Obituary for Claudine Bandi - Kingsville Celebration Centre
Claudine Mira Bandi was born to Denise (Racine) Ertsinian and Cuno Bandi on March 2, 1965 at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. She passed away peacefully in her Kingsville, Ontario home from an unexpected heart attack on November 19, 2023, at the age of 58. Claudine was a loving, caring, generous Wife, Mother, Sister, Aunt and Grandmother.
Claudine graduated from Lord Elgin High School in Burlington, Ontario. She went on to earn her Social Work Diploma at Sheridan College graduating with Honours. Education was always important to Claudine. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work and Masters in Social Work (Accelerated Pilot Program) from the University of Windsor.
Claudine’s career began by helping others. She was the caregiver to the late Ian Charles Miller of Milton, Ontario. She served as a Personal Physician Assistant at Windsor Hospice and helped create a Special Needs Kitchen during her work placement at University of Windsor. She played an active role in evolving the Coast Windsor Police Services Program. Claudine started work with CMHA Windsor as a Residential Support Worker at Safe Beds. Before leaving CMHA Windsor, she was the Clinical Support Social Worker at the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital.
During Claudine’s time in North Carolina, she wrote and passed the NC Association of Social Workers Boards’ Clinical Exam and was hired by Cone Health. She became their Emergency Department Behavioural Mental Health Social Worker at Alamance Regional Hospital in Burlington, NC. She obtained her LCSW Certification and her Supervision LCSW Certification while living and working in North Carolina.
Upon returning to Canada, Claudine was a Support Worker for The Bridge in Leamington, Ontario and a Social Worker for the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program under Windsor-Essex Community Health Unit (WECHU).
Claudine is survived by her devoted husband Andre Plonski, her daughter Reanna Bandi, her grandchildren Alonzo Caston age 8 and Evelynn Jenkinson age 12 to whom she was a Guardian.
Claudine is also survived by her brothers Larry Bandi and Roman Bandi and extended family Albert Ertsinian, Alex & Debbie Ertsinian, Walter & Daniela Ertsinian. Mandy Sosnick, Natasha Clark, Desiree Bandi, Sandra Bandi, Michelle Bandi, Nicole Bandi, Madison Ertsinian & Eddie Beattie, David Ertsinian, Christine Ertsinian, Sophia Ertsinian, Stella & Ed Dranka, Donna & Don Herrington, Rachel Herrington.
Claudine is predeceased by her mother and father whom both passed from Leukaemia.
Claudine enjoyed traveling, adventures and restoring furniture. Claudine always went the extra mile and family was her daily focus. She is greatly missed!
A memorial visitation will be held at Kendrick Funeral Home (91 Division St. S., Kingsville) on Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 12 noon until 4 p.m.
If you wish, memorial donations in memory of Claudine would be appreciated to The Hospice of Windsor and Essex Co. Inc., 6038 Empress Street, Windsor, ON N8T1B5 or to The Bridge, 310 Sherk St, Leamington, ON N8H 3L1 or to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, 601-2 Lansing Sq., North York, ON M2J 4P8 or to WECHU (Windsor Essex County Health Unit), 1005 Ouellette Ave, Windsor, ON N9A 4J8 or to the charity of your choice.
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Claudine graduated from Lord Elgin High School in Burlington, Ontario. She went on to earn her Social Work Diploma at Sheridan College graduating with Honours. Education was always important to Claudine. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work and Masters in Social Work (Accelerated Pilot Program) from the University of Windsor.
Claudine’s career began by helping others. She was the caregiver to the late Ian Charles Miller of Milton, Ontario. She served as a Personal Physician Assistant at Windsor Hospice and helped create a Special Needs Kitchen during her work placement at University of Windsor. She played an active role in evolving the Coast Windsor Police Services Program. Claudine started work with CMHA Windsor as a Residential Support Worker at Safe Beds. Before leaving CMHA Windsor, she was the Clinical Support Social Worker at the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital.
During Claudine’s time in North Carolina, she wrote and passed the NC Association of Social Workers Boards’ Clinical Exam and was hired by Cone Health. She became their Emergency Department Behavioural Mental Health Social Worker at Alamance Regional Hospital in Burlington, NC. She obtained her LCSW Certification and her Supervision LCSW Certification while living and working in North Carolina.
Upon returning to Canada, Claudine was a Support Worker for The Bridge in Leamington, Ontario and a Social Worker for the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program under Windsor-Essex Community Health Unit (WECHU).
Claudine is survived by her devoted husband Andre Plonski, her daughter Reanna Bandi, her grandchildren Alonzo Caston age 8 and Evelynn Jenkinson age 12 to whom she was a Guardian.
Claudine is also survived by her brothers Larry Bandi and Roman Bandi and extended family Albert Ertsinian, Alex & Debbie Ertsinian, Walter & Daniela Ertsinian. Mandy Sosnick, Natasha Clark, Desiree Bandi, Sandra Bandi, Michelle Bandi, Nicole Bandi, Madison Ertsinian & Eddie Beattie, David Ertsinian, Christine Ertsinian, Sophia Ertsinian, Stella & Ed Dranka, Donna & Don Herrington, Rachel Herrington.
Claudine is predeceased by her mother and father whom both passed from Leukaemia.
Claudine enjoyed traveling, adventures and restoring furniture. Claudine always went the extra mile and family was her daily focus. She is greatly missed!
A memorial visitation will be held at Kendrick Funeral Home (91 Division St. S., Kingsville) on Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 12 noon until 4 p.m.
If you wish, memorial donations in memory of Claudine would be appreciated to The Hospice of Windsor and Essex Co. Inc., 6038 Empress Street, Windsor, ON N8T1B5 or to The Bridge, 310 Sherk St, Leamington, ON N8H 3L1 or to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, 601-2 Lansing Sq., North York, ON M2J 4P8 or to WECHU (Windsor Essex County Health Unit), 1005 Ouellette Ave, Windsor, ON N9A 4J8 or to the charity of your choice.
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