Wanda Sobolewska Kurasz

Wanda Sobolewska Kurasz, 87, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, October 26, 2022. She was the wife of Zygmunt “Ziggy” Kurasz for 65 years.

She was born on May 28, 1935, in Poland to the late Emil Sobolewski and the late Adela Downar Sobolewska. She emigrated to the United States with her family in February of 1963, settling in Bayonne, N. J. She worked as a seamstress and domestic caretaker and was a lifelong parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.

Along with her husband, she is survived by her son Alex Kurasz and his wife, Stasia; her daughter-in-law Linda Kurasz; five grandchildren: Daniel and his wife, Stephanie, Jennifer and her husband, Justin Duma, Anthony, Jr., Michael and his partner, Melissa Sanzo, and Steven; and a great-granddaughter Melanie. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Anthony.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services and interment will take place at a later date in Bayonne, New Jersey.

Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.