Obituary of Victoria A. Hodakowski

Victoria A. Hodakowski, 97, a lifelong resident of the Hilldale section of Plains Township and a current resident of the Kingston Manor, passed on Saturday, January 8,2022. Born on December 24, 1924, in Hilldale, she was one of six children of the late Frank and Barbara Pytel Pientka. Victoria attended local schools and was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School, class of 1942. She began working in Ballet Furriers for several years and then worked for JB Carr/Cookie Candy Company. On September 12, 1953, Victoria married her love, Joseph Hodakowski. The new couple resided in the Hilldale section and raised two sons: Daniel and Joseph. Victoria was a past member of the Saint Joseph Church and a member of the parish’s Christian Mothers. She was a current member of the Saints Peter and Paul Parish of Plains. Victoria enjoyed playing bingo and visiting casinos at Atlantic City when she was younger. Victoria and the family also loved to travel the east coast from Florida to Niagara Falls and everywhere in between. She was preceded in death by her parents and loving husband Joseph; sisters Mary Baran, Helen Benzi, and Ann Pientka; brothers John and Walter. Victoria is survived by her sons Joseph and his wife Susan, Kingston; Daniel and his wife Colleen, Plymouth; grandchildren Adam Hodakowski; Sara Stuka and husband Michael; and Christopher Hodakowski; and her first great grandson, Michael, expected in February; along with several nieces and nephews and extended family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in SS. Peter and Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road. Service will be officiated by Rev. John C. Lambert, Pastor. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. For those attending mass service, facial coverings are required. Arrangements in the care of the Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., Plains Twp.