South Bayview veteran, Marie Pyzyna has passed away. The diminutive storekeeer presided over Globe Toy and Variety at 1538 Bayview Avenue for many decades. If you have been a South Bayview resident long enough, you will remember buying lottery tickets, chocolates, tobacco and greeting cards from Marie, and on occasion, her late husband Stan. She spent much of her spare time, walking up and down the street checking on the state of affairs, chatting with neighbours and picking the occasional weed from our tree boxes. Her death was announced by Humphrey Funeral Home in the Globe and Mail Wednesday, October 7, 2015. They are holding a private service in their facility. After Marie retired, she sold her business to a young family who continued to operate the variety store. When they moved on to pursue other careers, the variety store closed for good. It was converted to a money exchange for a short time. The fire that destroyed Leaside Cleaners in October 2011, caused enough smoke damage to the premises to prompt the money exchange business to move on as well. It is currently the happy home of Sport Clips hair cutting business.
