Rita Anna Renaud Radziewicz

Rita Anna (Beaulieu) Radziewicz, 85, of Colchester and formerly of Southbridge and Charlton, MA and Spring Hill, FL, widow of the late Alfred Renaud and Harold Radziewicz, passed away Monday morning (November 24, 2008) at home, surrounded by her loving family. Born August 10, 1923 in Southbridge, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Bridget (Cody) Beaulieu.

A proud veteran of the Army Air Corps, she served at the end of World War II, being honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant in September of 1946. Before retiring to Florida in 1984, Mrs. Radziewicz was active with the St. Ann's Ladies Guild of Sacred Heart Church in Webster, as well as the Polish American Veterans Auxiliary in Webster, which she had served as President of. In her spare time, she enjoyed dancing and knitting, but found her greatest joy in her family, to whom she was ever devoted.

She is survived by three children, Nancy Bray and her husband Scot of Colchester, with whom she most recently made her home, Jeffrey Renaud and his wife Mary of Charlton, MA and Jon Renaud of Northampton, MA; four grandchildren, Christy, Joshua, Derek and Sabryna; one great grandson, Zachary; a sister, Lorraine Kispert of Rhode Island; two brothers, Leo Beaulieu of Southbridge and Donat Beaulieu of Vermont; and numerous extended family members and friends. In addition to her husbands, she was predeceased by a sister, Doris Rusiecki.

The Memorial Liturgy will be celebrated 10 AM Monday directly at Notre Dame Church, 446 Main St., Southbridge. Committal with full military honors will follow in the New Notre Dame Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Hospice SECT, 227 Dunham St., Norwich, CT 06360 or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220. Care of arrangements has been entrusted to the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester.