Marianna Jurkevich - Obituary

arianna “Yutka” Jurkevich, a 52-year resident of Annapolis, MD and previously of Levittown, PA passed away on September 24, 2024 at the Hospice of the Chesapeake Rebecca Fortney Care Center. Born on June 28, 1929 in Rovno, Poland, she was 95 years old. As a child she and her family survived occupation by first the Soviet Union and then Nazi Germany. Marianna loved to cook and was affectionately known as the “hostess with the mostess”. Marianna was a skilled atelier a world traveler, setting foot on all seven continents. an avid reader with unbounded curiosity and a lover of art, ballet and classical music . In addition to her parents, Marianna is preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Igor Jurkevich; her brother, Dimitry of London, Ontario; and her sister, Olga of Vancouver, BC. She is survived by her sons, Mark of Warsaw, Poland and Nick of Annapolis, MD and her daughter, Gayana of New York, NY. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Marianna's life on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 2-4 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 12 pm at St. Vladimir's Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery in Jackson, New Jersey.