Appy had just recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on April 11, 2019.
Just two weeks past this wonderful milestone, Appy passed away peacefully on May 8th in White Rock BC.
Appolonia was born in the small community of Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan into a large loving family with 15 siblings.
In her early years she worked hard on the family farm, helping with all the farm chores and being one of the oldest, helped raise many of her brothers and sisters. In her late teens, having help raise so many children Appy continued her passion of working with children and sought out a career within the teaching profession.
Appy achieved her first professional teacher position in her early 20’s. She taught in a one room school to grades one through twelve in Tramping Lake, while also working as the school’s janitor, maintenance crew and athletic coach!
Years later she moved to Kelowna BC for a few years to focus more intensely on her career.
Appys dedication to her teaching led her to move to North Vancouver where she established a very long successful career at Canyon Heights elementary school focusing on grade one students.
Appy never married or had children of her own, but her passion for teaching allowed her to focus on teaching grade one for over 40 years.
In her retirement years she loved to travel and went on many trips around the globe, documenting her adventures in great detail throughout the many countries she explored