WEBSTER – Gloria L. (Bourassa) Kaliszewski, 87, formerly of Webster, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, after an illness. Her husband of 36 years, Frank R. “Sleepy” Kaliszewski, died in 2014.
She leaves 3 children, Susan M. Desrosiers and her husband John of North Oxford, Robert L. Anderson and his wife Linda of Oxford, and Diane L. Sonos and her husband Charles of Thompson, CT, with whom she lived since 2014; 8 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandsons; a sister, Jean Battelle and her husband Richard of Worcester; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lorraine Ricard.
She was born in Worcester and raised in Auburn, the oldest daughter of Arcade and Lillian (Latour) Bourassa. She had lived in Worcester and Oxford before moving to Webster in 1978.
Mrs. Kaliszewski was an assembler at Greeting Card Company in Webster and also at Shepard Envelope Company in Worcester, retiring in 2000. She then worked part-time in the laundry at Webster Manor.
She was a communicant of Saint Louis Church and a member of the St. Louis League of Catholic Women. She was a volunteer at the church’s annual festivals. She enjoyed trips to Foxwoods and loved to read.
The funeral will be held Monday, May 2, from Scanlon Funeral Service, 38 East Main St., with a Mass at 11:00 AM in Saint Louis church, 14 Lake Street. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Dudley. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM Monday, May 2, before the Mass. Donations in her name may be made to Food Share, Inc., c/o United Church of Christ, 4 Church St., Webster, MA 01570.