SHISTOVSKY - Walter. A resident of Rosemary Heights Seniors Village, died peacefully June 14, 2011. Born in Vilna Russia September 28, 1914, he immigrated to Canada and became a Canadian Citizen on March 24, 1947. Walter is survived by his wife Wanda whom he married on October 6, 1966 in the Calgary Russian Orthodox Church of All Saints. School teaching was Walter's original vocation during which he became an avid gardener, with exotic trees and shrubs being his specialty. Their home property exhibited fruit trees along with palm and yucca trees and a variety of cacti. Walter was a member of the Vancouver Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, where in earlier years, he was active in its growth and development. He was always very conscientious about attending Sunday services on a regular basis. Prayer service for Walter will be celebrated at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 810 E. 13th Avenue Vancouver, BC at 10:30 am on the morning of Monday, June 20. Interment to follow in the Gardens of Gethsemani, Surrey, BC. Personal Alternative Funeral Services,
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