Henrietta M. Buczek

February 12, 1920 - August 27, 2014

Henrietta M. (Syzdek) Buczek, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center with her loving family by her side. Born February 12, 1920, daughter of the late Jozef and Eleanora (Szwedzienska) Syzdek, she was a lifelong Chicopee resident. Henrietta retired from the Chicopee School Department where she coordinated school lunch programs. She was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr. Henrietta was predeceased by her beloved husband, Joseph F. Buczek and beloved sister, Helen Syzdek. Henrietta is survived by her loving daughters, Diane Lavoie and her partner Walter Lazarz, and Janet Westcott and her husband Michael; and her dear cousin family member, Mary Blanchette and her husband Serge. Henrietta was blessed to have lived a long and healthy life enjoying what she loved; her family, her friends, her gardens. She was and always will be cherished. Funeral services for Henrietta will be held Saturday morning from the Kozikowski Funeral Home, 565 Front St., Chicopee, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30AM in St. Stanislaus Basilica. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Calling hours are Saturday morning from 8:30-10AM.