Arline V. Kustowski, 80, of Stratford, beloved wife to the late Henry Kustowski, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2018. Born on March 19, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Schauder Reed.   

Arline found joy in spending time with her family and friends, finding treasures at tag sales, playing with their cats, and vacationing in Maine. She will be greatly missed. 

Arline is survived by her sister, Lorraine Nock, sisters-in-law, Helen Heffler and Mary Kustowski, and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Mary Church, 70 Gulf Street, Milford, CT (MEET DIRECTLY AT CHURCH). Interment will follow at Saint Mary Cemetery, Buckingham Avenue, Milford, CT. Friends and family may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018 at SAINT MARY CHURCH in FATHER CRONIN HALL, 70 Gulf Street, Milford, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the CT Food Bank at www.ctfoodbank.org/ or the ASPCA at www.aspca.org.