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Vanda Bazikas
December 09, 2018

Obituary

WORCESTER___Vanda Grazina (Simulynaite) Bazikas, 93, passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on December 9, 2018.
She leaves behind a daughter, Nijole Harcus, son, Vytautas Bazikas and his wife Renata of Southborough, MA, five grandchildren, Gabrielius, Ula and Austeja Bazikas, Carrie and Jason Harcus, two great grandchildren Sienna and Sage Jaffe, nieces Dale Mantautas, her husband Ronald Lehmkuhl, Dolores Bazikas, and nephew Daniel Bazikas. She was predeceased by her husband, Kazimieras Bazikas in 2008, brother Regimantas, a sister Izidora Mantautas and brother-in-law Vaidievutis Mantautas Grazina was born in Obeliai, Lithuania on November 1, 1925. She was the daughter of Kazimieras and Teofile (Terebaite) Simulynas. Upon leaving Lithuania after World War II she attended Maximilian University in Wurzburg, Germany as a chemistry major. She was active with the Lithuanian Scouts in her youth and was a member of the “Akademikai.”
After immigrating to the United States with her family in March 1949, she attended and graduated from Ollis Hairdressing and Cosmetology Academy in Worcester in 1958 and then continued her studies and graduated from the Hair Design Institute in New York, NY in 1960.
Grazina loved painting pictures, embroidery and other creative handcrafts. She had been a long-time parishioner of St. Casimir’s Lithuanian Church in Worcester, MA and had worked at St. Casimir’s School as a librarian, substitute teacher, and member of the Mothers Guild.
The funeral will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018 from Dirsa Morin Funeral Home, with a Mass at 11:30 am in St. Johns Church, 44 Temple St. Burial in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours in the funeral home will be from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made to Camp Neringa by mail: Camp Neringa, Inc., 147 Neringa Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301, by PayPal: http://neringa.org/lt_support_donate.html or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1092952050884252/

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Worcester, MA 01604
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