoire of kitchen magic, and her household was always organized and impeccably well kept, despite the chaos of three active children, and a large passel of nieces and nephews.
Never were her hands idle. To say that she gardened would be an understatement. She grew a great deal of her own vegetables, and had lovely flowerbeds to boot. Canning preserves of vegetables, jams, and more, she practised a discipline of self sufficiency, for as long as her frame supported her. Her children learned well from her example.
As a survivor of famine and war, she did not dwell on the many losses so many of us felt, she kept moving forward in her life, actively, until she could no longer maintain the efforts.
Svetlana kept a loving and peaceful shelter for her family. She never lost sight of the importance of defending a home against the onslaught of the busy world. It was a spiritual anchor for her family and no minor spiritual accomplishment for Svetlana herself.
All the words above however, fail to describe the wonderful and loving person Aunt Svetlana has been, and the depth of her caring character for us all. She was devoted to her husband, children, her faith and extended family to a fault.
I will miss her much as I miss my own mother, and loath the distractions that interfered with my visiting more often than i did.
If you didn’t feel at-home when visiting the Isyumov household, you were likely at the wrong address.
My Aunt Svetlana was a gift to us all.
Eternal memory!
Our family prays that God grants you all comfort in your time of sorrow and strength going forward. Your Mom loved the lord our God and we know that her prayers will continue to surround you now and forevermore.
We had the privilege of meeting Lana in 1970 when Nick and I worked together at Western. We hit it off instantly as Lana was able to keep up with the boys in the consumption of Vodka in the traditional Russian style -ice cold and in shot glasses. We were also most impressed by how she prepared the dough for the traditional Russian Easter cake – in a baby’s bath tub. She was a great mother to her three children and loving wife to a stubborn, but wonderful man. Needless to say, we became the best of friends during our brief stay in London (4 1/4 years), but remained so over the years and have kept in close contact. Her loss is a great tragedy for all those who had come to really know her. She will remain in hearts and minds. The Jandali’s
So very sorry about your Sister’s passing. My thoughts are with you at this time. Heaven has another Angel to watch over you.
We are so very sorry for the loss of our dear aunt Lana. Uncle Nick and cousins Nina, Vera and Peter – please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.