Edith Unger

    Edith, the younger of the two daughters of Eva and Zoltan Unger, was born in Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary. Shortly before her birth, her parents’ marriage broke up due to a series of complicated circumstances, as her father left the communist regime in Hungary to emigrate to Canada, and was thus separated from the family for ten years. 

In spite of it all, Edith was a cheerful child who loved animals, particularly horses, and cats.The Lord reunited the family in 1979, resulting in the re-marriage of Zoltan and Eva to each other. The family moved to Canada in 1981.Edith pursued secretarial training and worked as a medical secretary, and later as a security guard. She was married to Michael Pijl for 25 years, and had a son, Christopher.

A year and a half before her passing, she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma which she fought with courage and determination. Her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, was with her as she fearlessly walked through the “Valley of the Shadow of Death”. In her last year of life, she spent many hours in prayer and reading her Bible aloud, which she finished almost three times.Edith’s strengths were her generosity, kindness, and forgiving nature. She prayed for her family and friends regularly, and hoped that they too will come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.A highlighted and underlined verse in her Bible was: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8)Edith’s faith carried her through life’s difficulties. “We will prevail,” she said on our last visit with her at the hospital. Three days later at 2:25 pm she checked out of this world on an air ambulance flight from Prince George to Abbotsford.

Her loss will be most deeply felt by those closest to her. However, we rejoice that she is now safely in her eternal home with the Lord. Rest easy, my sweet sister . . . until we meet again.