DUDLEY – Frances R. (Makowski) Jarosz, 90, formerly of Pine Street, died Monday, August 3, 2020 in Brookside Rehab in Webster after an illness. Her husband of 64 years, Edward J. Jarosz, Sr., died in 2017.
She leaves 2 daughters, Patricia A. Bachand and her husband Thomas of Woodstock, and Sharon R. Donovan of Berkeley, MA; 4 grandchildren, Marissa, Kevin, Christopher and Amanda; 1 great-grandson Luis; 3 brothers, Roger Makowski of Berlin, MD, Joe Makowski of Pascoag, RI and John Makowski of Southport, NC; 2 sisters, Agnes Moroz of Dudley and Jane Frenette of Harrisville, RI; a son-in-law, Raymond C. Siekierski, Jr. of Rindge, NH; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Edward J. “Edziu” Jarosz, Jr. in 1984 and by a daughter, Kathleen M. Siekierski in 2016.
She was born on December 2, 1929 in Pascoag, RI, one of the 9 children of Michael and Stella (Kaczynski) Makowski. She moved to Dudley at the time of her marriage in 1953.
Mrs. Jarosz was a custodian at Shepherd Hill Regional High School from 1973 to 1991, when she retired.
She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and quilting. She loved to go to the ocean and walk on the beach.
Her funeral will be held privately. There are no calling hours. Donations in her name may be made to the Edward J. Jarosz, Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Shepherd Hill Regional High School, 68 Dudley-Oxford Road, Dudley, MA 01571. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster