Southampton, MA – Claude Aline Bzdel, 87, of 22 Pomeroy Meadow Road, passed peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at her son’s home surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Paris, France, on July 10, 1939, Claude was the daughter of the late Michal and Honorata (Fujarska) Rutyna. She moved to Poland as a young girl after the conclusion of World War II.
Claude moved to the United States in 1964 with her late husband, Andrew, and children. She worked for Pro Brush in Florence and then in the cafeteria at Cooley Dickenson Hospital in Northampton. She was a long-time communicant of St. John Cantius Parish in Northampton, and more recently of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Northampton.
Claude leaves her sons Marian (Mark) and his wife Gloria of El Cerrito, California; Witold and his wife Martha of West Springfield; Andrew and his wife Amy of Holyoke; brother Józek of Poland; and six grandsons, Matthew, Jonathan, Andrew, Tanner, Brendan, and Alexander as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Poland.
At the request of the deceased, funeral services will be private and held for immediate family members only.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 87 Beacon Street, Florence, MA 01062.
CZELUSNIAK FUNERAL HOME
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