Alfred S.

Konieczka, Sr.

Alfred passed away unexpectedly on Thursday June 13 in the peaceful quite surroundings of his home. He was 92 years of age. Born and raised in Chelsea he was the youngest child of the late Adalbert and Teofila Konieczka. Alfred attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and was graduated from Chelsea High School, Class of 1944. He joined the US Army and served in the latter part of WW II and with the US Army of Occupation in Germany. He was discharged in 1946 and returned home to Chelsea. Alfred continued his education at Burdett College in Boston and received his Associate's Degree. In 1951 he was married to the former Alice S. Dekofski and together they began raising their family of two sons and three daughters. A resident of Chelsea for most of his life, he settled his family in Peabody in 1972 and has resided there for the past 47 years. Alfred began his working career at Smithcraft Lighting in Chelsea in 1949 and remained with the company when they relocated to Wilmington where he held the position of Sales Supervisor. He retired from Keene Corp./Smithcraft Lighting Div. in 1992. Alfred was an active member of PAV Post 13 in Chelsea. He was instrumental to Post 13 hosting, organizing and participating in many of the past Memorial Day Parades and Exercises held at Garden and Woodlawn Cemeteries. In his lifetime Alfred enjoyed playing drums and played for several years with the Michael Kucher Band. He also bowled in several leagues and together with his wife attended countless polka dances at the former PAV Hall in Chelsea. His life's devotion was to his wife, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and siblings. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Alice S. (Dekofski) Konieczka. He was the devoted father of Alfred S. Konieczka, Jr. of Peabody, Karen Divino and her husband Emidio of Taunton, Susan Igo and her husband Frederick of Ayer, Paul Konieczka and his wife Jean of Merrimack, NH, and Linda A. Paskaruk and her husband Gregory of Newmarket, Ontario. He is the cherished grandfather of Matthew Konieczka, Todd Konieczka, Jeffrey Divino, Kristen Dutton, Corey Konieczka, Ariane Divino, Daniel Konieczka, Scott Konieczka, Nicholas Igo, Katarina Paskaruk, Mykola Paskaruk, Samantha Igo and Laryssa Paskaruk and adored great-grandfather of Annie, Ryan, Sofia, Harper and Nathan. Dear brother of the late Catherine Smigielski, Anna V. Garniewicz, Mary Palladino, Lucy Garniewicz, Walter and Thaddeus "Ted" Konieczka.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting Hours will be held at the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Monday from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Adelaide Church, 708 Lowell St., Peabody on Tuesday June 18 at 10:30 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. Funeral home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite funeral home.

DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105

https://www.stjude.org/give

or The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Pl. West, Brookline, MA 02445.

https://www.dana-farber.org/how-you-can-help/ways-to-give/