Irene M. Plavnicky, age 79 of Stratford, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late John and Anna Kraynak Plavnicky, she had been a lifelong Stratford Resident. She was a retired office worker for New England Fire Rating Company. Survivors include 6 cousins Charlotte Kochiss Bonassar of Wallingford, Marianna Kopchyk of Fairfield, Marianna Tracey of New Haven, Michael Marinko of Easton, Joanna Rieger of Ohio, Stephanie Dunn of Seymour and a special neighbor Rita Labash of Stratford. Funeral service will take place on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 10:00 am in St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church Trumbull with a Liturgy of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery Stratford. Calling hours have been omitted.