Rita A. Kapes Droniak, age 87, of Bridgeport, the widow of Michael Droniak, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Mrs. Droniak, a homemaker was born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania to the late John and Anna (Yurkanin) Kapes, and has been a longtime area resident. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, but most of all loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include her devoted children, Joseph Droniak and his wife Sandy, and Michael Droniak all of Stratford, Bruce Droniak and his wife Debra of Monroe, and Patricia Roberts and her husband Mark of Trumbull, 10 cherished grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers and 2 sisters, John, Joseph, Francis, Irene and Cecelia Kapes all of Pennsylvania, several nieces and nephews, and her best friends, Lucy Hissick and Joanne Tennenbaum Funeral services will take place on Monday, December 29th at 9 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford, and at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, Bridgeport for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call on Sunday from 2-4 p.m.