Lydia Kalaida
December 19, 1923 - July 05, 2012
Obituary
MADISON-Lydia Kalaida, age 88, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2012, at her home. She was born on December 19, 1923, in New York, the daughter of Boris and Nataliya Kalaida. Lydia was an associate professor of Russian Language at UW-Madison and director of the UW Slavic Choir. She enjoyed gardening and cooking and authored her own cookbook. Lydia most enjoyed spending time with her dogs and her friends. Lydia is survived by her many, many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 11 a.m. at ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, 11 N. Seventh Street, with Father Michael Vanderhoef presiding. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704 or Dane County Humane Society, 5132 Voges Road, Madison, WI 53718.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704 or Dane County Humane Society, 5132 Voges Road, Madison, WI 53718.
Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 11 a.m. at ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, 11 N. Seventh Street, with Father Michael Vanderhoef presiding.
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Kern Lunde
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Lydia was my Russian language instructor for most of my years at UW (1981-1985). I had the pleasure of keeping in touch with her over the years and was able to visit when we came to Wisconsin on occasion. I was able to use the Russian I learned from her to eventually visit Belarus with my wife, and we ended up adopting our second daughter from there! Our whole family will miss you, Lydia!
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Dawna Lunde
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We'll miss you, Sweet Friend. Much love and respect to you.
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Mike Walter
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My wife and I met in Russian class, and some of our first "dates" were spent studying for Lydia's exams, grilling brats at the Slavic Club picnic, and trying to stay in tune during Slavic Choir rehearsals of Rachmaninoff's Vespers.
"Eternal Memory" Lydia. Thanks for the chocolate torte recipe, music lessons, and fondly remembered additions you made to our collection of treasured college memories.