Dorothy Elizabeth Poniatowski Kaleta Piecka died on September 10th, 2018 at St. Joseph's Center in Trumbull, CT after a long illness.  She was 90 years old.  Dorothy was the fifth of six children born to the late Martin and Victoria Poniatowski on October 27, 1927.  She was predeceased by her brothers, Felix, Frank, and Stanley Poniatowski, and sisters, Josephine Pytko and Genevieve Lucas. Dorothy grew up in Stratford, and graduated from Stratford High School in 1944.  She worked as a secretary at Lacey Manufacturing and Chance Vaught.  She was a life long member of the Polish Falcons of America. Always physically fit and active, Dorothy was a great dancer and met her husband, John J. Kaleta at a dance contest, and together they won first place.  They were married in 1949.  They lived in the Paradise Green area while raising their four children.  They moved to Shelton, CT in 1965, where Dorothy's gardens were inspired by her green thumb.  Dorothy returned to the workforce after her children were grown, and worked as a medical transcriptionist for the State of CT at Laurel Heights Hospital in Shelton and Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, CT. Dorothy and John retired in 1985 and enjoyed traveling across the country in their Pace Arrow with members of the SNET Pioneers Club.  They made many lasting friendships along the way.  They settled in Ft. Pierce, FL at Spanish Lakes, until John's untimely death in 1987. Dorothy remained active by golfing and playing tennis well into her late 70's.  In 1990 Dorothy married Frank N. Piecka and they divided their time between Ft. Pierce and Bridgeport, until his death in 2008. With her health declining, Dorothy was admitted to St Joseph's Center in 2009, until her death.  The care, kindness and compassion given to Dorothy by the staff was exceptional and greatly appreciated by her family. Dorothy is survived by her children, Jacqueline M. Sanz, and her husband, Rene, of Stratford, CT, Her son, Edward J. Kaleta, and his wife, Mary of Bellingham, MA, daughter, Janet M. Newton and her husband Dan, of Valparaiso, IN and son, John M. Kaleta, and his wife Denise of Eagle Lake, ME. Grandchildren include Carrie J. Sanz, Avril M. Sanz, and Jacqueline R. Sanz Respeto of CT, Michelle Kaleta, Amy Ignacio, Tyler Kaleta and Melanie Kaleta of MA, Ian Kaleta of GA, Emily Kaleta of MA, and Gabriela Newton of IN. Great-grandchildren are Ethan Lah, Zane and Quinn Respeto, Sydney Woods, and Talia Ignacio. Dorothy is also survived by many nieces and nephews and their families. Funeral services will take place on Friday, September 14 ^th at 9:15 AM in the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place, Stratford, and at 10 AM in St. Michael the Archangel Church, 310 Pulaski Street, Bridgeport, for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may greet Dorothy's family on Thursday from 4-7 PM at Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford.     In lieu of flowers, donations, if desired, made be made to the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation or the Alzheimer's Association.