Alice S.

(Dekofski) Konieczka

Alice passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 18 in the quiet surroundings of her home in Peabody. She was 92 years of age. Alice was predeceased by her loving husband of 68 years, Alfred S. Konieczka, Sr.  Alice was born in Chelsea where she grew up as the oldest child of the late Stanley and Anna Dekofski.  Alice graduated from Chelsea High School Class of 1948.  After her graduation, Alice attended the Wilson School of Medical Technology in Boston, and in June 1949 received her certification in Medical Laboratory Technique. Following graduation, Alice worked as a lab technician in Bridgeport, CT.

In 1951 she married the love of her life, Alfred, and together they began raising their family of two sons and three daughters in Chelsea. In 1972, Alice and Alfred relocated their family to Peabody, residing there for the past 51 years.

In 1975 Alice enrolled in Northeastern University's Hinton Course for Medical Laboratory Assistants, and in 1977 received her Certificate. After graduating, she worked in the lab at Union Hospital in Lynn and later worked as a lab technician for a private medical practice, Lynnfield Medical Associates in Peabody, where she worked until her retirement in 1992.

Alice was also an active member of the PAV Post 13 Ladies Auxiliary in Chelsea. She participated in many of the past Memorial Day Parades and Post functions, and together with her husband, attended countless polka dances at the former PAV Hall in Chelsea.

Alice was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She was the loving mother 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 Paskaruk and her husband Gregory of Newmarket, Ontario. She was the cherished grandmother of Matthew (& wife Melissa) Konieczka, Todd Konieczka, Jeffrey (& wife Tatiana)  Divino, Kristen (& husband Geoffrey) Dutton, Corey (& wife Shannon) Konieczka, Ariane Divino, Daniel Konieczka, Scott (& wife Brittney) Konieczka, Nicholas Igo, Katarina Paskaruk, Mykola Paskaruk, Samantha Igo and Lawrence Paskaruk and adored great-grandmother of Annie, Harley, Sofia, Harper, Nathan and Emme; as well as the dear sister of the late Stanley Dekofski and surviving sibling, Kenneth Dekofski of Merrimac, MA.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting Hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Wednesday, June 28th 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 Street, Peabody on Thursday, June 29th at 11:00 A.M.  Services will conclude with interment at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.  Funeral home is fully handicap accessible with ample parking opposite funeral home.

DONATIONS:  In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,  Memphis, TN 38105.  https://www.stjude.org/give

or The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445.  https://www.dana-farber.org/how-you-can-help/ways-to-give/