Friday, April 24, 2020
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VALERIA OWCARZ SHINGARA (Mrs. Shingara) – Growing up, my other Mother!
Mrs. Shingara was a lovely, loyal, sweet, soft-spoken woman, who loved her children, Steven and Valerie above all else, and would do ANYTHING for them! She was such a hard worker and would always put herself on the front line and always take care of everyone else before herself! She also was physically there for any chore that needed to be done! I am not sure if it was because she “wanted to” or “had to” but she always helped, whether it be with oil coating the roof of their house, crawling through the crawlspace under their house or helping to fix the television antennae located in the woods in the back of their house, on the side of the mountain! She would make the traditional Polish foods such as borscht, pierogis, golumpki, and, of course, who could forget her Christmas cookies! Ooooh her Christmas cookies! She always knew the Almond Snowball Cookies were my favorite!
Memories??? I have great memories of this woman! Mrs. Shingara and my Mom, during the summer, would take Valerie (Sis) and Steven, my brother, Kevin and me to the “Secret Swimming Place” ..… that dirt road off Route 34 that led us to the Housatonic River, where we would swim and picnic for hours! And who could forget about going to the “Big Stores”, as a family, and usually I would be invited to go along too! When we were in the car either going to or coming back from those “Big Stores”, we would sing songs with her in the car and it was even more special during the Christmas season, when we sang Christmas Carols! Such great memories! And what about the Danbury Stockcar Races in Danbury Connecticut! During season, every Saturday afternoon, Steven, “Sis” and I would all go very early with Mr. & Mrs. Shingara in order to get in line to be the first to “ruuuuun” to get our seats in the same 1st row. Of course, we were rooting for Chick Stockwell #151. I also remember she would sneak cigarettes at home during the day, while Mr. Shingara was at work, using a “tinfoil ash tray” which she would make daily and dispose in the garbage before he got home. Such Great Memories!
Yes, Mrs. Shingara was a wonderful woman. Someone who will be missed! Not unusual that she would choose to leave this earth 3 days before her 100th birthday, because it was never, ever about her! Happy Birthday Mrs. Shingara! …..until we meet again! With Love, Sheila (growing up, your other daughter)
167 Wakelee Avenue