Fundraiser Underway For Family Who Lost Dad To Rare Condition

CULVER CITY, CA – A fundraiser is underway for a Culver City man who died recently from a rare liver condition. Ernest Adzentoivich is survived by his wife Nancy Adzentoivich, their three sons, 12-year-old twins Vladimir and Waylon, and 10-year-old Silas, and his parents Maryann and Big Ernie, according to the GoFundMe.

They are the most wonderful people, and none of them should have ever experienced such pain," fundraiser organizer Marina Berkovich wrote. "They all fought so hard for Ernie through the years of his battle with the disease and to get him through the first transplant. They were ready to do it again as he was awaiting the second one, but life turned out otherwise."

The funds raised will help the Adzentoivich family pay for memorial services and all the medical expenses that "piled up" while he was getting treatment, the fundraiser said.

The memorial service for Ernest Adzentoivich was August 20 – the twins' twelfth birthday was just three days later.

"While nothing can replace having their dad there with them, perhaps seeing the community support in memory of their dad could make this day just a little bit easier for them," Berkovich wrote.

She hopes that the Culver City community can keep the Adzentoivich family in their thoughts and prayers as they navigate through these "unimaginably difficult" times.

For more information or to donate to the GoFundMe, visit the fundraiser here.

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