Open since 1938 and in the capable hands of Pat Ptaszynski since she took over in 1970, Rosary Florist has been a fixture in downtown Sudbury
When Pat Ptaszynski began at Rosery Florist, it was for one day, Mother’s Day, and just to help out. Today, she is the owner, and on the eve of her 90th birthday, which is coming up in December. But she told Sudbury.com what she tells her staff every five years: “I’ll give it another five years.”
“Mr. Kramer knew my sister and he said he needed help for Mother’s Day. My sister said, ‘She’s not doing nothing,” Ptaszynski said with a laugh. “After the day passed, he asked if I’d like to work full time.” She was also invited by floral shops in Orillia and Midland to create arrangements for Pope John Paul II on his visit there in 2002. “I was a Catholic and the other florists were not,” she said, by way of explanation.
For instance, she held Kramer’s hand as he took his last breath in his apartment above the store. Her family, husband, son and daughter all cared for Kramer in his final years.
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