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Winifred Vega Solarczyk

1928 - 2017

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1928

DIED

2017

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12 Ocean Avenue

New London, Connecticut

Winifred Solarczyk Obituary

Gales Ferry - Winifred Vega Solarczyk, 88, passed away Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, after a short illness. Born Aug. 18, 1928, in New York City, she was the daughter of the late John and Blanche (Friberg) Burkhardt. She raised her family in Bayshore, N. Y. and later moved to Gales Ferry. She was retired from Entenmann's Bakery. She loved gardening, cooking and polka music.

She is predeceased by her husband, Edward B. Solarcyzk; son, Edward M. Solarczyk; and long-time friend, Jim French. She is survived by her children, Michael LaScala, Barbara Kewley, Linda Favara, and Karen O'Donnell. She will be missed forever by her nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

A memorial gathering will be observed at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Home, 12 Ocean Ave., New London. Condolences may be left on her memorial page at www.neilanfuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Day on Feb. 22, 2017.

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Raymond O'Donnell

February 22, 2017

You will be sorely missed. Your gardening, your enjoyment of life will always be remembered.

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