Anna Bakhovskaya, (known to many as Galina) loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away unexpectedly at the age of 72 on Saturday, September 11th.
Galina was born on May 1, 1949 in Dneprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine to parents Peter and Nadezhda. Galina met her husband, Vasiliy Bakhovskiy, in 1968 and started their family the following year. They had two daughters, Natalya and Irina. In 1999 her family migrated to Florida beginning a new life in America. Galina kept everyone close by participating in activities with them, cooking delicious meals, and always providing company as she loved being surrounded by those she loved. In 2020, Galina and Vasiliy celebrated 51 years of marriage.
A dedicated family woman, Galina was well-known and well-loved by not only her family, but everyone whom she came in contact with. Her warmth and kindness, accompanied by her joyful smile, always bettered any occasion. She deeply enjoyed gatherings in the outdoors, preferring parks and locations near the beach and loved everything that shines and sparkles!
In addition to her husband and daughters, Galina is mourned by her son-in-law Dmitriy, her grandchildren Anastasia, Anna, Alex, Yelena, and Katherine, her great-grandchildren, Vincent, Lorenzo and Juliette and her extended family.
A Public Visitation will be held on Friday, September 17, 2021 at 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM with a Religious Service starting at 12:30 PM at Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care, 6400 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Florida 33024.
For those who cannot attend; there will be a live video stream of the service for family and friends to attend virtually at 12:30 PM on September 17, 2021; This will be LIVE on the Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care Facebook page at: Hover & Click to the Right of the Arrow —> BOYD-PANCIERA FAMILY FUNERAL CARE FACEBOOK
Burial will immediately will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery, 11411 NW 25th Street, Miami, Florida 33172.
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Anastasia Rosa
September 15, 2021, 4:15 pm
Babushka, I love and miss you so much. Words can never explain the pain I am in knowing you’re no longer here. I will miss our laughs, phone calls, get togethers and your kindness. You are my role model and I will continue making you proud. I promise you that. Thank you for being the best Babushka and a true best friend that I’ve ever had. I love you, Babushka ❤️🕊
Anna and Vitaliy
September 15, 2021, 4:33 pm
Galina was so loved and was so good to everyone who knew her. She will be missed by so many. We deeply miss her, and we pray for you. Her passing is a great loss for so many.
Paulo Sergio Rosa
September 15, 2021, 4:46 pm
Loved Anna. R.I.P.
Nadia Baraban
September 15, 2021, 6:05 pm
The most loving, caring and cheerful person we have known. Always enjoyed her company and delicious cooking. She had an abundance of unconditional love towards her family, friends and all around. Will be missed by all of us!
Ana candiotto
September 15, 2021, 6:09 pm
Rest in peace Babushka!!!!
Liudmila
September 15, 2021, 7:07 pm
One of the most kindest women I have ever known. You were one of a kind! Rest in piece, Galina ❤️❤️❤️You touched many hearts all around you
Vincent-Lorenzo-Juliette
September 15, 2021, 10:56 pm
We love you, Baba Galya!
Caio Rosa
September 16, 2021, 1:25 am
Babushka, thank you for being such a constant example of love and care to your children and grandchildren. It’s so beautiful to see how much you live through each one of them. You were always so incredibly proud of everyone’s accomplishments and successes, always excited to celebrate everyone, but everyone was equally as proud of having the honor to call you their wife, their incredible mother, their sweet grandmother and their ultimate best friend. You are so loved and will be so missed by all. Rest in peace, Babushka. I will cherish all our memories together. I love you.
Andrey and Luba
September 16, 2021, 2:16 pm
Galina was a lovely woman, such a pleasure to have around. We’ll remember her in many positive ways – with a big smile and a great sense of humour . We’ll miss her very much❤️❤️
Irene Rosa
September 17, 2021, 3:01 am
BABUSHKA AMADA eu vim de um país distante e a Babushka tambem. Quando nos’ conhecemos ela não entendia o que eu falava e eu não entendia o que ela falavam mas nosso encontro foi um encontro de ALMAS. Nos sentiamos afinidades só’ pelo olhar. DEUS nosso pai recebeu ela no céu com todo amor que ela merecia. Ela será eternamente amada aqui. Meu coração está muito triste mas confio no conforto que vem de JESUS que está cuidando dela por nós. BABUSHKA AMADA descansa no senhor.
Angelica Rosa
September 17, 2021, 1:50 pm
Babuska My Baby
Everything that a family needs must was concentrate on you:
Love, union, affection, joy, good food at the table with everyone around …. Talking about everything and dancing in between the yummy meals made with love.
My twin sis for sure …. God gave me from so far away land. We came here by God’s purpose to mix our loved families.
I am so thankful to the Lord for your life. U are precious and the Queen for all of us.
Your name means joy and party and family. What a gift u are for all of us.
My soul will hug you forever.
Love last for eternity…. And there
We will celebrate even more .
I love you deeply forever
God bless our families to follow your example of how to put all of us together always
All my love my precious sis
Angélica
Vladimir & Yelena Agapov
September 17, 2021, 5:05 pm
Please accept our sincere condolences . Galya was one of the greatest people we have ever known . Our hearts are breaking she is no longer with us . She will always be remembered and loved .
May God give you comfort at this time sorrow.
We love you all
Anna Siroklin
September 18, 2021, 2:37 pm
Babushka was such a kind, warm, and loving person. She was the kind of person that made you smile as soon as you saw her, as if she was radiating happiness. Her passing was sudden, and unexpected and she had so many more things to yet experience and do in her life. She will be dearly missed, and will never be forgotten as she was a very beautiful person- the kind that you don’t often get to meet.
Babushka, I miss you so much – more than any words can say. You have always been my second mother, my best friend, and someone I can talk to about anything. I will miss our conversations, your laughter, and your warm and loving hands. I will miss your delicious cooking, and your love for sparkly and pretty things. I will miss you at my wedding, wearing that silver dress you were so excited about. You will always be in my heart, in my memories, and in every beautiful thing I see. I love you so much, and am thankful God has blessed me with an amazing grandma like you. ❤️
Irene Rosa (Translated)
September 18, 2021, 7:03 pm
Translation from Irene Rosa:
“Loved Babushka,
I came from a distant
country and Babushka did too.
When we met she didn’t understand what I spoke and I didn’t understand what she spoke, but our encouter was a connection of souls.
We felt affinities just by looking at each other.
God our father, received her in heaven with all the love that she deserved. She will be eternally loved here.
My heart is very sad but I believe in the comfort that comes from Jesus taking care of her for us all.
Loved Babushka, rest with The Lord.”