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A retired Chelsea Fire Fighter. John Passed away at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Peabody on Friday March 4
th
after several weeks of declining health. He was 84 year of age. Born and raised in Chelsea he was a lifelong resident of the city. He attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and was a graduate of Chelsea High School. He married the former Sophie T. Domoretsky and together raised three children; Rosemarie, John H. Jr, and Frank D. Kanarkiewicz. John was appointed to the Chelsea Fire Dept. in 1961. He worked for the department for 30 years at various duty assignments, among which were Fire Prevention Inspector and Ladder 2 Tillerman. He retired in 1992. During his time in fire service he advanced his education attending Bunker Hill Community College. He was a member of the Cary Square Assoc. and was a late member of Chelsea Fire Fighters Union Local 937. He is survived by his beloved wife Sophie T. (Domoretsky) Kanarkiewicz of Chelsea. He was the devoted father of Rosemarie Miller and her husband Gary of Lynnfield, John H. Kanarkiewicz, Jr. of Chelsea, Frank D. Kanarkiewicz and his wife Joanne of Peabody. Cherished grandfather of Dennis and Sara Kanarkiewicz, Adrienne Manes and her husband Aaron and adored great-grandfather of Caroline Manes. Dear brother of Helen Delaney of Malden, the late Jeanette Marcinkus, Jessie Hine, Sophie Engebretson, Catherine Martin, Walter, Stanley and Francis Kanarkiewicz.
ARRANGEMENTS: His Funeral will begin from the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Thursday March 10 th , at 8:30 A.M. Followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Stanislaus Church 163 Chestnut St. Chelsea at 9:30 A.M. Services will conclude with Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 - 8 P.M. Funeral Home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite Funeral Home.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to The Alzheimer's Assoc. 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.
ARRANGEMENTS: His Funeral will begin from the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Thursday March 10 th , at 8:30 A.M. Followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Stanislaus Church 163 Chestnut St. Chelsea at 9:30 A.M. Services will conclude with Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 - 8 P.M. Funeral Home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite Funeral Home.
Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to The Alzheimer's Assoc. 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.
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Mass of Christian Burial
March
10
Thursday
St. Stanislaus B.M. Church
Starts at 9:30 am
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