WEBSTER – Frances P. (Knych) Petrin, 101, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Webster Manor after a period of declining health. Her husband of 57 years, Robert L. Petrin, died in 1991.
She leaves a daughter, Elizabeth A. “Betty” Meagher and her husband Donald of Webster; 3 granddaughters, Donna, wife of Robert Gryncewicz of Dudley, Angela, wife of Arthur Siegmund of North Grosvenordale, CT, and Laurie Meagher and her fiancé Michael Leckor of Hampton, NH; 5 great-grandchildren, Patricia Gryncewicz of Webster, Robby Gryncewicz and his wife Alexandra of Oxford, Colin Siegmund of North Grosvenordale, CT, Jacob Donahue of Thompson, CT and Anna Donohue of Webster; a brother, Joseph Knych and a sister, Gladys Przystas, both of Webster; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Peter and Albert Knych, and by 4 sisters, Anna Knych, Mary Marcustry, Sophie Saucier and Viola Gawle.
She was born in Webster on October 25, 1913, a daughter of Stephan and Catherine (Sikora) Knych and was a lifelong resident. She attended Bartlett High School.
Mrs. Petrin was a stitcher at local shoe shops including Sandlerette before retiring in 1962.
She was a lifelong member of Saint Joseph Basilica and a member of its Saint Anne Society and the Saint Joseph Polish Women’s Club.
The funeral will be held Thursday, May 21, from Scanlon Funeral Service, 38 East Main Street, with a Mass at 10:00 AM in Saint Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb Street. Burial will be in St. Joseph Garden of Peace. Calling hours will be Wednesday, May 20, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. in the funeral home. Donations in her name may be made to either the Friends of St. Joseph School Fund or to St. Joseph School Immediate Needs Fund, both 53 Whitcomb St., or to Sacred Heart Church Renovation Fund, 18 East Main St., all in Webster, MA 01570.