Christina Kiegiel of Riverhead died April 6 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Riverhead. She was 79.
The daughter of Stanislaw and Maria Jakysiewicz, she was born Feb. 9, 1937, in Poland.
Ms. Kiegiel was a former assembler for the Hazeltine Corporation.
Family member said she loved ceramics, cooking and taking care of others.
Predeceased by her husband Stanislaw in 2008, Ms. Kiegiel is survived by her children Richard, of Hampton Bays, Maria Socko of North Carolina and Christopher of Rochester, N.Y.; her companion, Henry Wojcik; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors Friday, April 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice.