Grace E. (Strakosz) Mangaudis

Grace E. (Strakosz) Mangaudis, 92, of Worcester, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the Notre Dame Long-Term Care Center.

Her husband of 46 years, Robert R. Mangaudis, passed away in 2001.

She leaves her children, Robert R. Mangaudis Jr. and his wife Annette of Shapleigh, Maine, Mark A. Mangaudis and his wife Catherine, Michael J. Mangaudis and his wife Margaret McKenna, and Debra G. Kilcoyne and her husband Daniel, all of Worcester; twelve grandchildren, Elizabeth, Patricia and Robert, Matthew, Melyssa, Emily and Nicole, Kevin and Thomas, and Michael, Jillian and Scott; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her six siblings: Adam, Wesley, Titus, Genevieve, Helen and Cecilia.

Grace was born in Worcester, daughter of Jan and Antonina (Szlachetka) Strakosz, and lived in Worcester all her life.  She was a graduate of the former Commerce High School where she was named a Horace Mann Scholar.

After raising her children, Grace worked many years at St. Vincent Hospital in the Physical Therapy Department.

Grace was a gifted woman devoted to her family.  She felt blessed and was delighted to be “Babci” to her grandchildren.  She also enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, knitting and game shows.

Grace’s family wishes to thank the staff at Notre Dame du Lac and Notre Dame Long Term Care Center for the skilled and compassionate care she received in recent years. 

There will be a calling hour on Monday, July 8, beginning at 9 a.m. in St. John’s Church, 40 Temple St., Worcester, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m.  Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in Grace’s memory are suggested to Notre Dame Health Care, 555 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605.