Doris E. Hajdas

Mrs. Doris E. (Hadala) Hajdas, 73, of 44 Spring Road, Adams, died early Saturday morning, January 17, at her home. She was born in Adams on July 15, 1935, the daughter of the late Walter and Alice (Kivior) Hadala. She attended Adams schools, and graduated from the former Adams High School. She had moved to her home at the age of 10, when her family established the Hadala farm at its current location, and had lived there ever since. Mrs. Hajdas worked briefly at the former Crest Restaurant in Adams, and later, as an assistant for the late Judge Henry Kaliss at his office in Adams. She had assisted with the operation of the family farm for most of her life. Until several years ago, she continued working in the fields and baling hay. She was a communicant of the former St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Adams. She was a member of the former TMTM Club of Adams. She was a member of the Farm Bureau and the Tree Farm Association, and of the Wednesday Morning Tea Group. At one time, she had been active in the Adams-Cheshire PTA. She enjoyed Polka dancing and music, and gardening. In her earlier years she made and decorated specialty cakes. She loved animals, and especially liked to raise calves and baby emus. She enjoyed giving tours of the farm to visitors and groups of school children, explaining the life of farmers. She would often take in stray animals and had received the Neighborly award of appreciation for being one of the friends of Shaggy, a group of people who helped take care of a pony named Shaggy, which had been a victim of neglect. Her husband, Walter D. Hajdas, whom she married on July 25, 1953, died on July 10, 1991. She is survived by 2 daughters, Susan Sikorski and her husband, John, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey; and Sandra Moderski, of Adams; and by a grandson, Christopher Sikorski, of Lawrenceville. She was predeceased by her son-in-law, John F. Moderski, on December 10, 2005. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 21st, at 9:00 AM from the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in the Parish Church of Pope John Paul the Great, Adams, celebrated by rev. Daniel J. Boyle, Pastor. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams. Calling hours are Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, or to the Stray Animal Fund at Greylock Animal Hospital, through the funeral home.

Doris E. Hajdas

July 15, 1935 - January 17, 2009