Sheila Gwendoline Klosinski, 92, of Winter Springs, Florida, passed away on August 14, 2022. She was born on October 28, 1929 to parents, Arthur and Ellen Berchan in Trinidad. She and her family moved back to London when she was 6 months old and was raised there, surviving the relentless Nazi bombing of WWII. In 1946, her aunt in California sponsored her and she came to the U.S. to Long Beach, California. She met her future husband, Emil, at a skating rink (which later became Desi Lu Studios) and married him on December 27, 1947. In 1968 they moved to Winter Park Florida.
She retired from AT&T in 1985 and was a successful real estate investor. Sheila loved family, sewing and making clothing for her family, from everyday clothing, to Halloween costumes and wedding dresses. She also enjoyed gardening. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Winter Springs.
Sheila is survived by her children, Sheril K. Stansberry, Denise Klosinski and Marc (Lucie) Klosinski; her grandchildren, David Charba, Julie (Stacy) Smith and Natalie Klosinski, and her great grandchildren, Addison Smith and Julian Smith. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Emil.
Funeral Mass will be conducted on Monday, August 22 at 10am at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church.