PAGE ALDONA RASTENYTE (December 16, 1932 - July 2, 2022) Aldona Rastenyte was born in the independent Baltic country of Lithuania. A child during World War II, Aldona and her family fled West to escape the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. In 1950, she arrived in the United States, settling in Detroit.
In 1961 she married Robert C. Page and started a family, moving to Philadelphia in 1966. She had four children, a career as an actor, and a long tenure as an arts administrator at Annenberg Center at UPenn. She was very involved in her children's lives, and always working to advance the theater arts and Lithuanian culture. She died in New York City on July 2, 2022, surrounded by her children. Her grace, generosity of spirit, and positivity in the face of adversity will live on in the memories and hearts of all who knew her.
Aldona is survived by her sister, Laima Rastenis; her daughters, Lina (Martin) and Indre; sons, Andrew (Molly) and John (Renae); and eight grandchildren – William, Nora, Ona, and Peter Stocovaz, and Walker, Oliver, Finn, and Maeve Page.
A funeral Mass will be held at Saint Andrew Church 1911 Wallace St. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Viewing will begin at 10 AM, with Holy Mass at 11 AM, after which Aldona will be laid to rest in a graveside service at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer from Jul. 7 to Jul. 9, 2022.
In 1961 she married Robert C. Page and started a family, moving to Philadelphia in 1966. She had four children, a career as an actor, and a long tenure as an arts administrator at Annenberg Center at UPenn. She was very involved in her children's lives, and always working to advance the theater arts and Lithuanian culture. She died in New York City on July 2, 2022, surrounded by her children. Her grace, generosity of spirit, and positivity in the face of adversity will live on in the memories and hearts of all who knew her.
Aldona is survived by her sister, Laima Rastenis; her daughters, Lina (Martin) and Indre; sons, Andrew (Molly) and John (Renae); and eight grandchildren – William, Nora, Ona, and Peter Stocovaz, and Walker, Oliver, Finn, and Maeve Page.
A funeral Mass will be held at Saint Andrew Church 1911 Wallace St. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Viewing will begin at 10 AM, with Holy Mass at 11 AM, after which Aldona will be laid to rest in a graveside service at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer from Jul. 7 to Jul. 9, 2022.
PAGE ALDONA RASTENYTE (December 16, 1932 - July 2, 2022) Aldona Rastenyte was born in the independent Baltic country of Lithuania. A child during World War II, Aldona and her family fled West to escape the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. In 1950, she arrived in the United States, settling in Detroit.
In 1961 she married Robert C. Page and started a family, moving to Philadelphia in 1966. She had four children, a career as an actor, and a long tenure as an arts administrator at Annenberg Center at UPenn. She was very involved in her children's lives, and always working to advance the theater arts and Lithuanian culture. She died in New York City on July 2, 2022, surrounded by her children. Her grace, generosity of spirit, and positivity in the face of adversity will live on in the memories and hearts of all who knew her.
Aldona is survived by her sister, Laima Rastenis; her daughters, Lina (Martin) and Indre; sons, Andrew (Molly) and John (Renae); and eight grandchildren – William, Nora, Ona, and Peter Stocovaz, and Walker, Oliver, Finn, and Maeve Page.
A funeral Mass will be held at Saint Andrew Church 1911 Wallace St. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Viewing will begin at 10 AM, with Holy Mass at 11 AM, after which Aldona will be laid to rest in a graveside service at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer from Jul. 7 to Jul. 9, 2022.
In 1961 she married Robert C. Page and started a family, moving to Philadelphia in 1966. She had four children, a career as an actor, and a long tenure as an arts administrator at Annenberg Center at UPenn. She was very involved in her children's lives, and always working to advance the theater arts and Lithuanian culture. She died in New York City on July 2, 2022, surrounded by her children. Her grace, generosity of spirit, and positivity in the face of adversity will live on in the memories and hearts of all who knew her.
Aldona is survived by her sister, Laima Rastenis; her daughters, Lina (Martin) and Indre; sons, Andrew (Molly) and John (Renae); and eight grandchildren – William, Nora, Ona, and Peter Stocovaz, and Walker, Oliver, Finn, and Maeve Page.
A funeral Mass will be held at Saint Andrew Church 1911 Wallace St. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Viewing will begin at 10 AM, with Holy Mass at 11 AM, after which Aldona will be laid to rest in a graveside service at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer from Jul. 7 to Jul. 9, 2022.
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