SOUTHWICK – Rosemarie “Rhodie” (Kriesak) Cudworth, 94, of 1 Sawmill Park, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at Genesis Health Care of Westfield. Born and educated in Westfield, MA, Rosemarie was the daughter of the late Alexander & Mary (Evanchak) Kriesak, and was a 1938 graduate of Westfield High School.Rosemarie worked for many years at several businesses in the Westfield area, retiring after 21 years from Westfield Savings Bank. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Church, Southwick, where she was a past president of the Rosary Alter Society, a Eucharistic Minister and Lector. She was a Past President of the Southwick Women’s Club and a member of Southwick American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary, Post 338.
She is survived by three grandchildren, Christopher & Kimberly Cudworth of Mashpee, MA, and Michael Gonnello of Westfield, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, William T. Cudworth, Sr. in 1998 and her son, William T. Cudworth, Jr. in 1989.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 27th at 10:30 a.m. from the Southwick-Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick, MA followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Sheep Pasture Road, Southwick. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Westfield. Family and friends may gather at the funeral home Monday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Lake Church, Southwick, MA.
