AGNES ANN DICK

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Monday, June 29, 2015 – beginning at 10 am

Funeral Mass  – St. Mark’s Church, Bristol, PA

Burial – St. Mark’s Cemetery

Memorial Gathering – Cesare’s Ristorante, Radcliffe St, Bristol, PA

Agnes Ann Dick entered into eternal peace on Thursday, January 29, 2015. She was born in December, 1924, in the town of Wallington NJ, to Maria Machala (d.1973) and Stephen Virostek (d.1955). She spent her early years in her parents’ small towns of Michal’any and Medzany, Slovakia. The family moved to the US early 1930’s, and soon made Bristol PA their permanent home. She went to Bristol schools, graduating from Bristol Jr-Sr High School in 1942. She got both her BS in Education in 1962 and her Ed.M. in 1965 from Temple University. Agnes then began a long career as a Commercial Arts teacher and advisor at Bristol Jr-Sr High School. She was a demanding teacher who expected the best from her students. The continued respect and gratitude from those students who heeded her lessons was a constant source of pride and fulfillment to her over the years.

Agnes had a passion for ballroom dancing, which she did as often as she could. She often said she wanted to “die on the dance floor” and probably would have if her dancing legs hadn’t given out on her a few years ago. We know she is dancing in heaven already! Thank you Gloria & Tony for driving her to many dances.

Agnes was a communicant of St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Bristol. St. Mark’s was an integral part of her life and she attended daily mass and was active in many church activities.
Agnes lived in her Taft St. home in Bristol for over 70 years. She was an only child, and it was a comfort to know many in Bristol cared for her as though she was family. Since both daughters lived out of state, they wish to thank all those who visited and helped her over the years, especially Henry and Diane Waxmonsky, Marie and Paul Carroll, Dave Marozzi, Mary Kehoe, and the “gang” from the Radcliffe Café.

She is survived by her daughters Sheila Kucko of South Windsor CT and her incredible caretakers Sonya Bosken and husband Fred from Cincinnati OH, and her granddaughter Melanie Kucko of Farmington CT. She is also survived by her Goddaughters Marie Carroll (and husband Paul of Bristol PA) and Monique Principi; extended family Evelyn and Emil Kucko of Willington CT; and her almost “sister” Madeline Cimusz and family.

We couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful mother. In everything she did, she always put our best interests first in her life. She always said, “I don’t know what I’d do without you girls.” Despite the passing years and the weakening of her body and her mind, she never let us forget how important we were to her. It is difficult to imagine what we now have to face without her.
She lost many loved ones over the years – her parents and dear friends – and we know she was ready to see them again….

Her wish was to be buried with her parents. Internment will be at the St. Mark’s Cemetery in Bristol PA during the summer of 2015. The date for a memorial service is TBD and will be announced when plans are finalized.
To honor Agnes’s life, donations may be made in her name to St. Mark Church, Bristol PA, Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund.