From Brazil to Valrico, 83 Years Of Life Remembered

Family and friends are planning a celebration of life for Celeste Moreira Cyhaniuk June 28 at 1 p.m. at the Strawberry Ridge Clubhouse in Valrico.

Cyhaniuk died Tuesday, June 11.

She was born on Aug. 24, 1929, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She came to this country in the early 1960s and settled in Chicago where she was devoted to raising her three sons, all of whom earned college degrees.

In 1999, Cyhaniuk moved from West Covina, Calif., to Strawberry Ridge in Valrico.

She is survived by her sons Paul (Jill), George (Cathy), Evan (Angela); and grandchildren, Julie, John, Hayley, Arielle, Dakota, Austyn, Thomas, Brennen, Austin and Sydney.