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Marina P. SpivakJanuary 10, 1950 - July 13, 2014 Forever MissedMarina Spivak, 64, spent her last conscious moments in her favorite place - her garden, before she passed away from complications of bone marrow leukemia on July 13, 2014, at Evergreen Hospital at Kirkland. Marina is survived by her loving husband Peter, her daughter Svetlana, and her son-in-law Jeff. Marina, the daughter of Pavel and Svetlana (Soshko) Taras was born in Kiev, USSR and was an only child, becoming an orphan at the age of five. Her maternal grandmother moved her to Lvov, USSR, to live with her. In 1972 Marina married Peter Spivak, who became her life-long friend and partner. A year later their only daughter, Svetlana, was born. The 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union forced Marina, Peter and Svetlana to look for another home. They found that home in the Seattle area in 1993. Flowers and plants had always been Marina's passion. Even in Lvov, every empty place at her house was filled with cactuses, orchids and roses. After arriving to the U.S. Marina attended Lake Washington Technical College and got a degree in floral design. After a few years as an apprentice in a private flower shop, she started working in the Safeway floral department at North Bend. Two years later she became a manager of the department. Her last job was as the floral department manager at the Rose Hill Safeway in Kirkland. Her passion for flowers did not stop at work - at home she had a wonderful garden in which she spent many hours. Her garden was her pride and joy; it was her place for solitude and reflection. The other pride and joy of her life were her two grandchildren - Aleksandra, 9 and Nikolas, 5. Grandma Marina could not get enough of them and reveled in spoiling them rotten. They miss her terribly, and so do the rest of the family and friends. Marina will be cremated July 18 at Cady Cremation Services, 8418 S. 222nd St., Kent, Washington 98031 at 9 a.m. |
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