Sarah "Sally" Ann Chomka

Sarah “Sally” Ann Chomka, 90, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Wednesday, October 18th. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter Chomka. They were happily married for fifty-nine years. Born in W. Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Luke and Elsie (Kulasewski) Higgins. Sarah served on Saint Joan of Arc’s Church first parish council. She graduated from St. Xaviers in 1950.  Sarah and Walter were the owners of Vose True Value Hardware, and they also ran Chomka's Market and Fruit stand. After raising her family, “Sally” opened The Craft Corner, where she forged lifelong friendships.

Sarah is survived by her children, Margaret Ganim, Edward Chomka and his wife Susan, Patricia Landry and her husband Steven, Steven Chomka and his wife Lynne, Ann Marie Jalette, Walter Chomka Jr., and his wife Nellie. Her grandchildren, Alexandra (Chris), Katherine (Jimmy), Christine (Craig), Evan, Brianna (Eric), Nicholas, Julie, Eric (Jennifer), Keith (Jaimie), Jack (Katya), Alexander, and Christopher. She was great grandmother to Cole, Owen, Foster, Jesse, Tegan, and Louis. Also, Aunt to Allison and Matthew, and many loving nieces and nephews. She also leaves her 3 sisters: Patricia Higgins, Ann Lawrence, Sister Mary Higgins RSM, and sister-in-law Jeanne Higgins wife of the late Luke Higgins.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, October 23rd at 10:00 AM in Saint Joan of Arc Church, 3357 Mendon Road, Cumberland. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland.

Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, October 22nd from 3:00 - 5:00 PM in the O'Neill Funeral Home, 3102 Mendon Road, Cumberland.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Sisters of Mercy, 15 Highland View Rd., Cumberland RI 02864, or St. Ann’s Art and Cultural Center, P.O. Box 79, Woonsocket RI 02895, would be greatly appreciated.