DUDLEY - Theresa A. (Bonczek) Labby, 99, died Thursday, December 2, 2021 in Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando after a period of declining health. Her husband of 61 years, Peter T. Labby, died in 2009.
She leaves 4 children, Dorothy J. Reardon of Orlando, Cynthia L. Cioffi and her husband Alfred of Whitinsville, Peter T. Labby and his wife Kirstin of North Grosvenordale, CT, and Elaine R. Nepini and her husband Michael of Cumberland, RI; 8 grandchildren, Shaune Reardon, Timothy Reardon and his wife Bonnie, Rebecca Freniere and her husband Paul, Nicholas Cioffi, Peter Labby and his wife Candis, Christopher and Jeffrey Labby, and Michaela Nepini; 8 great-grandchildren, Amanda Reardon, Abigail Reardon, Lucas, Nathaniel, and Jonah Freniere, Damian Bakerlis, and Deken and Dmetri Labby; a great-great granddaughter Aria Violette; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers, Anthony, Vincent, Victor, Chester, and Theodore Bonczek, by 2 sisters, Bernice Walusiak and Monica Drescher, and a son-in-law John Reardon.
She was born on June 22, 1922 at home, the youngest of the children of Stanley and Mary (Ponczatek) Bonczek and lived here all of her adult life. She graduated from Bartlett high school in Webster. She moved to Orlando 2 years ago to live with her daughter, Dorothy.
Mrs. Labby was an experienced sewer. She worked at the Herideen Rug Company in Webster for many years, first making ammunition bags for the troops during World War II and then braiding rugs. She was a stitcher at Ethan Allen Company before retiring in 1989.
She was a life member of Saint Andrew Bobola Church. She enjoyed solving jigsaw and word search puzzles and made clothes for herself and her children. She also loved to read.
Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, December 15, from Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School Street, Webster, with a Mass at 11:00 AM in Saint Andrew Bobola Church, 54 West Main Street, Dudley. Burial will be in Saint Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. Visitation will be held from 9:15 to 10:15 AM in the funeral home on Wednesday prior to the Mass. Donations in her name may be made to Saint Andrew Bobola Church, 54 West Main Street, Dudley, MA 01571.