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Bernice Drozdal Obituary

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 recently at Chi Omega Sorority House at UMass. She was full of life and loved to cook and share the delicious food and baked treats she made with family and friends as well as those she worked with. She was also a communicant of Most Holy Redeemer Parish in Hadley.

She is survived by her devoted daughter; Patricia J. Alex and son-in-law Mark L. Alex of Hadley, her grandsons John Joseph Paczkowski III of Turners Falls, and Joseph Peter Paczkowski and his wife Mahin Asiabani of Northampton, and her great-grandson; Austin Joseph Paczkowski of Shutesbury, as well as several nieces, nephews, and dear friends.

Besides her parents, she was also pre-deceased by the love of her life, her loving husband Joseph E. Drozdal, who passed away September 12, 2013, and her siblings Andrew, Michael, Mary Staniszewski, Josephine Tudryn, and Edna Kzcowski.

There will be a Funeral Mass at 10AM on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Hadley. Burial will immediately follow in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Hadley. Drozdal Funeral Home of Northampton has been entrusted with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Most Holy Redeemer Church in Hadley.

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Published by Recorder on Dec. 31, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for Bernice Drozdal

10 Entries

Bruce Wenning, UMass student who worked at Chi-Omega

December 25, 2024

I 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.

Tom Mahoney

October 12, 2022

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

January 8, 2020

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 Hersey

January 2, 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 grandsons and son in law and of course, you. We gathered that Bernice, in addition to being a great cook, was also a very loving and caring mother, wife and grandmother.
My mother died in September at 91. It is sad for all when these things happen. I was sad to see that Bernice passed, but glad that she lived a long time--what a gift from God to her and her loving family. Bernice was the best. Many of the sorority girls loved her and kept in touch. Now we are all in our 50s and 60s (who graduated during the 1980s). I'm so glad that I knew her and kept in touch since I graduated in 1986. I'm very sad that she is gone. I love seeing her picture. It is like how I remembered her.
God Bless you all and God Bless Bernice.

Bruce Wenning, Newton, Mass

January 14, 2019

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

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Shelley and Jimmie Patterson

January 3, 2019

We love and miss you "Aunt Bunny". Enjoy your dance in Heaven with your soul mate, Uncle Joe.

January 3, 2019

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 "fruit" punch) were memorable, as was Mrs. Drozdal, whose presence will always be felt, I'm sure. Our thoughts go out to you at this difficult time.
Love,
Jonathan, Roxanne, and Asha

January 3, 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

Jacqui Urban Bodin

January 2, 2019

Dear Patti and family:
I am so sorry for the loss of your mom. She was a gracious lady and an amazing cook! I cherish the recipes she shared with me.

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