Obituaries

GONSIEWSKIALFONSE "ILOW" "GUS", on Jan. 17, 2006, loving husband of Margaret (nee McKnight), devoted father of Carole Hughes (late Edward), Patricia Gardiner (James), and Tom Gonsiewski (Mary), dear Pop of 15 grandchildren, 28 great grand-children, and also survived by his brother Alfred. Relatives, friends, former employees of Sears, and fellow members of Boy Scouts Troop #314 and Sea Scouts Ship...

BOETTGERFLORENCE (nee Kazlauskas), on Jan. 15, 2006; dear wife of George; loving mother of Corinne Boettger, Justine Buschman (John), Babci of Brett and Brandon Buschman; devoted daughter of Felix and Frances Kazlauskas (nee Worek); dear sister of Edward (Joan); also survived by loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing and Funeral Friday after 8 A.M....

FOREMANJOSEPHINE R. (nee Wisniewski) on Jan. 14, 2006. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Loving mother of Marie A. Bornmann and her husband William. Dear grandmother of twins, Eric and Tara and great grandmother of Nathan Michael Smith. Dear sister of Lorraine (John) Preston and the late Mary Check. Also survived by nieces, nephews and their families. Relatives, friends, members...

GOGOJEWICZALFREDA (nee Skiba), on Jan. 10, 2006, beloved wife of the late Theodore J., loving mother of Maryanne C. Komada (wife of the late Rudolph A. Komada, MD) and the late Patricia Nunn, dear grandmother of Michael MD, Jonathan, Timothy and Mary Beth Komada and Matthew and Alison Nunn, loving great grand mother of Leah, Alex and Anna Grace Komada....

POWERSPATRICIA G. (nee Conley) on Jan. 10, 2006, wife of the late Lawrence F.; dear mother of Judy Barci (Anthony), Larry Powers Jr., Maureen Smith (Bill), Patricia Gabriele (Pete), Colleen Teska (Stash), Laura Wenclawiak and Ronald Powers (Dawn); she is also survived by her sister Teresa Lieb, 12 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends...

GRACEJOHN H. on Jan. 8, 2006; beloved husband of Jean F. (nee Gajkowski); dear father of Jean T. Shuster (Philip), Stan MacMoran (Sharyn) and John T. Grace (Trisha); loving grandfather of Lauren, Sydney, Hayley and Shaun. John is also survived by his mother, one sister and 2 brothers. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing Friday 9:30 A.M. at...

BARBER MARY (nee Triszczuk), on Jan. 7, 2006. Loving mother of Alexis, Christian, and the late Sean; also survived by her brother Jack Triszczuk (Sharon), her uncle Andrew Smilowski, and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Wed. eve 7 - 9 P.M. and Thurs. after 8 A.M. at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME,...

MEENANDEBORAH ANN on Jan. 5, 2006. Beloved daughter of Catherine (nee Schilk) and the late William Meenan. Loving sister of William, Donna Schwendiman Thomas, Barbara Villegas, Patricia Troche, and the late Cathy DiBona; devoted partner of Betty Terry; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing and Funeral Monday after 10 A.M....

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JOHN A., on Jan. 1, 2006. Loving brother of Sr. Rosarita CSFN and Bernadette Szperka (Edward), dear uncle of Michael (Laura) and Alex. Devoted companion of Louise Naussner, and dearly missed by Louise's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren; also missed by Rita Liebchen, Anne Caputo, and Alexis. Relatives, friends, and fellow members of American Legion Post 821, Assoc. Polish Home,...

NEWCOMBELIZABETH (nee Okupinski) on January 2, 2006, beloved wife of the late James, loving mother of Maryann (Bryan) Ecker, John (Angela), Suzanne (James) Toy, and the late James Jr., devoted grandmother of James, Trevor, Kristi, and Kyle; also survived by her sisters-in-law Florence and Jean Okupinski. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Thursday eve 7-9 P.M. and on...

