Obituary of Justina Psenicnik

Justina Psenicnik died Wednesday, April 7th, at the home of her daughter in Westport where she lived for the last seven months of her life.

She was born on January 16, 1930 in the town of Smecice, Slovenia, the fifth child of the late John and Louise Hribsek.

On October 30, 1960, she married Bartholomew Psenicnik in St. Kanzian, Austria and a short time later they moved to Greenwich where she worked as a health care aide in both nursing home and private care. 

In 1962  Mr. and Mrs. Psenicnik moved to New Canaan where she was a homemaker raising their six children. Justina was very active in the prayer life of her parish of St. Aloysius and was devoted to her faith.

Justina is survived by three sons, Bart and his wife Laurie of New Milford, John of Killingworth, and Tony and his wife Mariana of Norwalk; two daughters, Maria O’Kelly and her husband Michael of Westport, and Justina Andrasi and her husband Douglas of Monroe; ten grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. 

She also had another daughter, Monica, who died in 1975.

In addition to her daughter, Justina was predeceased by her husband, Bart, her four brothers and two sisters.

The Funeral Mass will be live streamed and can be viewed at the following link: https://boxcast.tv/view/memorial-mass-for-justina-psenicnik-pkja8suchlq2xfqqlvl0

A walkthrough visitation will be held on April 9, 2021 from 4PM to 6PM at Hoyt Funeral Home. 199 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on April 10, 2021 at 9:30AM at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church at 21 Cherry Street in New Canaan, CT. Immediately following the church service will be the burial at Lakeview Cemetery of New Canaan.