Matushka Anna Sovyrda peacefully fell asleep in the Lord, surrounded by family, on the morning of October 2, 2024.
She was born in 1933 in Singac, New Jersey, the sixth of eight children. She attended Passaic Valley High School graduating in 1950. She enjoyed singing in the choir and playing field hockey.
Matushka Anna worked as a secretary until her marriage in 1953 to Walter Sovyrda. Both continued to be active in the Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist in Little Falls, NJ. Walter attended Saint Vladimir’s Seminary and, in 1964, Walter was ordained to the priesthood as Father Vladimir. The family moved to their first parish in Old Forge, PA. They raised 5 children, while serving parishes in Auburn NY, Yonkers, NY, and Berlin, NH.
After Archpriest Vladimir’s repose in 1987, Matushka Anna moved briefly to Auburn, NY then relocated to CT, where she resided in Terryville and Farmington. Anna worked in various insurance agencies as a secretary/clerk, learning to use the computer “in her old age”. She was an active member of Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church in Terryville. There, she was the main choir director until she “retired” at age 80. She was also a member of the Diocesan Council for the Diocese of New England and Financial Secretary of “One Stewards” for the Diocese.
Anna spent the last year and a half of her life in Amberwoods Memory Care facility.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to Saint Cyril and Methodius Church in Terryville, CT.
The funeral services for Matushka Anna is as follows:
Saturday, October 5, 2024
At Saints Cyril and Methodius Church, 34 Fairview Avenue, Terryville, CT:
8:00 AM Calling Hours
8:30 AM The Funeral Service
As soon as possible after the conclusion of The Funeral Service, the funeral motorcade will depart Terryville for Saint Tikhon’s Monastery Cemetery, 175 St. Tikhon’s Road, Waymart, PA 18472.
At Saint Tikhon’s Monastery Cemetery, 175 St. Tikhon’s Road, Waymart, PA 18472:
2:00 PM Graveside Memorial Service and Interment
May Matushka Anna’s memory be eternal!