Obituary of Elizabeth Rita Gereg

Elizabeth Rita Gereg December 22, 1909 - April 20, 2006 Elizabeth Rita (Canfield) Gereg, formerly of Iron Works Hill Road, Brookfield, wife of the late John J. Gereg, died at Ashlar of Newtown, on Thursday, April 20th. She was born in New Milford on December 22, 1909, daughter of the late Kazimierz and Mary (Yarus) Janulewicz. Mrs. Gereg worked as an airplane spotter during World War II. She later worked as an assembler for Winchester Electronics in New Milford and in production for Davis and Geck of Danbury. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Church Brookfield and enjoyed activities at the Brookfield Senior Center. She will be sadly missed by her son, John J. Gereg, Jr of Brookfield; her daughter, Patricia Novicky, of Brookfield; as well as seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by her son, Theodore Gereg; her grandson, Ronald M. Gereg; her two brothers, Kazimierez Janulewicz and Ted Canfield and five sisters, Mamie Kraska, Anne Ludwizak, Verona Sandhoff, Rose Greenlaw and Dorothy Kellogg. Funeral Information A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, Brookfield at 10:00am on Monday Burial will follow in St. Francis Cemetery, New Milford. The family will receive friends at the Brookfield Funeral Home, 786 Federal Road, Brookfield on Sunday between the hours of 5:00 And 7:00pm.