Lidia Tudor

Our sincere condolences to our cousin Ileana & family, to our cousin Narcis & family, to our uncle Radu Carcoana & family, to our aunt Rodica Maianu & family, to our aunt Lucia Nedelcu & family and to the rest of our extended family and friends who knew Lidia.
Our aunt Lidia was a very kind, loving and delightful person, she will live forever in our memories and in the memories of our children who she helped and watched growing. She always brought a special joy to our family gatherings.
May she rest in peace with the Lord, in the light of His Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Larry, Luiza, Sebastian and Victor Carcoana, Fargo, ND

Our condolences and prayers go to Lydia and her family. She was a blessed and love woman.

Ten years older that me – my sister Lidia was one of a kind woman: an extrovert, captivating story teller, funny, kind, forgiving, modest (maybe too much so), a sister and friend like no other.
Almost every time I visited her at the assisted living, there was someone there who asked if we were twins. Being so much younger I felt somewhat offended and was quick to mention that there is a ten years difference between us. Hoping to hear a correction to that assessment, I always asked who looks younger, but without exception the person would say that she is the younger one! So, besides all the other qualities she was also very good looking usually dressed elegantly with a tint of red!
If she would walk for two blocks to the grocery store, most of the times she would come back with a surprising story of randomly meeting someone and the conversation they had that we all would listen amazed of how those things happened only to her.
She was a woman of faith that she shared freely and so naturally that I was often tempted to take notes.
Lidia was a gifted encourager. It was like the second nature to her. So many people were blessed by her kind and uplifting words full of hope in God’s grace. She shared freely and so naturally her faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. During every visit I made to her until the last weeks of her life I always asked her if she still loved Jesus and if Jesus still loved her. I was asking this not because I didn’t know her answer but because I did and loved to hear it again. Lately she seemed fast asleep very hard to wake her up but I would bend over, close to her face and ear and ask her these words. With her eyes still closed she would say a prompt and short “DA!” [YES!]
I miss you Lidia but I will see you soon!
Rodica with LOVE

I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to Lidia‘s family. I was the maintenance man at Lidia and Calin’s apartment community in Fargo North Dakota.
I was blessed to know them both. I was blessed to call them my friends. I spent many many hours visiting with Lidia. She was the most amazing person I have ever known. Beautiful, brilliant, kind, thoughtful, faithful, funny and amazing are just a few words I would use to describe Lidia. I have so many stories that I would love to share. When I was asked by the office to stop by Lidia’s apartment because she had something that needed repair I knew I was in for a visit like no other. I loved listening to Lydia‘s stories from when she was a child growing up in her country. She always told me that Americans do not have any idea how lucky they truly are to live in America. Lidia told me many stories about the difficulties in her country with religious freedoms which we to easily take for granted here in America. Lidia changed my life with her religious thoughts. Jesus blessed us with an amazing lady whom He now has called home to His Kingdom. Lidia I was truly blessed to have known you. You can rest now in the arms of our Father in Heaven! You always told me you were ready whenever He wanted you to come be with Him. I am sad for losing you although because of what you’ve taught me I am excited for you to be with Him. May God bless you Lidia my friend, may God bless Calin. May God watch over your entire family during this time of loss.
Heaven has gained an Angel like no other.
Chris Zietz

Miss Lidia was my French teacher way back in the 1980s at the Academy for Children. I love the picture above! It’s exactly how I remember her with her smiling face and kind eyes. I remember singing songs and learning French with her in the little room in the corner of the school. I remember that we always rushed to give her hugs at the end and say “je t’aime Madame Lidia!” she helped out in the office and came to my high school graduation. Her daughter Ileana was our favorite babysitter. My thoughts and prayers are with you Ileana, with your family, and all whose lives were touched by your mom. Eternal rest grant unto Miss Lidia, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. 🙏🏼❤️

Although I never met Lidia myself, I did come to know her through her niece Carmen and through her sister Rodica. I came to learn about how Lidoa brought them great joy throughout their lives and about how she would always tell stories, has she had so many life experiences, faced so many challenges and yet still found a way to love people where they were at especially her sister Rodica And her beautiful niece Carmen. Lidia was a woman who lived a full life and gave all of her love to those around her, she inspired many and left no stone unturned. She lived a life of purpose and was a godsend to many. May her love, and God‘s love through her live in the hearts Of those who had the privilege to know her.

