Helen F. Czarnecki

Mrs. Czarnecki was born on July 11, 1927 in Hartford, CT, daughter of William and Helen (Goodale) Connery. She was a resident of Glastonbury, CT for 20 years and Woodstock, CT for over 35 years, previously living in Metuchen, NJ, Holden, MA, Atkinson, NH and most recently at Creamery Brook Village, in Brooklyn, CT.

Mrs. Czarnecki attended the University of Connecticut from 1945 to 1947 and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She received her B.A. from St. Joseph College for Women West Hartford in 1951.

Mrs. Czarnecki was a former teacher in the Metuchen, NJ school system as well as the Woodstock Elementary School. Her husband, Sigmund, founded Preferred Plastics, of Putnam, CT in 1961 and she became secretary of the Corporation. She was Treasurer of Woodstock Associates and was Founder and President of Heritage Travel, Putnam, CT where she was a travel consultant from 1975 to 1990.

Fran was actively involved with Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT for many years as a volunteer, a member of the Woman's Board and Treasurer of the Gift Shop. She was an active member of the American Association of University Women while residing in Metuchen. She was a former member of St. James Episcopal Church, Glastonbury, CT and Christ Church, Pomfret, CT where she taught Sunday School for many years.

Fran was an active gardener and took exceptional pride in her gardens everywhere she had lived. She and her husband were avid worldwide travelers and every year would travel to a different part of the world, with a particular interest in Mexico. Later on she and Sig would take the grandchildren on summer camping trips.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her daughters, Susan Lee and her husband James, of Woodstock, CT and Sally Juozokas and her husband Ron of Derry, NH; and her grandchildren Heather Lee and her spouse Jamie Cowie of Cromwell, CT, Brendon Lee and his partner Jessica Robbins of Woodstock, CT, Michael Juozokas of Derry, NH, and Lauren Juozokas, of London, UK.

A Memorial Service is to be held on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 11:00 am at Glastonbury Funeral Home, 450 New London Tnpk., Glastonbury, CT with burial following in St. James Cemetery, Glastonbury. There are no calling hours. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.glastonburyfuneral.com