DOUGLAS - Helena J. (Lawicka) Kucala, 81, of Douglas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in her home, surrounded by her family. Her husband of 43 years, Jerzy H. “Jerry” Kucala, passed away in 2002.
She is survived by her children, Dariusz J. “Darek” Kucala and his wife, Dorota of Millbury, and Monika A. Maslen and her husband, Gregory of Douglas; five sisters, Stanislawa Grobelska, Beata Koporska, Maria Swatek, Barbara Bogut and Katarzyna Lawicka, all of Poland; four grandchildren, Lukasz, Natalia, Victoria and Alexandra; two great grandchildren, Maya and Jacob; and several nephews.
Mrs. Kucala was born in Lublin, Poland, daughter of the late Stanislaw and Helena (Wiebrzynska) Lawicki, and immigrated to the United States in 1978. She retired from Hanover Insurance, where she worked as a policy processing clerk. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Worcester.
A Funeral will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022 from HENRY - DIRSA FUNERAL HOME, 33 Ward Street, Worcester with a Funeral Mass at 11:00am in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, 34 Ward Street, Worcester. Burial will be held at a later date. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 3:00 to 5:00pm in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice & Palliative Care, 120 Thomas Street, Worcester, MA 01608 or www.vnacare.org/donors.