Benjamin V. Muniak

MUNIAK - Benjamin V. October 4, 2008, age 91, of Wheatfield, formerly of the Tonawandas, after a brief illness, husband of the late Ethel (nee Poeller) Muniak; father of Dr. Dennis (Debbie) Muniak and Linda (Jack) Weisenborn; grandfather of Stephanie (James Karl) Karsten, Lindsey and Andrea Muniak; brother of Bernadette Grzebinski and Joseph (Louise) Muniak and the late Sister Mary Alan, Helen Mazur, Pearl Kloch, Charles and Anthony Muniak; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call on Monday only from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the HAMP FUNERAL HOME, INC., Adam & Seymour Sts., Tonawanda. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM Tuesday at St. Francis Church, 150 Broad St., City of Tonawanda. Friends invited. If desired, memorials to The University at Buffalo Foundation Geography Fund are preferred. Mr. Muniak was a Navy Sea Bee veteran of WWII, serving in the North Atlantic, South Pacific and with The First Occupation Troops in Japan. He was a tool and die maker at The General Motors Tonawanda Plant for 40 years before retiring and a member of The UAW #774. He was a life member of The American Legion Tonawandas Post #264, The Disabled American Veterans Chapter #120 and an active member of The Navy See Bee Island X-8 where he helped build and maintain the Sea Bee Memorial on River Road in North Tonawanda. He volunteered for numerous activities including the Boy Scouts of America Troop #164, the Tonawanda Senior Citizens where he served as a store front Santa and Senior Advisor for taxes and has a recreation room named in his honor. Complete obituary, condolences and directions at www.hampfuneral.com