Gwendolyn Holodinski

| 27 Jun 2019 | 08:35

    Gwendolyn (Masker) Holodinski, a lifetime resident of Amity, N.Y., entered into rest to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 20, 2019. She was 87 years old.
    Born on Jan. 9, 1932, was the daughter of Milton and Mildred Currier Masker.
    She was married to Michael Holodinski Jr. for 55 years.
    Her family's statement reads: “Gwen was a caring, loving mother who loved her children and prayed for them every day. Enjoyed the farm and all the people who would stop in to say Hello. She will truly be missed by all.”
    Gwen was a retired dairy farmer alongside her husband for many years while bringing up six children who survive her: daughters Deborah Smith and her husband John; Cindy O’Neill and her husband John; Gail Williamsen and her husband Mark; Carole Linton and her husband Jim; and Brenda Faulls; and her son Michael and his wife Sharyl (Mikulski), all of Warwick. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren: John, Sandy, Stacy, Erica, Sara, Stephanie, Amanda, Robert, Matthew, Sarah and Jessica; 13 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and sisters Phyllis Miller and Estella Youngman.
    She was predeceased by her son-in-law Rob Faulls and three brothers, Milton, Freeman and Howard(Pete).
    Visitation was held June 24 at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick.
    A funeral service was held June 25 a at the funeral home, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.
    Memorial donations may be made to the Pine Island Fire Department, P.O. Box 159, Pine Island, NY 10969 or the Pine Island Volunteer Ambulance, P.O. 264, Pine Island, NY 10969.
    Arrangements were made by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home. To send an online condolence, visit www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.