Zofia “Sophie”

(Née;Lukasiak) Wolnicki

Sophie passed away in the Beth Israel Deaconess Palliative Care Unit on Sunday August 30 th with her family at her bedside.  She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer several months earlier.  Born and raised in Kosow, Poland she was a beloved daughter of the late Czeslaw and Janina Lukasiak.  Zofia received her formal education and gained her college associate's degree in Poland.  There in Poland she worked as a grammar school teacher.  During the late 50's as a young lady she immigrated to the United States.  While attending a social dance at the Polish American Citizens Club in So. Boston she was introduced Edward Kazimierz Wolnicki, a US Army Soldier on leave from Ft. Devens.  They married in 1960 and settled in Chelsea raising a son and daughter.  She became a licensed hairdresser and established Set and Style Beauty Salon on Everett Ave in Chelsea.  She operated the shop for nearly 30 years.   For most of her life Sophie made her home on Winthrop Road in Chelsea.  She was widowed in 2014 after 54 years together with Edward.  This past October she moved to Salem NH making her new home residing with her son and daughter-in-law.  In her life time Sophie enjoyed gardening, tending to and cultivating many beautiful flowers outside and around her home.  She was very gifted in knitting and crocheting skills, creating and fashioning many useful items for her family.  Sophie was a longtime parishioner and communicant at St. Stanislaus Church and was a member of the Polish Falcons Nest 485 in Chelsea.  In addition to her parents Sophie was also predeceased by her brother Jutek Lukasiak and her beloved husband of 54 years, Edward K. Wolnicki. She was the devoted mother of Peter Wolnicki and his wife Diana of Salem, NH and Janina Tassone and her husband Albert R. Jr. of Billerica.  Cherished grandmother of Isabella and AJ Tassone and dear sister of Waclawa "Vacha" Godlewska of Poland.  She is also survived by many friends and extended family members.

ARRANGEMENTS:  Her visiting hours will be held from the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea on Thursday Sept. 3rd from 4 - 7 P.M. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend.  All attendees are required to wear face coverings, practice social distancing when greeting the family, pay their respects and exit the funeral home to allow other guests to enter.  Funeral from the Welsh Funeral Home on Friday at 9:00 A.M.  Followed by a funeral mass at Our Lady of Grace Church 59 Nichols St. Chelsea at 10:00 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett Ample parking opposite funeral home.  We continue to encourage family and friends who wish, to offer condolences at this time by means of the online guest book or to send a personalized sympathy card see below.

DONATIONS:  Should friends desire, contributions in Sophie's name may be made to the Glioblastoma Foundation, P.O.Box 62066, Durham, NC 27715 or visit; https://glioblastomafoundation.org/

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