Claudja Vernessa Cyrus
Claudja Vernessa Cyrus born on June 9th 1980 in Montreal QC to Dorothy James and Lemuel Da Costa passed away on April 21 2025 after her battle with cancer in Edmonton AB.
Claudja was a beloved daughter, sister, niece, auntie, grand-auntie, cousin, and friend. She will be remembered by:
Siblings: Joannie, Shawn (Dawn), Shayne, and Sade
Nephews and Nieces: Rodney, Tiffany, Jarvis, Desirae, Gabrielle (Joshua), Jachota, Jada, and Denzel
Aunts and Uncle: Arnold (Beulah), and Vernesta
Cousins: Gillian (Andrew), Carolyn (Randy), Debbie, Nicole, Giselle, Gizelle, Johan and family, Kareem, Tunisica, Jameel and family, Janicia and family, Kendall, and Shaquille,
Claudja will be reunited in heaven with her Mother Dorothy, Father Lemuel, Grandparents Clement and Mary, Auntie Pearl, Uncle Samuel, and Cousins Janice and Marlon
Celebration of Claudja's Life
Friday, May 2, 2025, 1:00PM
Shiloh Baptist Church
10727 114 St NW, Edmonton, AB
For those who wish to say their goodbyes there will be a viewing at 12 pm prior to the service.
The family has asked that, in lieu of flowers to make donations to Shiloh Baptist Church or The Canadian Cancer Society.
Claudja was proudly employed at Catholic Social Services as a Child and Youth Support Worker for 15 years.
2 Timothy 4: 7-8
I send my sincere condolences during this time of sorrow. The Bible gives a comforting hope that your loved one will soon live again on a beautiful paradise earth when death will be no more in John 5:28, 29.
Really sorry to come to know. Claudja Cyrus was always super sweet with me when I was fairly new in this country. She is from one of the few people, who I can call my friend who was never judgmental and open to ideas and differences. I can clearly see that side maintained in her and was certainly given to her by her parents. This goes to how she eventually chose the career she did and was serving child and Youth support worker. She was always caring and a warm person. We lived in Ottawa at one point. I moved to a different school for education and so on and hence lost contact with her. But she is someone I always thought of and a sense of comfort came in my heart. A feeling of Thankyou came to my heart.
I thank god for giving me the experience of meeting such a lovely girl in Bell High School in Ottawa.
She would walk down the hall in grade 9, looking so pretty, her pretty jeans, her winter boots, a small backup on her back (almost like a fashion statement) and holding her books (hugging them), looking straight ahead and a perfect straight posture, her and I would cross paths in hallways while classes would change. She was shy and but loved to laugh at something funny.
Although life got me busy but Claudja, I will always miss you. You being gone today has left me many confused feelings and how I wish I had a chance to say hello to you before and how you would have responded and greeted me with a smile.
my condolences to the family.