A funeral mass was celebrated Sept. 13 at St. John the Baptist Church, Jersey City, for Claire T. (Gajewski) Swidryk, formerly of Jersey City. She passed away Sept. 9. She served Jersey City as a committeewoman, a member of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, a member of the Jersey City Democratic Club, and a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church. She worked as the supervisor of custodians at the Hudson County Administration Building for over 35 years before retiring in 2001. She was the wife of the late John A. Swidryk; the mother of Dr. John P. Swidryk, MD and his wife Michele, Diana Chafey, James Swidryk, Denise Byron; the companion of John Nielson; the grandmother of eight; and the great-grandmother of six. Services arranged by McLaughlin Funeral Home of Jersey City.