Jean G. Ondrick, 83, Was Vineyard Haven Resident

Jean G. (Polokowski) Ondrick died Feb. 17. She was a resident of Vineyard Haven and a former longtime resident of Chicopee Falls. She was 83.

Mrs. Ondrick was born on June 9, 1920, in Holyoke the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Nowak) Polokowski and graduated from Holyoke High School. She was married for 49 years to the late Theodore Ondrick, who predeceased her in 1990.

Mrs. Ondrick and her husband co-founded the Ondrick Construction Company of Chicopee, where she worked for many years as an office manager. Among her numerous activities, she volunteered at the Providence Hospital Guild, was a member of the Western Massachusetts Chapter of Women in Construction, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Women's Association and the Springfield Garden Club. She was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church.

She is survived by her beloved children: daughter, Carolyn A. Downs and her husband, Charles, of Martha's Vineyard and grandson, Andrew Downs; son, Theodore (Tadj) Ondrick and his wife, Pamela (Rogers), of Chicopee; grandchildren, Todd Ondrick and wife, Kirsten, of Chicopee; great-grandchildren, Tadju and Ethan, Adam and his wife, Bethany, of Ludlow, Amanda and her husband, Matt Allen, of San Diego, Calif., and Ashley Ondrick and Alexie Ondrick of Chicopee; also several beloved nieces and nephews. Mrs. Ondrick was predeceased by her dear sister, Katherine (Kitty) Machetto of Westfield and her brother, Stephen Polokowski of Holyoke.

The funeral will be held Feb. 21 at the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home in Chicopee Falls with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Donations may be made in her memory to her grandchildren and great-grandchild's school: Pioneer Valley Christian School, 965 Plumtree Rd., Springfield, MA 01119.