Michael Mike PIAFSKY (1932 - 2026)

Cemetery Baron de Hirsch de la Savane Cemeteries
Section Shevet Achim (Map: D11) List Overview
Location Line 16 Grave 570
Given Names Michael
Nickname Mike
Surname PIAFSKY
Hebrew Name Elimelech nem Yitzhak
Hebrew Date 13 Shvat 5786
Birth Date 1932 Nov 12
Birth Place Warsaw, Poland
Death Date 2026 Jan 31
Burial Date 2026 Feb 02
Death Age 93
Father PAJEWSKI, Isak
Mother Chava
Spouse MESSER, Miriam
Holocaust Holocaust Survivor
Obituary Peacefully at age ninety-three on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Lifelong husband and best friend of Miriam. Loving and devoted father and father-in-law of Hershey and Jill (Weinstein), Heidi and Sheldon (Besner) and the late Lorne Perlman, and Lynne and Jon (Greer). Cherished Zaidie of Jake, Benji, Bella, Kelly, Tori and Avery, Sydney, Charlotte, and Max. Son of the late Isaac and the late Chava Piafsky. Dear brother of Susan and Yigal, Helen and the late Zalman Neudorf, Rhoda and the late Peter Neudorf. Predeceased by his siblings Bella, Rose and David, and Ella and Moniek. Michael will be sadly missed by his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Natalie and Hershey Morganstein, and many nieces and nephews. Survivor of the Holocaust. Michael was a gentle, wise, and kind spirit. He will be greatly missed by all. Special thanks to Esther Balofor, the staff at the CLSC, the Cummings Center, and Sasha, his physiotherapist, for their care and devotion. Extreme gratitude to Michael’s exceptional caregivers, Jubee, Joy, Elsa, Rosemarie, and all the others who were there for him along the way.

Funeral service from Paperman & Sons, 3888 Jean Talon St. W. on Monday, February 2nd at 11:00 a.m. Burial at Shevet Achim Congregation Section, de la Savane. Shiva at 259 Harrow Crescent, Hampstead. Donations in Michael’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, (416) 488-8772 or the charity of your choice.

Marriage Quebec 1957-06-23
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