Henryka R. Michalewski

Henryka R. Michalewski

NEW BRITAIN

Henryka R. Michalewski, 81, of Portland, CT, entered eternal rest on the morning of February 5, 2026. Born in a farmhouse with a straw thatched roof on July 14, 1944 to Franciszka and Boleslaw Musial, in the tiny village of Krepa in southern Poland, shewas the oldest of five siblings. Following the War, her family moved to the Nowa Huta section of Krakow, Poland, where she finished high school before immigrating to the United States as a teenager in the early 1960's. She settled in New Britain, working various jobs before ultimately embarking on a 30-plus year career as an assembler and parts inspector at Corbin & Russwin in Berlin, where she would ultimately retire. A single mother, she sacrificed tirelessly for the benefit of her son and only child. She lived a quiet, unassuming life, cultivating the American dream for the next generation by living the example of hard work and dedication to family. She moved to Portland in 2019 to live with her son and her grandsons as her health declined. Henryka is survived by her son and only child, Tomasz Michalewski, his wife Emily, grandsons Mateo and Lucas Michalewski as well as Joseph and Thomas May, all of Portland. She is also survived by her brother, Hieronim Musial, of Krakow, Poland, in addition to multiple nieces and nephews. Henryka is predeceased by her younger sister Boleslawa and by two younger brothers, Tadeusz and Wieslaw. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 21 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portland, CT, with burial at a future date. In her native Polish, the language she taught me and the language we share in our hearts, Kocham cie, mama. Do zobaczenia. I love you, mom. Until we meet again.