Delores M. Kujawa, 84, a resident of Fredonia Commons, Temple Street, Fredonia, formerly of California and Forestville, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, following a short illness. She was born in Dunkirk on August 14, 1928, the daughter of the late Charles and Lola (Parker) Watkins.
Mrs. Kujawa was a member of the Student Council in Silver Creek Central School and was also selected for a music scholarship at Eastman School of Music. She owned & operated the former R&D Tile Service, Palm Springs, CA for many years. During WWII, she was a civilian volunteer in the U.S. Army Aircraft Warning Service, watching for enemy aircraft in the Silver Creek area, was a former Girl Scout Leader in Forestville and was a member of the Sheridan VFW Memorial Post #6390.
Mrs. Kujawa loved NASCAR racing, knitting and while living in California, she loved meeting & talking with different movie stars. Her love & dedication as a mother & wife was without compare.
Survivors include a daughter, Dianna Menne of Kingman, AZ and three sons, Robert (Linda) Mosher of Fredonia, Gary Mosher of San Jose, CA and Timothy Mosher of Forestville. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and lifelong friend, Ginny Hedglin.
Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Kujawa, whom she married February 14, 1970 in the First United Presbyterian Church, Silver Creek; by a daughter, Linda Marx; and by two brothers, Pete and Ike Watkins.
There will be no visitation observed. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Time and place to be announced. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Happy Homestead Cemetery, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
The family suggests memorial donations may be made to the Sheridan VFW Memorial Post #6390, Rt. 20, Sheridan, NY 14135. Arrangements are by Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, Forestville. To post condolences, go to www.rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.
Obituary from the Dunkirk Observer
