Anna was born on July 30, 1919 in Stamford ,Ct . the daughter of the late Anthony and Benedicta Rogala Stefanowski .
Anna was united in marriage to the late Thomas Paul Gullak on February 1 ,1941at St.Joseph’s Church in Occum.
Anna was a communicant at St.Joseph’s Church and had been a member of the Legion of Mary and the Rosary Altar society for over 50 years.
Anna started her employment years at the Bay Company in Versailles ,later working at the Baltic Mill ,Ponemah Mill in Taftville and retired after working at Artistic Wire in Taftville. She enjoyed embroidering and made many pillow cases ,bureau scarves, and tablecloths .She also enjoyed working on word search puzzles ,which she always complained wasted too much of her time.
Anna was a member of the Rose City Senior Center .Over the years she made well over 100 pieces of ceramics .
In the summer months she would make strawberry rhubarb and rhubarb custard pies and rhubarb tortes from her decades old rhubarb patch in her garden.
Our father bought her a 1958 hard top yellow Corvette convertible in 1964 .She mainly used it to visit her sister Helen who lived in Canterbury . On numerous occasions people followed her home wanting to buy her car , including an on duty State Trooper who unnerved her considerably as she pulled into her driveway .
Anna is survived by four daughters Barbara Horton of San Antonio , Tx. ,Gloria Barney and husband Michael lll of Stonington, Linda Grandy and husband Robert of Colchester and Susan Lathrop and husband Jake of Bozrah ,Ct., seven grandchildren , Barbara Barney of Colchester, Deborah Murphy and Husband Michael of Gales Ferry , Michael Barney IV of Westerly ,RI ,Denise Bronson and husband Robert of Aurora ,Co. ,Diane Milner and Donna Horton both of San Antonio Texas and Dawn Stuart and husband Chuck of Lavernia ,Texas. fourteen great grandchildren , Mallory, Michael V and Dylan Barney , Matthew and Grace Murphy , Mandy Gomez ,Samantha Hernandez , Darian and Jeremy Milner ,Chloe Horton ,Priscilla Rico and Preston,and Payton , and Paige Stuart and six great great grandchildren Vivian and Aiyana Gomez ,Taylor and Kayley Hernandez and Parker and Paisly Rice .
Anna was predeceased by her husband Thomas ,October 7,1997 and Daughter Lois August 7 ,1948 .Also her brother Frank Stefanowski ,sister Helen Lukowski and son- in- law Glen Horton.
A special thank you to Deborah Edwards of Utopia Home Care who was our mother’s live in companion for 18 months . Anna was very proud of the fact she lived in her home for over 90 years .
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted on April 25,2016 at 10:00am at St Joseph’s Church, Occum . Burial will be at St.Joseph’s Cemetery Taftville .There are no calling hours.
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