Danuta Kolodziej, 71, of Dudley, Massachusetts, passed away on December 14, 2019 at home surrounded by her family, after a battle with brain cancer. She leaves her husband of 49 years, Jan Kolodziej, two children – Tomasz and his wife Urszula, and Karolina (Dowd) and her husband Thomas, as well as four loving grandchildren – Anastazja and Tomasz Kolodziej, Jr., and Jack and Patrick Dowd. She also leaves extensive family in Poland including her sister and brother-in-law, Hanka and Krzysztof Kozlik, and nephews Dawid and Jakub Kozlik.
Danuta was born in Zabrze, Poland on January 27, 1948. In Poland, she worked as a high school Polish language teacher before emigrating to the United States in 1984. After moving to Massachusetts, she continued her vocation in education and worked for many years as a kindergarten aide in the Worcester School Department until her retirement in 2007. Throughout the years, Danuta was very active in local Polish-American organizations.
Calling hour will be held Wednesday, December 18th from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Naubuc Avenue, Glastonbury. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. in St. Augustine Church, 55 Hopewell Rd., South Glastonbury. Burial will follow the Mass in Holy Cross Cemetery, 1318 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. To extend online condolences and/or share a memory, please visit farleysullivan.com.