Irena Karwacki

Irena was born March 21, 1929 in Białystok, Poland to Władysław and Magdalena Budzińska. She immigrated to America in 1951, residing in Hudson, NY before settling in New Britain, CT where she lived for the remainder of her life. Irena was employed by Emhart (Black & Decker) from 1961 until she retired in 1991. She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church. She loved to cook polish food and grow her own vegetables and tend to her many flowers, especially loving her rose garden. Her greatest joy was being a Babcia, taking care of and watching her grandchildren grow, nurturing and sharing with great pride their many accomplishments. In her later years, she enjoyed singing and sang for hours on end.

She will be dearly missed by her daughters, Theresa Therrien and her husband Ronald of Plainville; Elizabeth Syska and her husband Robert of Southington; and her four grandchildren, Diana, Melissa and Eric Therrien and Matthew Syska.

Funeral services will begin Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 8:30am at New Britain Memorial Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave., New Britain followed by the Funeral Liturgy at 9:30am in Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday, from 5-8pm at the funeral home. For directions or online condolences please visit www.newbritainsagarino.com.