Marie Albina Ziller

ZILLER, Marie Albina Lemony was born in Pokesudie, New Brunswick on June 2 (thereabouts), 1912. She was orphaned at a young age and lived with various relatives and their families, before settling down in Fort William (now Thunderbay) with a particularly notorious stepmother (aunt). She enrolled and subsequently graduated from Teachers College (Northbay Ont.) and taught in the Catholic school system in Fort William. She met her husband to be, a university professor, Wolf Ziller (predeceased) there and after a courtship period, they drove west, were married and settled in Victoria. It was on a trip to India that Lemonys life shifted. Always a seeker with a strong spirtual nature, she was directed to a Guru who lived in a village in the northern Punjab. She became an initiate and devotee, and upon returning to Victoria became instrumental in directing others to this Spiritual path. She had a tremendous humor and sharp wit (I often thought of her as zinger Ziller). She was as honest and charitable as I would only strive to be. She was loved by many, and her smiling happy face will be missed by all who knew her. She escaped the confines of her mortality at 9:00pm, June 24th. God speed Lemony…I’ll see you there! “The old gray mare she aint what she used to be.”….. One of her favourite sayings. Radha Soami. Condolences may be offered at www.mccallbros.com.