With deep sorrow and much love, we mourn the passing of Annelise (Annie) Lengyel (Brody) on May 1, 2025, at the age of 71.

Born June 26, 1953, Annie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 19 years, Gordon; her children, Danny, Shawnee, Shannon (John), and Chris; her stepchildren, Sarah and Michael; and her eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

She was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Joyce Brody, and a grandchild, Alex.

Annie was a kind and gentle soul who cherished her family, spending countless hours creating beautiful carvings for her children. Her gentle nature, wisdom, and devotion inspired all who knew her. She enjoyed cooking and spending quality time with her husband, Gordon. Her faith, as expressed in John 14:1-7, offered her comfort:

“Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me. If you had known me, you would have known my father also; henceforth you know him and have seen him.”

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Annie Lengyel was my stepmom and all her life she's been a fighter. 20 years ago she met my father Gordon and fell in love, but not just with him but with me and my brother. I couldn’t tell you why because we were horrible kids. But fast forward through the years and I have become grateful for all the lessons that she taught me growing up. I wouldn’t be the me I am today without the lessons learned from her. She was an American that up rooted her life to live with my father in Canada and help raise me and my brother.

She was a car wreck survivor that took her right elbow from her thus making her relearn how to use her left hand amongst other numerous damage that she sustained such as glass in her head and a hematoma on her leg from being squashed in the car. She was a fighter everyday of her life.

Things took a turn for the worse this year (2025) when it seemed she had a stroke in the new year. But with her being as stubborn as she is she refused to seek medical attention and it's understandable when you’ve spent 2 years in them due to her accident. But over the past few months her condition worsened to the point that she couldn’t bring herself to the bathroom and would slide out of her computer chair and my brother and father had to help her back into said chair. My father finally called the ambulance and she was sent to the hospital where they ran some tests and deemed themselves unfit for her care and so she was sent to a different hospital after 2 long arduous days. They ran more tests on her and started her on some antibiotics and everything was looking good after the first day.

But then everything changed overnight.

She stopped responding to the medicine and the doctors advised my dad to think about taking her off the life support. Me and my brother weren’t there at the time but upon hearing the news we raced to the hospital to be with him.

May 1st, 2025, me and my brother arrive at the hospital where our dad tells us the news and we all start bawling our eyes out in the waiting room, he tells us to go see her so we did and the person laying in that bed wasn’t our step mom, she was bloated and hooked up to a bunch of machines. My brother and I cried there at her bed side for a few minutes and then returned to our father. We decided to head outside for a quick smoke break as Dad called her daughter in the states and updated her about the situation. While on the phone with her, he gets a call from the doctors telling us to return as things are looking bad. The 3 of us raced back upstairs and within minutes of us getting back, her heart stopped beating. She took the choice away from father to take her off the machines. Just like her to get the last say.

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With me making this donation page for him, I am hoping that I will be able to help him and possibly prevent him having to take a loan for all the expenses incurred upon her death.

Annie’s passing has not only left an emotional void but a financial one as well, and I am hoping this fundraiser will help ease the burdens of my family in their time of mourning. Please consider contributing or sharing this page with others. Your generosity will make a real difference during this incredibly difficult time.