Josephine A. (Porowski) Wojciechowski, 91, of Bristol, widow of Joseph F. Wojciechowski, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at The Pines at Bristol.Josephine was born July 4, 1917 in Bristol and was a daughter of the late Felix and Anna (Piascik) Porowski.A Bristol resident all of her life, she was a member of St. Stanislaus Church. Mrs. Wojciechowski is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law: Joann and Edmund Apruzzese, Judith West, and Jayne and Anthony Savino, all of Bristol; two sisters: Lillian McGrath of Bristol, and Sophie Bussemey of South Carolina.; two grandchildren: Jodi Apruzzese and Ryan West; a great granddaughter: Olivia Carpenter and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by five siblings: Mary Zalenski, Helen Cote, Fred Porowski, Raymond Porowski, and Joseph Porowski. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December9, 2008,9 A.M. from Funk Funeral Home 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol to St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 A.M. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 4 to 7 P.M. On-line guestbook and condolences available at www.FunkFuneralHome.com
Steve Collins has covered government and politics for The Bristol Press since 1994. Before that, he was a reporter and columnist for six years for The Citizen, in Auburn, New York.
He is co-founder of The Tattoo teen newspaper, online at www.ReadTheTattoo.com, and Youth Journalism International, a 501(c)(3) public educational charity serving young people across the globe.
He has a B.A. in history from the University of Virginia.
He is married and has two school-age children.
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