Theodozia Kiziuk Pastuszek

Theodozia Kiziuk Pastuszek died peacefully on July 17, 2017. She was born in Bucacz Ukraine in 1929.

She is survived by her children: William J. Pastuszek Jr., of Newton, MA; Lydia M. Pastuszek of Sudbury, MA; Alexander R. Pastuszek of Swarthmore, PA, her sonin-law Brian Monahan and daughter-in-law Ellen Smith, and her six grandchildren: Danya Smith Pastuszek, Jonathon Wall Pastuszek, Jenna Maria Pastuszek, Derek John Pastuszek, Daniel Pastuszek Monahan and Lesia Pastuszek Monahan. She is also survived by her beloved sister-in-law Lucy Ennis Kiziuk and two great grandchildren, Sasha Smith Branecki and Remy William Branecki.

Dozia, as she was known to many, was predeceased by her husband William J. Pastuszek, to whom she was married for 56 years. She was his partner in life and in their business, William J. Pastuszek Real Estate LLC, which recently celebrated its 70th year of operations. She continued to run the company after his death.

Dozia survived the famine imposed on Ukrainian farmers in the 1930s, invasion and occupation by the Germans and then the Russians during World War II, and several years in a displaced persons camp, before coming to Chester, PA with her parents and brother Roman. Her uncle was the priest at the Ukrainian Orthodox church in Chester and helped to sponsor her family. She met her husband soon after arrival. She completed high school in the US, and she loved being an American citizen.

Dozia loved her family and preparing special foods for the holidays and participating in all the Ukrainian traditions. All three of her children are fluent in Ukrainian, which gave her much happiness. She adored her grandchildren and was joyous when she was able to watch them play sports or perform at a school event. She also loved going to her home on LBI, trips to Atlantic City, and traveling to the Caribbean. She and her husband visited much of the world together. She also loved to sing, which she did in the church choir and even in her final days, she would sing Ukrainian folk songs and American standards. She was active in the community and was the President of the Swarthmore Women’s Club for many years. She was able to establish a college scholarship for Strath Haven students endowed by funds from the Women’s Club.

Funeral arrangements are being managed by the D’Anjolell Barone Memorial Home, 908 South Providence Road, Wallingford, PA. Calling hours will be 9-10:45 am on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 followed by a funeral service at 11 AM, then burial at Lawncroft Cemetery in Linwood (Lower Chichester), PA.

Donations may be made as a tribute to Theodozia at Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation. On line donations may be made by following this link: https://www. michaeljfox.org/tribute/tribute-page.php?id=20365 Donations can also be mailed to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014, or call 1-800-708-7644 to make a phone donation.

Arrangements by Danjolell-Barone Memorial Home