Webster – Jolanta “Jola” Wojtarowicz, 51, died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Harrington Healthcare at Hubbard after being stricken ill at home.
She leaves her parents, Eugeniusz and Wladyslawa (Zurek) Wojtarowicz of Thompson, CT; 3 brothers, Janusz Wojtarowicz and his wife Anna of Krakow, Poland, Tomasz Wojtarowicz and his wife Anna of Chicago, and Karol Wojtarowicz and his wife Aneta of Webster; 4 nieces, Julia, Marta, Klaudia and Julia; a nephew Maximilian; aunts, uncles and cousins; and her dear friend Bogdan in Poland.
She was born on June 17, 1970 in Rabka Zdroj, Poland and raised there. She graduated from Liceum Muzyczne, a music high school in Krakow and completed further studies at a music college. She moved to West Warren in 1994 and then to Webster in 1996.
Jolanta was a church organist at Saint Joseph’s Basilica in Webster, at St. Aloysius Church in Gilbertville and at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Worcester. She also gave piano and accordion lessons privately and taught Polish language lessons at Saint Joseph’s School.
She was a member of Saint Joseph Basilica in Webster. She also played the piano. Jola will be dearly missed by many.
The funeral will be held Friday, January 14, from the Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School Street, with a Mass at 11:00 AM in Saint Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb Street. Burial will be in Saint Joseph Garden of Peace. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the funeral home. Masks must be worn according to current health guidelines.