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5/4/2008
She was the wife of the late Arthur N. Forand, former fire chief of the Albion Fire Department, who passed away in 1969. Born Dec. 15, 1911, in Woonsocket, a daughter of the late Peter and Carolina (Salwa) Dyjak, she had resided in Albion for the past 48 years. She was a graduate of Woonsocket High School and Boston University’s College of Practical Arts & Letters. Anna taught business, Spanish and medieval modern history for 24 years at Woonsocket High School. She also was very active and belonged to several organizations and was a former officer for the Golden Agers Group in Manville and Albion. She leaves two stepsons, Arthur Forand of Millville, Mass., and Roland Forand of Nashville, Tenn.; a sister, Clementina Polny of Woonsocket; a stepsister, Carolyn Chapdelaine of North Smithfield; three step-grandchildren, Helen, Eric and Kevin Forand; and several nieces and nephews. She was the stepmother of the late Gerald Forand and the sister of the late Irene, Edward, Walter and William Dyjak, Stacia Bergeron, Amelia Sevigny, Nellie Quirk and Virginia Surowiec.
Her funeral will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the Kubaska Funeral Home, 35 Harris Ave., Woonsocket, with a funeral service at 2 p.m. in the funeral home. Relatives and friends are invited. Burial will be in the Polish National Catholic Cemetery, Blackstone. A visitation hour will be held from 1-2 p.m. before the funeral.
