Apolena P. Homza

Apolena P. Homza
(Pauline)
of Concord, N.C.
formerly of Binghamton
Pauline Homza, 87, formerly of Binghamton, N.Y., passed from this life in Concord, N.C. on January 25, 2009, where she had lived with her youngest son, Ron and daughter-in-law, Kathy for the past 9 years. Pauline was born in Czechoslovakia, October 12, 1921. She came to America at age 8 with her sister, Anna to live with her mother and father, Anna and William Herceg. She is preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas; and sons, William and James. She is survived by brother, Andrew; and sisters, Anna and Helen; sons, George, Thomas, Edward and Ron. She was a loving grandmother of 14 grandchildren and a great-grandmother of 22 grandchildren. Pauline was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Kirkwood, N.Y. She also attended St. James Catholic Church and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in N.C. She had retired from CAE Link and was a member of Bill Flynn Polka Club. Pauline enjoyed crafts and listening to polka music and would attend festivals whenever she was in N.Y. She was a true blessing to all who knew and loved her and will be missed dearly.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 31, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at The Thomas J. Shea Funeral Home, Inc., 137 Robinson Street, Binghamton, New York. Friends may call Saturday from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m., the time of the service. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at the convenience of the family. A Memorial Mass will be held in N.C. on February 1, 2009.