Stefania Savukynas, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 30, 2010, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Warwick. She has joined her beloved late husband, Vincent Savukynas.
Stefania was born on October 15, 1921 in Lithuania. She was the daughter of the late Aloyzas and Marija Ciurlys.
A family statement reads: “Stefania (also known as “Mune” or “Pinch”) will always be remembered for her strength of character and sense of humor. She loved her daughter and grandchildren, and never missed an opportunity to tell them so. She will forever live in their hearts.”
She is survived by her daughter, Milda Sperauskas of Warwick and son-in-law, Algirdas Sperauskas, of New Windsor; her grandchildren: Ruta Sperauskas of Nyack, Andrius Sperauskas of Carey, NC, and Jura Schell and her husband John Schell, of Sugar Loaf; great-grandchildren: Alison and Caitlin Schell.
Visitation will be on Sunday, August 1, 2010, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am on Monday at St. Stephens RC Church, followed by interment in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to St. Anthony’s Hospital, 15 Maple Ave., Warwick, NY 10990 or Hospice of Orange & Sullivan County, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.