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Killaloe — Anastasia Kuzyk’s sister wept while bagpipes played Amazing Grace Saturday as family, friends and neighbours gathered to remember the young woman who was found dead in her Wilno home last month.
Kuzky, 36, was one of three Wilno-area women slain on Sept. 22. Basil Borutski, who had previously been charged with abusing Kuzyk before their relationship ended several years ago, faces three first-degree murder charges in connection with her death and those of Nathalie Warmardam, 48, and Carol Culleton, 66. Warmardam had also been involved in an abusive relationship with Borutski and Culleton, who was found strangled at her Barry’s Bay area cottage, also knew him.
Borutski, who had been released from jail in December, had refused to sign a probation order to stay away from Warmardam, something many have called a red flag about his willingness to follow the court order.
There was little reference to the circumstances surrounding her death or Borutski at the memorial held at Killalloe’s Lion’s Club, except for a sign from the family asking for donations to the local women’s shelter and domestic violence committee.
“We have lots of questions,” said Kuzyk’s mother Sirpa, but she said they were not ready to talk about it.
“This is what you should know about Anastasia,” she said, gesturing around the packed hall whose walls were lined with ribbons from riding competitions that her horse-crazy daughter had won, and pictures from her childhood. Hundreds of people crowded the community hall in tiny Killaloe where friends shared stories and local musicians played.
Kuzyk, who had been a waitress at the Wilno Tavern and recently had become a real estate agent, had a lifelong love of animals and the outdoors, friends told the gathering.
Nancy Checko said she met Kuzyk when she worked as a naturalist in Algonquin Park for several years. Kuzyk, she said, loved nature and had an ability to share her passion about birds with all age groups.
“She touched the hearts of many. She was a friend to all.”
Friends who knew her through her love of horses said she was a skilled rider with a zest for life.
Kuzyk, who friends called Stasia, went to live with Sheila Cairns and her family who ran a stable near Orono when she was a teenager to spend more time riding.
When she arrived, she was shy, Cairns said. “But you put her on a horse and she was absolutely crazy. She was such a good rider.”
Local musicians came forward to play at the memorial, said organizer Genevieve Way, “to comfort us today. And your stories help us to remember this woman that we lost. That is what we are here for.”
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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Kuzky, 36, was one of three Wilno-area women slain on Sept. 22. Basil Borutski, who had previously been charged with abusing Kuzyk before their relationship ended several years ago, faces three first-degree murder charges in connection with her death and those of Nathalie Warmardam, 48, and Carol Culleton, 66. Warmardam had also been involved in an abusive relationship with Borutski and Culleton, who was found strangled at her Barry’s Bay area cottage, also knew him.
Borutski, who had been released from jail in December, had refused to sign a probation order to stay away from Warmardam, something many have called a red flag about his willingness to follow the court order.
There was little reference to the circumstances surrounding her death or Borutski at the memorial held at Killalloe’s Lion’s Club, except for a sign from the family asking for donations to the local women’s shelter and domestic violence committee.
“We have lots of questions,” said Kuzyk’s mother Sirpa, but she said they were not ready to talk about it.
“This is what you should know about Anastasia,” she said, gesturing around the packed hall whose walls were lined with ribbons from riding competitions that her horse-crazy daughter had won, and pictures from her childhood. Hundreds of people crowded the community hall in tiny Killaloe where friends shared stories and local musicians played.
Kuzyk, who had been a waitress at the Wilno Tavern and recently had become a real estate agent, had a lifelong love of animals and the outdoors, friends told the gathering.
Nancy Checko said she met Kuzyk when she worked as a naturalist in Algonquin Park for several years. Kuzyk, she said, loved nature and had an ability to share her passion about birds with all age groups.
“She touched the hearts of many. She was a friend to all.”
Friends who knew her through her love of horses said she was a skilled rider with a zest for life.
Kuzyk, who friends called Stasia, went to live with Sheila Cairns and her family who ran a stable near Orono when she was a teenager to spend more time riding.
When she arrived, she was shy, Cairns said. “But you put her on a horse and she was absolutely crazy. She was such a good rider.”
Local musicians came forward to play at the memorial, said organizer Genevieve Way, “to comfort us today. And your stories help us to remember this woman that we lost. That is what we are here for.”
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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