Hartford Courant

Kuracz, Stella H.

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Stella H. Kuracz, age 88, of Wethersfie­ld, CT, wife of the late Henry J. Kuracz, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2022 at Hartford Hospital. She was a strong, brave woman who fought hard during the last few months. Stella was born in Poland on January 30, 1934 to Paul and Anna Olender. At a very young age, she immigrated with her family to Hartford, CT, met and married her husband, Henry. They then moved from Hartford to Wethersfie­ld, CT where they settled and raised their family. She was devoted to watching daily mass, the rosary and the chaplet. Cooking and teaching her family how to make her favorite meals was always a joy for her. Stella especially enjoyed and looked forward to sharing family dinners together.

She will be missed greatly by her surviving children, Christine (Harry) Peterson, Richard Kuracz and Theresa Zywociensk­i (fiance Jeffrey). In addition to her children, and known as "babci" to her grandchild­ren, she leaves Stacey (Jason) Powers, Tricia (Ryan) Leduc, Jennifer (Shawn) Hewitt and Thomas (partner Michael) Zywociensk­i. Known as "prababcia" to her greatgrand­children, she will be greatly missed by Brooklyn Powers, Braylee Powers, Jackson Leduc, Jameson Leduc, Colton Hewitt and Madison Hewitt. Stella loved

her children and grandchild­ren but especially held close to her heart her great-grandchild­ren. They all loved spending time with their "prababcia."

In addition to being predecease­d by her husband, she was predecease­d by her brothers, Joseph Olender, John Olender and her sister, Nellie Cieslak. She is also

survived by her brother-in-law, Ted (Barbara) Kuracz; sister-in-law, Sandra Kuracz, and several nieces and nephews. The family wants to extend an especially warm and heartfelt thank you to all who were involved in taking care of our Mom on the second floor in the

Conklin Building. At the risk of leaving someone out, no specific names are mentioned here but you all know who you are. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the care given to her.

At the request of the family, all funeral services are private. Please share online expression­s of sympathy, memories or photo tributes at www.rosehillfu­neralhomes.com

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