Sandra Kownacki D’Angona died suddenly in Connecticut on April 18.  The daughter of Barbara and Joseph Kownacki, she grew up in Bridgeport, Conn., graduating from Southern Connecticut University where she later returned to complete her Master’s Degree.  

Soon after her marriage, she relocated to Duxbury where she raised her three children, daughters Chelsea and Jordan and son Justin.   Sandra called Duxbury home for more than 25 years where she was active in her children’s activities and the Duxbury Garden Club.   Mrs. D’Angona worked for several years teaching at the Berrybrook School.  After leaving Duxbury to move to California, she continued teaching children at the Montessori School in Laguna Beach.    

Mrs. D’Angona was beautiful singer, an avid reader and loved to walk with her friends around Powder Point.  She had a keen interest in birds and vegetation and was a strong advocate for environmental preservation. 

Mrs. D’Angona leaves her father, Joseph Kownacki of Maine and Florida; her son Justin D’Angona of Los Angeles, Cal.; her daughters, Chelsea D’Angona of Washington, D.C. and Jordan D’Angona of Corona del Mar, Cal.; a brother, Robert Kownacki and his wife Dru of Conn.; a sister Patricia Loomis of Conn.; her former husband Richard D’Angona of Corona del Mar, Cal.; a brother-in-law Brian d’Angona and sister-in-law Lynn d’Angona, both of Boston and Kelli d’Angona Usher and her husband Eric of Valencia, Cal.; and many nieces and nephews.  Sandra was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Kownacki.

Burial at Mount St. Benedict’s Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn. will be on June 3, 2011 at 1 p.m.  A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church, Duxbury on June 4, 2011.