Obituary for Arlene Phyllis Rzepkowski
Arlene Phyllis (nee Labno) (Syroka) Rzepkowski, 88, of Wickliffe, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022.
Born Aug. 26, 1933, she had lived in Euclid for 35 years before moving to Wickliffe in 1991.
Arlene volunteered at the Immaculate Conception Church Oktoberfest for 10 years, and had also served on the Court of Mary and the Church Council.
Mrs. Rzepkowski retired from Continental Insurance Company after 25 years of service.
Arlene was the loving mother of Thea Syroka/Frey, Karen (Jesse) Hamilton and Teresa (Randy) Ritchey; cherished grandmother of Stacy (Jake) Miller, Kevin (Jessica) Frey, Jess (Erika) Hamilton, Eric (Vikki) Hamilton, Robert (Tabitha) Ritchey, Scott (Angela) Ritchey and Stephanie (Angelo) Smith; and great-grandmother of Carson and Braden Miller, Kody, Knox and Sloane Frey, Jess and Myles Hamilton, Aiden, Mason, Robert and Adelynn Ritchey, Emma Ritchey and Avery Smith.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ted Syroka; second husband of 61 years, Edward Rzepkowski; and parents, Walter and Helen (nee Gralewski) Labno.
Family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Abbey of Willoughby, 38011 Euclid Ave. (located on the grounds of McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home), in Willoughby, with a Prayer Service at 1:30 p.m. Father Dennis McNeil will be the celebrant. Entombment will be at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Township.
Contributions in her name are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org.
To leave condolences for the family, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.
Born Aug. 26, 1933, she had lived in Euclid for 35 years before moving to Wickliffe in 1991.
Arlene volunteered at the Immaculate Conception Church Oktoberfest for 10 years, and had also served on the Court of Mary and the Church Council.
Mrs. Rzepkowski retired from Continental Insurance Company after 25 years of service.
Arlene was the loving mother of Thea Syroka/Frey, Karen (Jesse) Hamilton and Teresa (Randy) Ritchey; cherished grandmother of Stacy (Jake) Miller, Kevin (Jessica) Frey, Jess (Erika) Hamilton, Eric (Vikki) Hamilton, Robert (Tabitha) Ritchey, Scott (Angela) Ritchey and Stephanie (Angelo) Smith; and great-grandmother of Carson and Braden Miller, Kody, Knox and Sloane Frey, Jess and Myles Hamilton, Aiden, Mason, Robert and Adelynn Ritchey, Emma Ritchey and Avery Smith.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ted Syroka; second husband of 61 years, Edward Rzepkowski; and parents, Walter and Helen (nee Gralewski) Labno.
Family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Abbey of Willoughby, 38011 Euclid Ave. (located on the grounds of McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home), in Willoughby, with a Prayer Service at 1:30 p.m. Father Dennis McNeil will be the celebrant. Entombment will be at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Township.
Contributions in her name are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org.
To leave condolences for the family, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.