Virginia R. Kalynycz, (nee Topolski) 81, of North Tonawanda on September 20, 2022 after a long illness. Wife of the late Enoch D. Kalynycz. Daughter of the late Julian and Julia (nee Maziarz) Topolski. Step-daughter of the late Lottie (nee Zielinski) Topolski. Beloved mother of David E. (Grace Horton) Kalynycz, Karen E. Plummer (the late Kenneth), Susan E. (Gary) Tschamber, Julie A. (Greg) Armitage, James M. (Rene) Kalynycz and Diana M. (Victor) Alvarado. Loving grandmother of Sarah, Nicholas, Christopher, Emily, Eric, Michael, Julia, William and Salina. Great-grandmother of eight and also survived by several nieces and nephews. Sister of Dolores “Dolly” (Paul) Kudla, Julian (Marie) Topolski and the late Eugene (Sylvia) Topolski and Joan E. Topolski.

Friends received by the family on Sunday and Monday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. at the Brunner Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St., North Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday morning at 9:30 at Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, 57 Center St., North Tonawanda. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Virginia was a graduate of Mt. St. Mary’s and NCCC. Virginia was a member of the O.L.C. Parish and the Ukrainian Club 17. She worked as a secretary at Durez Chemical Co. and was the head of the N. Tonawanda Civil Service Commission. She also worked for the NYS Sales Tax Office and retired from the NYS Liquor Authority. She had worked as a Purchasing Assistant at Daemen College. She loved her “game days”. She cherished her many friends and loved spending time with her family. She will be forever missed.