Profile Image
Virginia M. (Jablonski) Odell
April 20, 2017

Obituary

WAYLAND: Virginia M. (Jablonski) Odell, 93, died peacefully surrounded by her loving daughters on Thursday, April 20, 2017, following a period of declining health.
She was born in Worcester on December 25, 1923, the daughter of the late Frank M. Jablonski and Sophia J. (Szubzda) Jablonski.
Virginia was the beloved wife for 65 years of the late Herbert N. Odell, Jr. who died on October 19, 2009.
She was the loving mother of Christine A. Odell, M.D. and her husband J. Lance Lichtor, M.D. of Wayland and Deborah Odell Hagan and her husband Harry A. Hagan of San Francisco, CA. Devoted grandmother of Sarah A. Lichtor; Stephanie A. Lichtor; Phillip A. Lichtor and his wife Sara Neves Lichtor; Scott B. Lichtor; Michelle J. Lichtor and Brian Odell Hagan. Great-grandmother of Claire Adeline and Eleanor Rosalind Lichtor. Sister of Irene Jean Courtney of Saco, ME and the late Frank Jablonski, Jr. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Virginia has been a resident of Wayland for over 62 years and spent her formative years in Worcester. She received her BA in Sociology from Radcliffe College and Masters in Education from Northeastern University. For many years, she taught pre-school children for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Virginia was an accomplished violinist, an avid reader and loved to play bridge. She and her husband Herb were one of the original founding families of the former Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Wayland.
Visitations will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (Off Rte 30), Wayland.
Her funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 11:00 AM at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road (Rte 126), Lincoln.
Interment will follow in the Odell family lot in Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be sent to Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence, 266 Cochituate Rd, Wayland, MA 01778.

Content is coming soon...
John C. Bryant Funeral Home
56 Pemberton Road
Wayland, MA 01778
508-653-4220