WEBSTER – Stasia B. (Jolda) Kawiaka, 92, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at home. Her husband of 46 years, Theodore F. “Ted” Kawiaka, died in 2011.
She leaves a daughter, Susan M. & her husband Michael R. Levesque of Putnam, CT; 3 grandchildren, Briana Patriarca, Richard Patriarca and Michael Levesque; a great-grandson, Pierce Patriarca; a sister, Genevieve Kowalski of North Fort Myers, FL; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, William Jolda, Edward Jolda and Louis Jolda and by her sister, Michaeline Bonczek.
She was born in Webster, a daughter of Adam J. and Mary R. (Baron) Jolda. She was a graduate of Bartlett High School, class of 1942.
Mrs. Kawiaka worked at Bates Shoe retiring to devote her time to raising her daughter.
She was a communicant of Saint Joseph Basilica. She enjoyed crocheting and dining out. She treasured the time she spent with her grandchildren and great grandson to them she was so much more than a grandmother.
The funeral will be held Thursday, January 5, 2017 from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster, with a Mass at 11:00 AM in Saint Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb Street. Burial will be in St. Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. A calling period will be held Thursday morning before the funeral from 9:00 to 10:30 AM in the funeral home. The family requests donation in her name be made to Saint Joseph Basilica or to Saint Joseph School, both 53 Whitcomb Street, Webster, MA 01570.