Micheline R. Kurowski Sayer

Micheline R. (Zaplotny) Kurowski Sayer, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 12th, at her home. Micheline is predeceased by her first husband of 17 years, Chester S. Kurowski, who died in 1969 and her second husband of 28 years, Richard H. Sayer, who died in 2003.

She leaves three children: Christina H. M. Ouellet and her husband Jacques of Pinellas Park, FL, and Cynthia M. Iwanski of Dudley; a son, Joseph C. Kurowski and his wife Cheryl of Homosassa, FL; four grandchildren, Michelle Ouellet, Christina Iwanski, Christopher Kurowski and Patrick Ouellet; 4 great grandchildren, Dominic, Ashley, Isabelle and Edison; 6 brothers, Guy, Raymond, Andre, Stanislas, Pierre and Bernard Zaplotny and a sister, Josette Fabisiak, all of France; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her twin sister Jeannine Szczepanski of South Wales, Great Britain, in 1987.

She was born in Sermaize-Les-Bains, Marne, France, a daughter of Wladislas and Marie (Grabowska) Zaplotny. She graduated from high school in Vitry-Le-Francois in 1951. She then came to Webster in 1952 and later settled in Dudley in 1964. She graduated from the David Hale Fanning School of Nursing in Worcester in 1971.

Mrs. Sayer was a licensed practical nurse at several locations, including Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge from which she retired. In her retirement, she worked part-time at Sunbridge Rehab & Nursing Center in Oxford for a few years.

She was a communicant of Saint Andrew Bobola Church. She volunteered for the yearly church festival, running the country store and was once its chairperson. She was a member and past president of the Holy Rosary Sodality at the church. She belonged to the Silver Dippers. She bowled for many years in the Thursday Morning Coffee League at Mohegan Bowl-A-Drome in Webster. She loved to dance, golf, knit, sew, cook and tend her flower garden. She had a compassionate nature and always tried to help people.

The funeral will be held Monday, December 15, from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster, with a Mass at 10:30 AM in St. Andrew Bobola Church, 54 West Main St., Dudley. Burial will be in St. Joseph Garden of Peace Cemetery. A calling period will be from 8:45 to 10:00 AM Monday, December 15, in the funeral home.

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