Elaine H.

Uminski

The Uminski family sadly announces the passing of their beloved wife, devoted mother, loving grandmother and sister.  Elaine passed away Friday morning October 11 ^th in the peaceful surroundings of her home after a brief illness, while in the presence of her loving and caring family.  She was 81 years of age.  Elaine was born and raised in Chelsea.  She was a daughter of the late Kenneth W. and Helen (Gozdon) Davis.  Elaine attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and Chelsea High School, graduating with the class of 1955.  As a young lady, she began working for the John Hancock Insurance Co in Boston.  61 years ago, she married Alfred H. Uminski and began to raise her family, blessed by a son and two daughters.  A devoted homemaker and mother she also worked outside of her home.  She worked for a time in the office of a local import/export company before taking her place as a travel agent with Sikorski Travel Agency in Chelsea. It was a job she much loved, assisting clients and friends completing their travel plans.  She would travel herself, exploring new destinations.  She would assemble and accompany groups to many of these varied destinations sometimes by plane, cruise ships or bus.  With the closing of the agency, Elaine went to work in the offices of KAYEM Foods for the next ten years as a bookkeeper in the accounts payable department before retiring.  Elaine considered herself a lifelong resident of Chelsea even though she settled in Revere several years ago.  She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Stanislaus Church and devoted 70 plus years singing in the church choir.  She began singing with the junior choir while attending school and later transitioned into the adult choir.  She participated in many church and social celebrations, committees and enjoyed planning the annual Opłatek Dinners.  She was a determined advocate for rights of the disabled and was a driving force behind Mass Chapter 766, an act providing transportation for the disabled and those with other life challenges. In her lifetime she enjoyed polka dances and many polish traditions. She was a member of the Chelsea Senior Center and played for many years on the Chelsea Bocce Team and other bowling leagues.   She was a familiar presence at the PAV Post and was a former member of the Polish Falcons in Chelsea.  She is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Alfred H. Uminski. She was the devoted mother of Kenneth J. Uminski, Sr. and his wife Lori, Lisa Uminski and Lorianne Uminski all of Revere, cherished grandmother of Brittany, Daniel, Kenneth, Jr. and Gianna Uminski and dear sister of Diane Adamczyk and her husband Thomas of Tewksbury.  She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, nephews and many extended family and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting Hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Wednesday from 4 – 8 P.M. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Funeral from the Welsh Funeral Home on Thursday October 17th at 9:00 A.M. Followed by a funeral mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 670 Washington Ave. Revere at 10:00 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Funeral home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite funeral home.

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