Obituary of Grace J. Kindzierski
Grace J. Donofrio Kindzierski, age 85, of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 in Wellington, Florida. Born on August 15, 1919 in Bridgeport, CT to the late John and Sabella Scinto Donofrio, she was a lifelong resident of Bridgeport and Stratford. She was a retired administrative assistant at Remington Arms Company in Bridgeport where she met and fell in love with her husband of 55 years, the late Anthony F. Kindzierski. A graduate of Staples Elementary School and Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, she also attended Booth Business School and was a librarian at Holy Rosary School in Bridgeport and a teachers aide at Chapel School in Stratford. As a lifelong parishioner of Holy Rosary Church, she was active in the annual feast of St. Anthony as well as a member of the St. Theresa Guild and the Holy Rosary Seniors. She was also a member of the Springwood Athletic Club, where she loved to enjoy Big Band music and play sports.
A devoted homemaker and beloved mother, she will be greatly missed by her daughter, Mary Grace of Wellington, FL and her two sons, Paul of Stratford and Michael of New York, NY. In addition to her children, she is survived by her sister, Eleanor Mariconda and her husband, Dominick of Stratford, two sisters-in-law, Mary DOnofrio and Florence DOnofrio, both of Trumbull, five grandchildren, Brittnee, Paulie, Lauren, Nicole and Brianna and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was also pre-deceased by four brothers, Daniel, Leonard, Anthony and Matthew and two sisters, Rose Affanato and Antoinette DeAngelis.
Funeral services will take place on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. from the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, and at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Rosary Church, Bridgeport for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. Michael Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call on Friday from 3-8 p.m. The St. Theresa Guild of Holy Rosary Church will pray the rosary at 5:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Grace's memory to the American Cancer Society, 621 Clear Water Park Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33401.