Mary Grudzinskas

Beloved Wife

Mary Ann (Bogardo) Grudzinskas, 66, of Sandy Hook, died May 3, at Danbury Hospital. She was born June 2, 1943, in Secaucus, N.J., daughter of Mary (Lillis) and Peter Bogardo. She was the wife of Vitalius “Val” Grudzinskas.

Mrs Grudzinskas was a resident of Sandy Hook since 1977, and worked as an administrative assistant at Branson University in Danbury for 15 years before retirement due to illness.

She was a parishioner of St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.

Besides her husband of 44 years, a brother, Stephen Bogardo of Toronto, Canada, survives Mrs Grudzinskas. Several nieces and nephews survive her, as well.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St Rose of Lima on May 6.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 372 Danbury Road, Wilton CT 06897-2523 or at cancer.org.

The Newtown Bee        May 7, 2010