Lidia was my favorite aunt since I can remember. What drew me to her was how she would give me a child the time of day (m-a bagat in seama) and felt like she really cared about me in a genuine way. She was classy, elegant, intelligent, , full of life and good will, full of joy that I could sense in her smile and laugh. She was so much fun. In a world (during my childhood days in Romania) that didn’t know how to smile, she was a breath of fresh air. Two women who “taught ” me how to smile & the importance of smiling, even when you don’t feel like it, or when your heart is broken, were Princess Di & Lidia. I remember when I started putting my hair in a bun like Lidia bc I loved how young & classy she looked. Except I was too young for buns. Nevertheless, I felt “pretty” bc it reminded me of Lidia. Lidia had a heart of gold, an indomitable will and a resilient spirit to rise above all hardships in her life and to thrive through it all. Lidia had a great sense of humor. Through her inside jokes and funny stories, she could infuse a dose of encouragement unlike anyone else could. She was sharp as a tack, with a general sense of current events, dynamic, tonic, and confident. She was not one to hold a grudge, and spoke about forgiving others and was the first one to reengage and take the initiative to speak when feelings were hurt for whatever reason. I saw parts of myself in her or is it parts of her in me? I loved foreign languages and I remember she and Rodica ( her sister) learned French and English by themselves using a book called “Learn English/French without a professor” ( two separate books) that we got into the possession of after Rodica immigrated to the US. Lidia was a self-taught and was an expert and exquisite knitter. She made it look so easy. She would knit a blouse or a skirt in a matter of hours or maybe a couple of days. She could knit as fast as she could talk. She was a great story teller. I was mesmerized by her and she could relay a story with so much detail and facial expressions and then get to the point (which she called the “bomb”) all within a few minutes during which time I not only had a visual, but I felt transported into the story. Lidia had such a sense of personal style that she turned heads on the boulevard. One time a lady stopped her to admire her outfit. She had knitted a two-piece (dopies in Romanian from a French term) from 100% mercerized cotton thread (very very fine) and looked very dainty. It looked like it was made of silk. That lady was dumbfounded that this was made by hand and not using a machine…and not only that but that HER own hands created this masterpiece. She definitely had a unique eye for aesthetics and had refined tastes in everything. Lidia was her own person. She was herself and she felt confident in who she was as a person. I loved her confidence. She had confidence in her talents, one of them being she was a great imitator. Ever the keen observer, she would be so on point when she tried to tell a story with all the gesturing and toning and voicing and facial expressions that you could not NOT laugh. She was something else. I loved to see her laugh and she would diffuse any sadness away. Lidia wrote me cards which I kept and always will keep. She encouraged me to go to the university. She encouraged me to trust the Lord and be in His Word. Above all, what I was amazed by was Lidia’s genuine faith and faithfulness. She didn’t have an easy life, but she loved God and she chose to trust Jesus every day of her life. She would share with me how she talks with Him as if He’s right next to her and familiar with her heart and thoughts and life. I know Lidia adored her children and did everything she could to give them a great life. But I also know she loved her siblings and her nieces & nephews…and especially me. I love you, Lidia and I’m sorry I could not make it to your Celebration of Life service. You are always in my heart. I imagined that when the Lord called you HOME on that early morning 🌄, you heard His voice, took His hand and followed Him into a GLORIOUS & EVERLASTING MORNING. John 10:27 ” My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and the follow Me.I give them eternal life.” I will cherish your memory and I will see you again.♥️