She was born January 8, 1938 in Holyoke, MA, the beloved daughter of the late, John and Sophie Naginewicz. She was raised in Chicopee, MA where she attended school and resided until she married her late husband of 56-years, Gerald “Jerry” Ciarcia. They settled in Methuen MA, where they raised their three children before moving to Port Charlotte, FL in 1998 to be near their grandchildren.
She enjoyed listening to the Boston Celtic radio play-by-play, watching “Me TV” reliving the programs of her childhood, reading the Sunday newspaper with coffee and her favorite donuts, and studying her Bible.
She was predeceased in death by her brother Francis A. “Frank” Naginewitcz and his wife Joyce of Chicopee; survived by her daughter Robin Ciarcia and her partner Andrew Whitehead; son, Jonathan Ciarcia, all of Port Charlotte; daughter, Julie (Ciarcia) Ryan and her husband Donald of North Port; grandchildren Kaitlin (Whitehead) Nunez and her husband Brian of Cape Coral; Joshua Whitehead of Tampa; Hailey Whitehead of Orlando; great grandchildren Burton and Madeline Nunez; brother Robert Naginewicz of Chicopee; and her many nephews, nieces, cousins, and extended members of the Ciarcia and Naginewicz families.
A private celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
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