Ryszard Skiba

Ryszard Skiba, 78, of East Hartford, beloved husband for 45 years of Feliksa (Lulewicz) Skiba, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Born in Poland on January 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Franciszek and Rozalia (Zolodz) Skiba. Ryszard came to the U.S. in 1974 and worked as an inspector at Textron and Stowe Machine.

Ryszard will be forever missed by his devoted wife Feliksa; son Tommy Skiba and his wife Jamie Skiba of East Hartford and other son Robert Skiba and his wife Lana Skiba of Gales Ferry and his four adored grandchildren, Catherine, Jeremy, Abigail and Grace. He is also survived by his brother, Tadeusz Skiba of Manchester; his sister, Czeslawa Gurniak of Poland; his sister-in-law, Wanda Borajkiewicz; his brother-in-law, Edmund Lulewicz, both of New Haven; two nephews, Bodgan Bak and Andrzej Skiba, as well as many other nieces, nephews and extended family members in Poland.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 19 at 10 a.m. at SS. Cyril & Methodius Church, 63 Popieluszko Court, Hartford. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Family and friends may call on Friday, February 18 from 5-7 p.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield. To share a memory of Ryszard with his family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.