Mike leaves behind his devoted wife Betty (Nemeth) of 59 years. He was a proud and supportive father to children Suki Patricia, Julie Parco, Michael and appreciative father-in-law to Lou Parco. He loved his adoring granddaughter Asia Petis, and step grandchildren Melissa and Rodney Bierhuizen and Adam and Natalie Parco. Mike was honoured to cherish Liana and Ben Bierhuizen and Avery and Lauren Parco. He will be remembered by his brother-in-law Alex Nemeth and wife Mary, niece Sarah Lasko and nephew Matthewe Nemeth and their families. Mike’s personal angels Mihaly and Julia Petis, Alex and Elizabeth Nemeth, John and Nick Petis, Steve Karnay, Franz VandenBosch and Mario Pacenti have surely greeted him with open arms.
Mike lived a life built on the values of his Catholic faith; love, generosity and giving. He had a magnanimous personality that was larger than life. With his wife by his side, he travelled the world. Mike sparked and nurtured friendships both at home, in Hungary and wherever he went. He was a leader and mentor to many in both business and life. You could always count on Mike to greet you with a smile on his face and have a funny story to tell. We all have memories of big gatherings around the goulash pot and hours spent late into the night singing Hungarian “halgato” songs with family and friends. He may have been born in Canada, but he had Hungarian blood through and through.
We would like to thank the staff of Heritage Green Retirement Home for going above and beyond the call of duty over the past six months. Drs Alton, Boyle, and Ashbourne, Kathleen, and the Palliative Care team at St. Joseph’s Hospital who were instrumental in allowing Mike to make his way through his final journey in life with compassion, dignity, peace and even a bottle of scotch.
Due to COVID protocols, a private Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Hungarian Greek Catholic Parish. A livestream of Mike's visitation and service will take place on Friday, February 12, 2021 at 10:30 am by logging on to www.markeydermody.com and clicking on “Join Livestream” under the Service section of the webpage.
Cremation to follow and interment will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Mike’s name to the St. Joseph Hospital Palliative Care Unit.
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