Zofia Rarczyk

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Obituary published on Legacy.com by Michaels Funeral Home and Cremation Care on Oct. 10, 2025.

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In Loving Memory of Zofia Rusnarczyk (Grodzka)
With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Zofia Rusnarczyk (nee Grodzka), who passed away peacefully on October 7, 2025, at the age of 90 - just shy of her 91st birthday.
Zofia was born on December 1, 1934, in Kamienica, Malopolskie, Poland, to Aniela and Józef Grodzki. She was the second oldest of seven children, born into a family that valued hard work, faith, and closeness - values that guided her throughout her life.
She was married to Wladyslaw Rusnarczyk until his passing in 2016. Together, they raised four daughters: Wladyslawa (Jan) Wachala, Józefa (the late Jan) Kaplon, Barbara (Aleksander) Kulasza, i Danuta (Krzysztof) Kulasik.
For many years, Zofia worked as a farmer, as well as a herb gatherer and purchaser for Herbapol, where she developed a deep appreciation for nature's beauty and healing gifts. In 1997, she immigrated to the United States, beginning a new chapter of her life surrounded by family and loved ones.
She was a loving grandmother to Agnieszka Kulasza, Michal Kaplon, Anna Kulasik, and Monika Kulasik, and a proud great-grandmother to Ola, Szymon, and Marysia Kulasza, who brought endless joy to her heart.
She is survived by her dear sisters Maria (Józef) Klimek and Bronislawa (Wladyslaw) Forenda,
and was preceded in death by her brothers Jan (Jadwiga) Grodzki, Józef (Maria) Grodzki, Stanislaw (Maria) Grodzki, and Mieczyslaw (Maria) Grodzki.
Zofia will be remembered as a warm, strong, and wise woman. She found joy in life's simple pleasures - tending her garden, reading the newspaper, sewing, and soaking in the sunshine during walks with her beloved great-granddog, Misiek. She also had a playful love for fries, pizza, and her favorite treat - Popeyes - which always brought a smile to her face.
She will forever remain in the hearts of those who had the blessing of knowing and loving her. Her kindness, calm spirit, and love will live on in our memories always.
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Sp. Zofia Rusnarczyk (z d. Grodzka)
Z glebokim zalem zawiadamiamy o smierci naszej ukochanej mamy, babci, prababci i siostry,
Zofii Rusnarczyk (z domu Grodzka), która odeszla spokojnie 7 pazdziernika 2025 roku, w wieku 90 lat - tuz przed swoimi 91. urodzinami.
Zofia urodzila sie 1 grudnia 1934 roku w Kamienicy (woj. malopolskie), jako córka Anieli i Józefa Grodzkich. Byla drugim z siedmiorga dzieci, wychowanym w rodzinie, w której najwazniejsze byly pracowitosc, wiara i bliskosc - wartosci, które towarzyszyly jej przez cale zycie.
Byla zona Wladyslawa Rusnarczyka az do jego smierci w 2016 roku. Wspólnie wychowali cztery córki: Wladyslawe (Jana) Wachala, Józefe († Jana) Kaplon, Barbare (Aleksandra) Kulasza, i Danute (Krzysztofa) Kulasik
Przez wiele lat Zofia pracowala jako rolniczka, a takze zbieraczka i skupujaca ziola dla firmy Herbapol, gdzie rozwinela glebokie uznanie dla piekna natury i jej uzdrawiajacych darów.
W 1997 roku wyemigrowala do Stanów Zjednoczonych, rozpoczynajac nowy etap zycia wsród rodziny i bliskich.
Byla kochajaca babcia dla Agnieszki Kulaszy, Michala Kaplona, Anny Kulasik i Moniki Kulasik,
oraz dumna prababcia Oli, Szymona i Marysi Kulasza, którzy wnosili do jej zycia ogromna radosc.
Pozostawila po sobie ukochane siostry Marie (Józefa) Klimek i Bronislawe (Wladyslawa) Forenda, a w smierci wyprzedzili ja bracia Jan (Jadwiga) Grodzki, Józef (Maria) Grodzki, Stanislaw (Maria) Grodzki i Mieczyslaw (Maria) Grodzki.
Zofia pozostanie w naszej pamieci jako osoba ciepla, silna i pelna zyciowej madrosci. Radosc znajdowala w prostych przyjemnosciach - pielegnowaniu ogrodu, czytaniu gazet, szyciu oraz spacerach w promieniach slonca z ukochanym prapieskiem, Miskiem. Z usmiechem delektowala sie tez swoimi ulubionymi przysmakami - frytkami, pizza i kurczakiem z Popeyes, które zawsze potrafily poprawic jej humor.
Na zawsze pozostanie w sercach tych, którzy mieli szczescie ja znac i kochac. Jej dobroc, spokój i milosc beda zyly w naszej pamieci na zawsze.
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