Grace (Shea) Staskiewicz, age 95, of Tiverton and formerly of Portsmouth and Holiday, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Crestwood Nursing & Rehabilitation in Warren. She was the wife of the late John J. Staskiewicz, Sr., with whom she shared 56 years of marriage, until his passing in 2005.
Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Shea and Bernadette (Dessert) Shea. She was a graduate of Durfee High School, class of 1942.
Grace is survived by her grandson, Timothy Staskiewicz of Randolph, MA; her grandson Daniel Staskiewicz and his fiancée Marianna de Oliveira, of Salvador, Brazil; her granddaughter Lauren Church and husband Benjamin Church of Swansea; one great-granddaughter, Violet Church; one sister, Gladys Driscoll of Attleboro; and one daughter-in-law, Christine Dunne Staskiewicz of Tiverton. She was the mother of the late John J. Staskiewicz, Jr., who passed away earlier this year, and sister of the late Lillian Auger, Rita Peterson and William, Henry and Raymond Shea.
Her Funeral Mass will be held on October 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM in St. Christopher’s Church, 1584 Main Rd., Tiverton. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM in St. Christopher’s prior to the Mass. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Grace’s honor may be made to Crestwood Nursing & Rehabilitation, 568 Child St., Warren, RI 02885. Her funeral arrangements are in the care of Waring-Sullivan Home at Cherry Place, Fall River. For online condolences, please visit: www.waring-sullivan.com