Wanda Patricia Augunas, 93, a lifelong Nashua resident, passed away Saturday morning, September 3, 2016 at Fairview Nursing Home in Hudson, after a period of declining health.
A daughter of the late Andrew and Sophia (Sharkus) Augunas, she was born in Nashua on June 1, 1923. Educated in local schools, Wanda was a graduate of Nashua High School Class of 1941. She had been employed with the former International Paper Box Machine Company as a payroll supervisor for many years.
Miss Augunas was a communicant of St. Patrick Church and the former St. Casimir Church. Wanda loved dancing and music of the Big Band Era and also enjoyed shopping on HSN (Home Shopping Network).
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Ann D. and Ernest B. Torres of Las Vegas, NV and Sophie and Paul Timbrook of Bradford, PA.
Members of her family include nieces and nephews, Lorna (Torres) and James Kaylor of Douglasville, GA, Patricia (Timbrook) and Scott McMullen of Annandale, VA, Russell and Tina Torres of Modesto, CA, Jan (Timbrook) and David Sennett of Pickerington, OH and Timothy and Barbara Timbrook of Alfred Station, NY; also many grandnieces and grandnephews.
There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Patrick Church, 29 Spring Street, Nashua, Friday, Sept. 9th at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Hudson. Everyone is invited to gather at the church. Donations may be made in her memory to the United Service Organization, www.uso.org/Donate.
Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneral.com
