In Memoriam
– March 13, 2012
</span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: medium;"><strong>Phillip J. (P.J.) Combs</strong></span><br />March 24, 1986 - June 12, 2004</p>
<p>Happy 26th Birthday</p>
<p>Love always Mom, Travis and family.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: medium;"><strong>Mary (Love) Hojnowski</strong></span><br />Mary (Love) Hojnowski, a resident of Sun City Center, FL passed away on March 13, 2012 after a courageous battle with COPD in the home of her daughter, Patricia in Boxford, MA surrounded by family and friends.</p>
<p>Born in Rahway, NJ in 1928 Mary was pre-deceased by her loving and devoted husband Chester, her parents Arthur F. Love and Margaret Mary (Kavanaugh) Love, and her brother Thomas Love as well as many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.</p>
<p>Growing up in New Jersey she loved the shore, worked in New York City, and moved to Connecticut when she married. Mary spent most of her adult life as a resident of Bridgeport and later West Haven. Mary was employed by United Technologies (Sikorsky Aircraft) where she worked for over 35 years in a number of roles, retiring as a metrologist and inspector.</p>
<p>She moved to Sun City Center with Chester where she started “another page in her book” of life. Mary was actively engaged in volunteerism as her motto was “to give back” as having gratitude for all the good things in her life. She was a first responder, a dispatcher, and helped to care for the ambulances at the Sun City Center Emergency Squad for over 15 years. She exercised the Seeing Eye Dogs in training at a facility in Parrish, FL; was a committed member of the transportation team at South Bay Hospital; assisted Chester with Knights of Columbus fundraising drives and was a member of many social and regional clubs including the New England Club, Polish Club and Ancient Order of the Hibernians. Mary was a parishioner at Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Church in Sun City Center.</p>
<p>Full of energy, Mary loved people, loved the beach especially Seaside Park, the West Haven walkway and Anna Maria Island in Florida where she and Chester spent many days. She loved to dance, sing in the follies and play the organ demonstrating a joie de vivre that was contagious to all around her.</p>
<p>Mary was a devoted and loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She is survived by and will be missed beyond words by her children, Patricia Hojnowski- Diaz (Spouse –Robert) of Massachusetts and Kevin Hojnowski of West Haven, CT; her twin sister, Margaret (Love) Fuchs of Toms River, NJ ; her sister- in -law and brother in-law, Regina and Edward Vrabel of Stratford ,CT; sister-law-law, Margaret Short of Yorktown Heights, NY ; several cousins, nieces, nephews, grand nieces , grand nephews and her wonderful friends both up north and in Florida.</p>
<p>A calling hour will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 12 Noon at St. Rose of Lima Church, 12 Park St. Topsfield Center, Topsfield, MA, followed by a funeral mass 12 Noon. Interment will be private at Bushnell Military Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. In lieu of flowers please forward donations in honor and celebration of Mary’s life to the Sun City Center Emergency Squad, 720 Ray Watson Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573. Arrangements by the Solimine, Landergan and Richardson Funeral Home, Lynn, MA. Directions and guestbook at
<p>Happy 26th Birthday</p>
<p>Love always Mom, Travis and family.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: medium;"><strong>Mary (Love) Hojnowski</strong></span><br />Mary (Love) Hojnowski, a resident of Sun City Center, FL passed away on March 13, 2012 after a courageous battle with COPD in the home of her daughter, Patricia in Boxford, MA surrounded by family and friends.</p>
<p>Born in Rahway, NJ in 1928 Mary was pre-deceased by her loving and devoted husband Chester, her parents Arthur F. Love and Margaret Mary (Kavanaugh) Love, and her brother Thomas Love as well as many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.</p>
<p>Growing up in New Jersey she loved the shore, worked in New York City, and moved to Connecticut when she married. Mary spent most of her adult life as a resident of Bridgeport and later West Haven. Mary was employed by United Technologies (Sikorsky Aircraft) where she worked for over 35 years in a number of roles, retiring as a metrologist and inspector.</p>
<p>She moved to Sun City Center with Chester where she started “another page in her book” of life. Mary was actively engaged in volunteerism as her motto was “to give back” as having gratitude for all the good things in her life. She was a first responder, a dispatcher, and helped to care for the ambulances at the Sun City Center Emergency Squad for over 15 years. She exercised the Seeing Eye Dogs in training at a facility in Parrish, FL; was a committed member of the transportation team at South Bay Hospital; assisted Chester with Knights of Columbus fundraising drives and was a member of many social and regional clubs including the New England Club, Polish Club and Ancient Order of the Hibernians. Mary was a parishioner at Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Church in Sun City Center.</p>
<p>Full of energy, Mary loved people, loved the beach especially Seaside Park, the West Haven walkway and Anna Maria Island in Florida where she and Chester spent many days. She loved to dance, sing in the follies and play the organ demonstrating a joie de vivre that was contagious to all around her.</p>
<p>Mary was a devoted and loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She is survived by and will be missed beyond words by her children, Patricia Hojnowski- Diaz (Spouse –Robert) of Massachusetts and Kevin Hojnowski of West Haven, CT; her twin sister, Margaret (Love) Fuchs of Toms River, NJ ; her sister- in -law and brother in-law, Regina and Edward Vrabel of Stratford ,CT; sister-law-law, Margaret Short of Yorktown Heights, NY ; several cousins, nieces, nephews, grand nieces , grand nephews and her wonderful friends both up north and in Florida.</p>
<p>A calling hour will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 12 Noon at St. Rose of Lima Church, 12 Park St. Topsfield Center, Topsfield, MA, followed by a funeral mass 12 Noon. Interment will be private at Bushnell Military Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. In lieu of flowers please forward donations in honor and celebration of Mary’s life to the Sun City Center Emergency Squad, 720 Ray Watson Drive, Sun City Center, FL 33573. Arrangements by the Solimine, Landergan and Richardson Funeral Home, Lynn, MA. Directions and guestbook at