Obituary of Chelsea Faith Reed

Chelsea Faith Reed, 26, of Lawrence Township passed away suddenly of Hypertrophic Cardiomyapathy on her way home from work the evening of May 8th. Chelsea was predeceased by her grandparents, June Misialowski Reed Sochalski and Henry and Barbara Baczynski. She was also predeceased by her Uncle Chris Reed, who died of the same heart disease at the age of 33. Chelsea was also predeceased by her great-aunt Rose Caprio. Chelsea is survived by her two great-aunts who raised her as their own, Eleanor Stuzynski and Irene Sielski. Also surviving are her parents, Valarie Reed and Joseph Baczynski and her siblings Joelle Reed and Joseph and Jonathan Baczynski, her special aunt Jennifer Gromet and her husband Andy, and her additional aunts and uncles, Mary Frakes, Deborah Ann Baczynski and Henry Baczynski; her great-aunts Barbara Pasquito and Pat Kollien and her husband William as well as many loving cousins and friends. Chelseas is also survived by her boyfriend DuWayne Dawkins. Chelsea graduated from Lawrence High School in 2007. She was a 2015 Honors graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree studying Criminal Justice. Her greatest hope was to become a trial lawyer. Chelsea was currently employed by Chancery Track. Chelsea was a very loving person and loved by many. She also had a tremendous love of animals. A Funeral Liturgy will be held on Friday at 11 AM at St. Hedwig Catholic Church, 872 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton. Burial will follow in St. Hedwig Cemetery, Ewing. Visitation will be held on Friday morning from 9 to 10 AM at Poulson & van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Chelsea will continue to help others through her organ donations through the Gift of Life program. Contributions may be made in memory of Chelsea Reed to Penn Inherited Cardio Vascular Disease Program payable to Allyse Orsini, c/o Penn Medical Department, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104