Hadley, Massachusetts
Bernice E. (Sarsynski) Drozdal, 93, of Hadley, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning at Elaine at Hadley Nursing Home. She was born in Hadley on May 23, 1925, to the late Ignace and Agnes (Wojnar) Sarsynski. Bernice had attended Hadley Schools and had worked for many years as a chef, most...
Read MoreI met and knew Bernice while at UMass. I sent her Christmas cards up until her passing. That was close to 35 years. SHE WAS SUCH A GREAT PERSON. i still think of her often. GOD bless her and her family, who she spoke often about in loving terms.
Bruce Wenning, UMass student who worked at Chi-Omega
December 25, 2024 | School
I am sorry to learn of Berice's passing in 2018, Bernice was the longtime coo and friend of all the brothers and sisters at Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity on North Pleasant St. Berice was not only the best cook on this Earth, she was a friend, confidant, genuine good person, a wonderful person in every respect. When I came home from the military in 1986, I visited briefly at a sorority at UMass that was fortunate to have Bernice. I shall miss her very much
Tom Mahoney
October 12, 2022
Dear Patty and family, I was so sorry to see Bernice was gone. I spent many long hours in the kitchen with her and what a wonderful lady she was! Bruce would tell me about his visits with her and I drove out with him one afternoon to see her years ago. She still looked the same as I remembered her from 20 years before. I think of her every time I make the recipe she taught me to make, which I always called Bernice's Almond Pastry, You are in our thoughts. Wishing you the best, Dawn...
January 08, 2020
Hello Patty and family,
You don't know me but I have shared Christmas cards with your mom since the mid-1980s. Last year I did not get one in return from Bernice. This year (December, 2019) my card to her returned to me. I called my UMass friend, Dawn and she looked up this notice. Dawn and I worked our way through UMass by serving in the kitchen clean-up crew at Chi_Omega. That is where we met your most wonderful mother.She was the absolute best! She frequently told us about her...
January 02, 2020
dear patty and family so sorry about your mom and my aunt. she will be missed in our heart. love to all cousin carrie and family
January 14, 2019
Eternal Friendship Remembrance Bouquet - VASE INCLUDED
Jonathan Perry
January 03, 2019
We love and miss you "Aunt Bunny". Enjoy your dance in Heaven with your soul mate, Uncle Joe.
Shelley and Jimmie Patterson
January 03, 2019 | The Villages, FL
Dear Patty, John, Joey, Austin, Mark and your families, We're so saddened to hear of your mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother's passing. I was fortunate to spend some time with her a short while ago while visiting my mom (we all visited together) and she was as warmly soft spoken, loving, and gracious a person as I remembered as a kid spending many Sundays and holidays at both her and Joe's home in Hadley and Leverett. The Church windows and her ambrosia (not to mention the grown-up...
January 03, 2019
Dear John, Patricia and family
We are so sorry for your loss.Bernice was a lovely gentle woman, Mother and Grandma.I know she leaves a very large empty space in your lives.We will remember her in our prayers daily.God bless, Janice Paczkowski Monaghan
January 03, 2019