SLOWIKHELEN (nee Marzewski) on December 31, 2005. Beloved wife of Charles. Loving mother of Charles (Florence) and Susan (William) Riglar. Devoted grandmother of Andrew (Fiancee Erin) and Brian (Donielle) Riglar. Also survived by her brother Alexander Marzewski, sister Hattie Bofinger and many loving nieces and nephews. Relatives, friends, members of the All Saints Senior Citizens and St. John Cantius Golden...

SR. M. JANE, CSFNMARY MENZENSKA on Jan. 2, 2006. Survived by nieces, nephews, and cousins. Religious, relatives, and friends are invited to her Viewing Wednesday after 4 P.M. at the Provincialate, Grant and Torresdale Aves., Phila. Funeral Mass will begin at 5 P.M. Interment Community Cem. In memory of Sr. Jane, your donation to the Sisters of the Holy Family...

GALLAGHERJAMES A. SR., On Dec. 18, 2005. Husband of the late Frances T. (nee Hagenkotter). Beloved father of Marie L. Stezzi (Dennis), Frances J. Gallagher and the late Louisa Weiss and James A. Jr.. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren, dear brother of Elizabeth, Mary Lou and Charles. Relatives, friends, VFW Post 2 and AOH-17th Division are...

KOWALSKIBLANCHE (nee Boffa) on Dec. 13, 2005; devoted wife of the late Walter E.; survived by a loving family of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and her sister Sue Lloyd. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing and Funeral Tuesday after 8 A.M. at THE SLABINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2614 Orthodox St. Funeral Mass 10 A.M. St. John Cantius Church....

GOGOJEWICZTHEODORE J. on Dec. 10, 2005. Proud Veteran of WWII. Beloved husband of Alfreda (nee Skiba). Loving father of Maryanne C. Komada (wife of the late Rudolph A. Komada, MD) and the late Patricia Nunn. Dear grandfather of Michael, MD, Jonathan, Timothy and Mary Beth Komada and Matthew and Alison Nunn. Loving great grand-father of Leah, Alex and Anna Grace...

STAHLANN M. (nee Dombrowski) on Nov. 27, 2005; beloved wife of John; dear mother of John M., Joseph, Karen A. Elnicki and Mark H. also survived by 10 grandchildren and 3 great grand-children. Relatives and friends are invited to gather Thursday 9 A.M. at St. John Cantius Church. Memorial Mass to follow at 10 A.M. Interment Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Share...

KEIFERANNA M. (nee McDevitt), on Nov. 17, 2005; devoted wife of the late Alphonse; loving mother of Thomas (Mary), Joseph (Helen), James (Lilli-Ann), Anne Marie, Richard, John and the late Frank; also survived by 21 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Relatives, friends, fellow members of All Saints Sr. Citizens, (Anna was past president of the Rosary...

CHWASTEKDOROTHY (nee Maynes) on Nov. 17, 2005; wife of the late Frank J. Chwastek, Sr., beloved mother of Frank J., Jr. Esq. and his wife Betty and the late Dorothy Chwastek, loving grandmother of Matthew, Rachel and Catherine. Dear sister of Leo Maynes and his wife Judy and the late Frances Nage. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing...

KOWALSKIJANE D. (nee Lewandowski) on November 12, 2005. Wife of the late Walter E. Kowalski. Beloved mother of Lucille Kowalski, Michael R. and his wife Arleen and the late Walter E. Jr. Loving grandmother of Christine Coyle, Eileen Souza and Jennifer Kliniewski. Jane is also survived by 5 great grandchildren and her brothers Edward, Matthew, Wally and Henry Lewandowski. Relatives...

CARNEGLIAHELEN S. (nee Storti), on Nov. 7, 2005; wife of the late Edward, beloved mother of Joseph D. Carneglia and his wife Stella (nee Jeblonski), loving grandmother of Mark J. and the late Michael E., and great grandmother of Mark J. Jr. Helen is also survived by her sister Mary Chiuccarello. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing, Saturday...