For our sister Åš.P. Anna:
Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and may the perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace. Amen.
Wieczne odpoczynek racz jej dać Panie, a światłość wiekuista niechaj jej świeci.
Niech odpoczywajÄ… w pokoju, Amen.
St. Johnsville, N.Y. — Mrs. Anna Bladek, age 97, formerly of Old Meadow Road, most recently residing with her granddaughter, Bethany, and husband, Marc, and their children, Trevor and Caelan, on Prospect Avenue, Gloversville, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Saturday evening, July 23, 2011. At the time of her passing, which occurred at the Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, she had the love and support of her family by her side.
She was born on March 24, 1914, in Windber, Pa., daughter of the late John and Katherine (Seredich) Zazwirsky, and educated in Pennsylvania and Fairfield schools. She lived most of her life in the Little Falls area before moving to St. Johnsville in the early 1990s. On June 10, 1934, she was joined in marriage with John J. Bladek at Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Church, Little Falls, a blessed union of 56 years until Mr. Bladek’s passing on April 5, 1991. For many years, Anna assisted her late husband in the operation of the Bladek Family Farm on Snells Bush Road, Little Falls. She was, at one time, employed with Melrose Slipper Co., Little Falls. Anna was a member of the Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Church, Little Falls, and the church Adoration Society. She also belonged to the Danube Home Bureau, Little Falls Polish Community Home (life member), AARP of Herkimer County, Nowadaga Grange of Newville, Herkimer County Pomona, New York State Grange and the Rock City Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
Anna loved crafts and making Ukrainian eggs. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and golfing in her spare time. She spent her happiest moments in the company of her loving family who will dearly miss her.
Survivors include her loving family: her son, John Bladek, and wife, Thelma, of Little Falls; two daughters, Toshie Wilson, of Wilmington, Del., and Teddie Colorito and husband, Rick, of St. Johnsville; a sister, Alice Sunderlin, of Yorkville; nine cherished grandchildren, Jodi, Ricky, Gary and wife, Amy, David and wife, Sue, Karen and husband, Dan, Doug and wife, Kelly, Jason and wife, Stephanie, Rebecca and husband, Brett, and Bethany and husband, Marc, with whom Anna lived with; and fifteen adored great-grandchildren, Samantha, Jillian, Michael, Melissa, John, Jesse, Jeremiah, Samuel, Hayley, Emma, Grace, Luke, Trevor, Caelan and Ada. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to acknowledge her very special friends, Deb and Dan Porter, Josephine (Buff) Colorito, Ruth Gorski and Peg and Brian Patrei. She was preceded in death by a sister, Olga Fox, and by six brothers, George, William, Vladimir, Richard and Eugene Marko and John Zazwirsky.
Relatives and friends are invited to visitation at the Enea Family Funeral Home, 24 W. Monroe St., Little Falls, on Thursday, July 28, 2011, from 4 to 7 p.m. The funeral will commence at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 29, from Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Church, with the Rev. Rafael Dadelo, Pastor, officiating. Procession will follow to Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest with her husband, John. Father Dadelo will offer a prayer service at 5 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral parlor. Kindly consider memorial offerings in Mrs. Bladek’s name to the Holy Spirit Polish National Catholic Church or Mountain Valley Hospice; envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
The family would like to acknowledge the third floor nurses and aides at Nathan Littauer Hospital for the excellent care and compassion given during her hospital stay and a special thank you to Kathleen Jablonski and the staff of Hospice for the care and support provided to all. Members of the Eastern Star will conduct a 5 p.m. service on Thursday at the funeral home.