It is with great sadness that the family of Clara Thomal Zukowski announces her passing on December 1, 2019, at the age of 87. Clara was a caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She sparkled elegance, brought happiness and bridged families from Brazil to the USA. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Clara will be lovingly remembered by her children, Marilena (Hilton) Varanda, Tania Nigh, Roselaine Rethondin and Orlando (Nilda) Rethondin. She will also be forever remembered by her grandchildren Annalu, Brenno, Eric, Natasha, Nayara, Julia, Lígia, Egmon, Airane and Cainan; and her great-grandchildren, Vicente and Luella. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Orlando Rethondin, late husband, John Zukowski, and her youngest daughter, Jozelly Morais.
We welcome family and friends to join us for a mass on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the St James Apostle Catholic, 8400 Monarch Drive, Port Richey, FL at 9:00 am, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 am, Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, 2853 Sunset Point Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759 in memory of Clara’s life.