1918
2018
Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne
Kingston, WA
Dec. 31, 1918 to June 3, 2018
Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family and beloved pets, in Kingston WA on Sunday June 3, 2018 in her 99th year. She was born on New Year's Eve in 1918 in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, Russia. She came to the U.S. after surviving the Siege of Leningrad during WWII. She was a theater actress, singer, author of 13 books and lecturer. She is survived by her son Ronald George Wayne, daughter-in-law Karen Leigh Wayne, grandchildren Nicholas Wayne Henderson, Christopher Wayne Henderson, Emily Wayne Henderson, Natalie Wayne Henderson and Kyra Alexandra Wayne, great grandson Skyler Michael Henderson, stepdaughter Robin Park, step-nephew Robert Wayne and step-niece Diane Woods. She is predeceased by her husband George Jerome Wayne who passed away in 1994. Private services will be held on a future date. See her life story and achievements at her website, kyrapwayne.com, and Wikipedia. A memorial fund will be established in her name at the ASPCA. She led a life full of adventure, creativity and love.
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Thank you Kyra (in spirit) for introducing me to Russia (then the Soviet Union) and the Russian culture when I was a teenager in high school. I picked up your paperback bio on a summers day in a small variety store in an also small town in Ontario Canada, and immediately became engrossed in your life story up until that point. Rest In peace dear and treasured lady. Jane Burton
Jane Burton
Student
June 11, 2020
Over a year has passed since you left this earthly world, but you left behind so many wonderful memories to those who loved you. You made an impression on me as a teenager when I first read your autobiography. At the time I knew very little about your Russian homeland. Thank you for opening a whole new world of discovery about Russia which I have once again been exploring this Spring. Ive been learning about the Romanov family, Russian music & opera & the late modern but classic baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky & the Orthodox Church along with the Cyrillic alphabet & Russian history & geography. Thank you so much Kyra! ~~~ a Canadian fan
Jane Burton
Student
June 11, 2019
RIP KYRA ~ My sincere condolences to your family. I'm 74 and first learned of you as a high school student in about 1961 when I purchased your autobiography in paperback in the small town where I attended school.
I became an instant fan and appreciate what I learned about your life ~ Russian people and samovars.
Because of your writing and that of Dr. Zhivago/Boris Pasternak ~ I came to appreciate the Russian culture and people.
Thank you for that ~ with love and appreciation ~ Jane Burton
Jane Burton
February 26, 2019
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