San Joaquin-Santa Clara County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Svalya, Ann  February 11, 2005
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Lodi News  Feb 17, 2005 
Ann Svalya 
Ann Marie Svalya, 86, of Lodi, died Feb. 11. She was born Sept. 7, 1918, in 
Detroit, Mich.

Mrs. Svalya married John Michael Svalya in 1940, and they settled in 
Southfield, Mich. In 2001, she relocated to Lockeford to live with her 
daughter, and in 2002, she moved to Lodi. She was a member of Brightmoor 
Christian Church in Southfield, Mich., and then was a member of Temple Baptist 
Church in Lodi. She enjoyed being with people and was active in church, where 
she taught Sunday school, sang and supported missionaries, and took care of 
children, elderly and the sick. She and her husband were avid gardeners and 
often shared their fruits and vegetables from their large garden. She also 
enjoyed reading her Bible, sewing, camping, traveling and spending time with 
her grandchildren. 

She is survived by her daughter, Betsy Robinson, of Lockeford; son, Phillip 
Svalya, of Saratoga; brothers, Ray, Richard and John Peters; 10 grandchildren 
and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, John Svalya; daughter, 
Susan Anderson; sister, Elizabeth Drobish; and brothers, Edward Peters and 
Lawrence Peters.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at William Sullivan & Son Funeral 
Home, 705 W. Eleven Mile, Royal Oak Mich. Committal will follow at Oakview 
Cemetery in Royal Oak. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday at 
the funeral home.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. March 6 at Austin Gardens, 2150 W. 
Kettleman Lane, Lodi.

Memorial contributions may be made to Albanian Health Fund, C/O Phillip Svalya, 
P.O. Box 63, Saratoga, CA 95071-0063. 

Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 



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