Betty Anne Smykowski, of Williamsburg, died peacefully at home June 26, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was 63.
Mrs. Smykowski was a devout Catholic who served as the Religious Education Director of St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and became a member of St. Bede Roman Catholic Church when she moved to Williamsburg seven years ago. She held several jobs locally and befriended her co-workers everywhere she went. Most recently, she worked for the Cullom Eye Center.
She was a true lady, always poised and full of grace and dignity. She loved to golf and enjoyed a membership to the Williamsburg National Golf Club alongside her husband. She filled her spare time with reading, cooking and gardening. She also loved to travel, especially to the beach, and made many trips to Hawaii over the years.
Her parents, Dorothy and Felix Szydlowski, preceded her in death.
Above all else, Mrs. Smykowski loved her family. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 42 years, Bernard “Ben” Smykowski; daughter, Lynn Savoie and her husband, Steven; son, Aaron Smykowski and his fiancé, Guinevere Reilly; granddaughter, Emma Savoie; brother and sister-in-law, Phil and Karlie Harper; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Jane Szydlowski and Frank Scheuttle and Therese and Mark Goodell; loving aunt and uncle, Christine and Norman Gusmann; cousins, Jason and Keri; and countless other relatives, friends and co-workers whose lives she touched.
Friends are invited to visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Rd., Williamsburg. A mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2014, at St. Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Rd., Williamsburg. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014, at St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y.
The family would like to express heartfelt gratitude to those who took special care of Mrs. Smykowski during her final days, especially Dr. Daynelle Dedmond and her associate, Monika Brown, Marie, Lisa, Alonza and Summer of the Mary Immaculate Infusion Center and the staff of Sentara Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Smykowski’s honor to Beyond Boobs, 1311 Jamestown Rd., #202, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.nelsencares.com.
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