Jean Dryzga Obituary (1925 - 2016) - South Portland, Maine

Scarborough- Jean Becker Dryzga, 91, of Black Point Road died peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Maine Veterans Home following a brief illness. Jean was born in Gabriels, New York on August 26, 1925 the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Gertrude (Riker) Becker. She was educated in local schools, graduating from Teaneck High School and Trenton State College, both in New Jersey. On November 6, 1948 she married Richard Dryzga at St. Anastasias Catholic Church in New Jersey. Together, Richard and Jean spent most of their lives in Bogota, NJ and summers in Otisfield, Maine where together they ran the Great Oaks Boys Camp. She worked for a short time teaching elementary school in New Jersey before taking on the full time job of raising her family. Jean loved to read, traveled extensively with her husband and family all over the world, and she loved entertaining family and friends in her home. Every night at 6pm the family would retreat to the porch with Jean for Tini Time. Her family described her as a warm, intelligent, strong willed woman who will be greatly missed by many. She was predeceased by her husband Richard Dryzga in 1993. She is survived by a son Patrick and his wife Denise Dryzga of Scarborough; two daughters Karen and her husband Patrick Kelly of Scarborough and Lynne Venn and her companion Steve Nurse of England; a sister Kate and her husband Robert Civil of Fort Myers, FL; four grandchildren Alexander Kelly, Caitlin Kelly Singh, Kylie Dryzga and Kevin Dryzga. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway. Prayers will be recited at the chapel on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 9:15am followed by a 10:00am Mass of Christian Burial at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Visiting hours will be held at the Petrick Funeral Home, 140 Palisade Ave, Bogota, NJ, on Thursday, September 22, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00pm. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 10:00am at Holy Cross Cemetery, 340 Ridge Road, N. Arlington, NJ. To view Jeans memorial page, or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com Those who wish may make contributions in Jeans memory to: Richard A. Dryzga Scholarship Fund, St. Davids School, 12 East 89th Street, New York City, NY 10128