Stephania Langer

Mrs. Stephania Helen (Rys) Langer, 89, of 2478 Green River Road, Williamstown, died Wednesday afternoon, May 27th, at Williamstown Commons, with her daughter by her side. She was born in Ware, MA on August 30, 1919, a daughter of the late Jozef and Jozefa (Adamczyk) Rys. She moved to Adams as a child with her family, and attended schools in Ware and Adams. She had lived in Williamstown since 1955. Mrs. Langer was a homemaker most of her life, but had also assisted her late husband in the operation of the former Modern Dairy from 1955 until 1980. She had also worked briefly at the former Berkshire Fine Spinning Co. in Adams. While in Adams, she had been a communicant of the former St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and while in Williamstown, was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church. She was a former member of the Adams Turners. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening, cooking and traveling. She was fluent in Polish and enjoyed Polka music. Her husband, Fritz Langer, whom she married on October 14, 1940, died on November 6, 2002. She is survived by 2 daughters, Barbara Hilder and her husband, Frazer, of Washington, D.C., and Lucille Cannon and her husband, Bruce, of Arlington, Virginia; 3 Sisters, Alice Pyra and Helen Guerin, both of Adams; and Genevieve Kaczowski of Savoy; 3 Grandchildren, Beth Johnson and her husband, Andrew; Eric Sturm and his wife, Melissa Marcello; and Meghan Shelton and her husband, John; 4 Great Grandchildren, Hannah and Natalie Johnson; and Connor and Emerson Shelton; and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Clement Rys; and by 2 sisters, Carol Meczywor and Mary Racette. The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 30th, at 11:00 AM from the PACIOREK FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 12 Noon 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 Friday (today) from 5 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association through the funeral home.

Stephania Langer

May 29, 2009