Anna Chesnavich

CHESNAVICH Anna Chesnavich, age 93, of Seymour, entered into peaceful rest on Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at the Riverglen Health Center, Southbury. She was the beloved wife of the late John Chesnavich, to whom she was wed on August 31, 1929, in the Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, where she had remained a faithful communicant. Mrs. Chesnavich was born on January 23, 1911, in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Elia and Agripina (Negri) Saranchak. She was a resident of Seymour for most of her life. Anna enjoyed knitting, crocheting and gardening. Anna leaves her loving family, including two daughters, Anna Mae Oatley and her husband, Richard, of New Preston, and Laura Jaroszewski and her husband, Max, of Shelton; one sister, Lena Minuto and her husband, Nicholas, of Seymour; five grandchildren, Janet Smith Van Allen and her husband, Wayne, of Nicholasville, Ky., Brad Oatley and his wife, Catherine, of Woodbury, Donald W. Smith Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Seymour, Robin Oatley Barron and her husband, Greg, of Guilford, and Gregory Jaroszewski of Shelton; five great-grandchildren, Ryan Smith of Seymour, Chase Barron and Wyatt Barron of Guilford, Leah Smith of Seymour, and Tess Oatley of Woodbury; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 9:15 a.m. from the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home, 161 West Church Street, Seymour, to Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church for 10 a.m. Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia. Those bestowed with the honor of bearing her casket are: Brad Oatley, Donald W. Smith Jr., Gregory Jaroszewski, Greg Barron, Ryan Smith and Chase Barron. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday (TODAY) from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church, 26 Howard Avenue, Ansonia, CT 06401.