Edna J. (Martin) Sobireski

Edna J. (Martin) Sobireski, 89, of Prospect, died Sunday July 18. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Sobireski.

She was born in Waterbury on January 24, 1932, daughter of the late Alfred W. and Catherine (Griffin) Martin. She was a longtime Prospect resident. Edna retired from Lewis Engineering in Naugatuck. She also was a parishioner of St. Anthony Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed being with family, especially her granddaughter and enjoyed trips to the casino with her sister Barbara.

Edna leaves her son Todd Sobireski and wife Denise, a granddaughter Melissa Sobireski, two sisters Barbara (Donald) Bragg and Catherine Baummer all of Prospect, along with several nieces and nephews.

Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a son Michael Sobireski, a brother Alfred (Betty) Martin, Jr., and two sisters Shirley Laiszck and Maureen Canalas.

A special thanks to Glendale Center and Vitas Hospice for their loving and compassionate care.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am on Friday July 23 at St. Anthony Church, 4 Union City Road, Prospect. Burial will follow at Prospect Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Everyone is asked to meet directly at church.

Prospect Memorial Funeral Home, 72 Waterbury Rd., Prospect is assisting the family with arrangements.

Donations may be made in her memory to: Prospect Volunteer Fire Dept., 26 New Haven Road, Prospect, CT 06712.

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