- Date Of Birth: October 9, 1922
- Date Of Death: April 4, 2017
- State: Florida
Pauline “Polly” Mills Kasprzak, 94
LAKELAND – Glendrid Pauline “Polly” Mills Kasprzak, 94, a long-time resident of Lakeland, died April 4, 2017, after a long illness.
Mrs. Kasprzak was born on the Mills family farm near Polkton, NC, on October 9, 1922. She graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College with a Bachelors degree in English. Immediately following graduation in 1943, she headed to war-time Washington, DC, to take a position in the Department of War section responsible for decoding Japanese codes. While there, she met her husband who was serving in the U.S. Army. After the war, they married and lived in Buffalo, NY, before moving to Lakeland in the late 1950s. She taught English at Kathleen High School for twenty-five years, during which time she also earned her Masters Degree in English from the University of South Florida in Tampa.
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Mrs. Kasprzak was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar Cody and Sarah Emma (Parker) Mills; her sister, Allie Mae (Mills) Sigmon; her brother, Edgar Coy Mills; and her husband, Joseph A. Kasprzak, Sr. She is survived by her four children: Joseph A. Kasprzak, Jr. of Melbourne, FL, Kathryn L. Kasprzak and Linda K. Kasprzak, both of Lakeland, FL, and Michael F. Kasprzak (Lyndon) of St. Johns, FL; three grandchildren: Kelly, Amanda, and Bobby Kasprzak; one step-granddaughter, Jennifer Karr Pantaleo (Philip), great-grandson, James Richard Pantaleo; and by her brother, John T. Mills, Fairmont, NC; her three sisters, Emma Sherrill, Sneads Ferry, NC, Carolyn Edwards, Southern Pines, NC, and Rebecca Creekmore, Lexington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
