Wanda (Nowak) Skora

Wanda (Nowak) Skora, 68, of Ludlow, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center. Born in Samocice, Poland on July 9, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Wojciech and Aniela (Stoklosa) Nowak. Wanda came to this country in 1976 and had lived in Ludlow for the past 29 years. She worked as an inspector for the Hasbro Company for 33 years until she retired 7 years ago. Wanda was an active member of Christ the King Church in Ludlow, where she was a member of the church choir, St. Anne’s Society, and also a member of the Polanie Club. Wanda was happiest when she was surrounded by her six grandchildren.

The sister of the late Kazimierz and Eugeniusz Nowak, she is survived by her husband of 48 years, Joseph Skora, her three children, Mark Skora and his wife Kasia of Belchertown, Elizabeth Diana and her husband Vincent of Suffield, CT, and Anne Dyer and her husband Michael of Wilbraham, her six beloved grandchildren, Nicholas, Jonathan, Sebastian, Olivia, Emery and Krystian, as well as several nieces and nephews.

The funeral for Wanda will be held on Friday, Sept. 22 at 9am from Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services, 15 Ludlow Ave., Springfield followed by a Funeral Mass at 10am in Christ the King Church, Ludlow and burial in Island Pond Cemetery in Ludlow. Calling Hours will be on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 4-7pm in the funeral home. Contributions in Wanda’s name may be made to her church, Christ the King Church, 41 Warsaw Ave., Ludlow, MA, 01056. For additional info., please visit www.nowakfuneral.com