Julie M. Rockwal

January 4, 1922 - November 11, 2014

Julie M. (Majka) Rockwal, 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Baystate Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Born January 4, 1922, daughter of the late Peter and Marcella (Pytka) Majka, she was a lifelong Chicopee resident. Julie was a graduate of Chicopee High School, Class of 1940, and a retired payroll clerk for Chicopee Manufacturing Co. She was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, a member of its Rosary Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Beautiful Years Club, and also served the parish as a pierogi pincher. Julie was predeceased in 1983 by her beloved husband, Thaddeus Rockwal, and is survived by her loving son, Peter P. Rockwal and his wife Patricia, of Ware; two loving grandsons, Scott Rockwal and his wife Kimberly, of Chicopee and Jeffrey Rockwal and his wife Jennifer, of West Springfield; four cherished grandchildren, Ryan, Emily, Nathan and Abigal Rockwal; and two brothers, Peter Majka and his wife Eleanor, of Chicopee and Edward Majka and his wife Mary, of Springfield. She was predeceased by a brother, Chester Majka and a sister, Lillian Gagnon. Funeral services for Julie will be held Monday morning from Kozikowski Funeral Home, 565 Front St., Chicopee, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM in St. Stanislaus Basilica. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday from 9-10:30AM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Activity Fund of Birch Manor Skilled Nursing Center, 44 New Lombard Road, Chicopee, MA 01020.