Diana N. Ywa

Pawtucket – Diana N. (Upham) Drywa, 75, passed away at home on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

She was the beloved wife of Michael F.

Drywa, Sr. for fifty-five years.

Born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Doris (Collins) Upham.

Diana worked for the Pawtucket School Department for many years, until her retirement.

She enjoyed playing cards, traveling and completing puzzles.

Diana was a self-described “people-person” and above all, she was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend.

Besides her loving husband, she leaves seven children, Jean Sweeney and her husband, Brian, of Taunton, Lisa M.

Dyson and her husband, Russell, of Pawtucket, Michael F.

Drywa, Jr. and his wife, Sandra, of Port Orange, FL, Kristen E.

Skeffington and her husband, Sean, of Seekonk, Patrick J.

Drywa and his wife, Aimee, of Seekonk, Kathleen M.

Massey and her husband, Barry, of Pawtucket and Shawn M.

Drywa and his wife, Rachel, of Lincoln; a sister, Marilyn Grange of North Providence; ten grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Carol Provost.

Her funeral will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 10 a.m. from WILLIAM W.

TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in the Church of St.

Leo the Great, 699 Central Ave., Pawtucket.

Interment will follow at Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.

VISITATION will be Thursday, January 3, from 4 to 7 p.m.

For online condolences: TRIPPFUNERALHOME.com