CHERRY VALLEY______Marianna (Glowacka) Duda, 85, of Cherry Valley, died Friday, February 27, 2009 in her home. Her husband, Joseph Duda, Sr., died in 1995.
She leaves her children, Barbara LaTour of Cherry Valley; Irene Gutkowski of Ft. Collins, CO., Hedy Perry of Chestnut Hill; Joseph S. Duda, Jr., of Cherry Valley and Michael Duda of Spencer; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was born and raised in Poland and came to Worcester in 1951. She has resided in Cherry Valley since 1987.
Mrs. Duda was a machine assembler many years including 18 years at Lundquist Tool Co., before retiring. She was a member of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, the Leicester Senior Center and its Red Hat Society. Marianna enjoyed gardening and shopping.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, March 4 from HENRY-DIRSA FUNERAL HOME, 33 Ward Street, Worcester with a Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, 34 Ward Street, Worcester. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester. Calling hours in the funeral home are Tuesday, March 3 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.