ST. HELENA ISLAND, SC – Marcia A. (Gromelski) Behrens, 67, formerly of Dudley, MA, passed away Friday, February 9 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
She leaves her significant other, Mark A. Sweeney with whom she lived; a son, Kevin G. Behrens of Dudley, MA; a daughter, Kara L. Behrens of Worcester, MA and her fiancé Scott Bryan; a brother, Joe Gromelski of Herndon, VA; seven cousins, Paul Brodeur, Nancy Sedor, Carolyn Sidor and her husband Mat Finch, Susan Sedor and her husband Peter Antonellis, Joe Sedor, Francis Gromelski and Gary Whitney; and many colleagues and friends.
She was born on March 17, 1956 in Worcester MA and raised in Dudley, the daughter of George A. and Mary (Sedor) Gromelski. She graduated from Putnam (CT) Catholic Academy in 1974, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Nichols College in Dudley in 1978. She received a master’s degree in business administration, also from Nichols, in 1989.
A certified public accountant, she first worked at the Arthur Young accounting firm in Worcester from 1978 to 1982, and then at Bose Corporation in Framingham from 1982 to 1987. She was an assistant and later associate professor of accounting, GPS MBA program chair and general business program chair at Nichols College, where she worked for over 30 years. She served on many committees at the college, notably with the Athletics Hall of Fame.
Ms. Behrens served on the finance committee of the Town of Dudley for several years and was a past president of the philanthropic Quo Vadis Club. She enjoyed golfing at the Cohasse Country Club in Southbridge, MA. She loved her New England and Nichols sports teams, especially Nichols hockey.
Cherished by all who knew her, she will be remembered not only for her remarkable achievements but also for her unwavering dedication and love as a mother, leaving behind a legacy of warmth and compassion.
Her funeral will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 from the Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School Street, Webster, MA, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in Saint Andrew Bobola Church, 54 West Main Street, Dudley. Burial will be in Saint Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the funeral home. Donations in her name may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, PO Box 22324, New York, NY 10018-2470, phone 1-888-557-7177 (www.lls.org/give).