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Beloved husband, father, grandfather and
friend, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Jordan's Nursing Home,
surrounded by his family and wonderful nurses and aides. A
Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, April 21,
2005, 11:30 A.M. (EST), at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 5760
Sawyer Rd., Sawyer, MI, with Rev. Don Suberlak officiating.
Visitation will precede the service, from 9:00-11:00 A.M. (EST),
at the Sommerfeld-Smith Family Funeral Home, 15 N. Barton St.,
New Buffalo, MI. Final resting place will take place at Holy
Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, IL. Memorial contributions may
be made to Jordan's Nursing Home. Tony Zabicki was born April
28, 1917, in Chicago, IL, to Valentine and Anna (Wawzyniak)
Zabicki. Tony attended St. Michael's Elementary School and
attended Bowen High School on Chicago's south side. He served as
a Sgt. in WWII, doing tours in the Pacific and European
Theaters. He was in both the Guadalcanal and the Battle of the
Bulge, receiving two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star and the
Presidential Unit Citation. Tony married Theodosia (Teddy)
Wlodarczyk at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Chicago's South
side, on April 27, 1946. They had been friends since they were
five years old. Married almost 59 years, they shared many
wonderful memories, including the birth of their children.
Claudia (Stephen) Henson of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Anthony
(Sylvia Bencomo) Zabicki of Phoenix, AZ, Judith (David Handley)
Zabicki of New Buffalo, MI, and Neal Zabicki of Flint, MI; three
grandchildren, Stephanie Henson of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA,
Casey and Dana Handley of New Buffalo, and Neal Zabicki of
Louisiana. Tony was preceded in death by his parents, two
sisters, one brother, and one son-Nicholas Zabicki. Tony was a
member of the Lawrence Lion's Club, Lawrence American Legion,
Decatur VFW, Green Valley Knights of Columbus, Battle Creek
Purple Heart Club, and Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in
Green Valley, AZ. Tony retired in 1980 from Coastal Tank Lines,
Summitt, IL, after a long career of truck driving. He loved his
family, work, farming, friends, and living in Arizona with his
wife. He will be greatly missed. |
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