SMYRNA - After a long and fulfilling life of 85 years, Genevieve E. "Millie" Pietrucha, departed this world on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Born on June 30, 1925, in Jersey City, N.J. to Alexander and Emily Grodek, she was one of six children. She married Theodore Stephen Pietrucha, an Air Force Sergeant, in 1953, and raised four children in Forestville, Md., where she lived for 50 years. Five years ago, Millie moved to Smyrna, with her oldest daughter and son-in-law. Millie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sister, Helen Lesko; three brothers, John, Alexander, and Stanley Grodek; and her niece, Diane Lesko. Millie loved to spend time with the children in her life and leaves behind her four children, Joyce Tolson, of Smyrna, Theodore Pietrucha Jr., of Upper Marlboro, Md., Elaine Pietrucha, of Smyrna, and David Pietrucha, of Forestville, Md.; four grandchildren, Robert Tolson, Amanda (Tolson) Grasmick, Theodore Pietrucha III, Timothy Pietrucha; five great-grandchildren, Nichole Miller, Brendan Tolson, Victoria Tolson, Cody Kidwell, Donny Grasmick; one great-great-grandson, Tyler Kidwell; several nieces and nephews and many other children who loved her; her brother, Henry Grodek and his wife Chris; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Barnosky; a son-in-law, Ronald Tolson; and two daughters-in-law, Laura Pietrucha, and Susan Pietrucha. Visitation for family and friends will be held on 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home, 123 W. Commerce St., Smyrna, DE. Following visitation, on Saturday a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. at St. Polycarp Catholic Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna. Millie will be buried next to her husband, who died in 1978, at Resurrection Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, you may send donations to the American Diabetes Assoc., PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, or www.diabetes.org/donate/. Arrangements are by Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Smyrna.