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Theodore Kelczewski Obituary

Theodore S. "Ted" Kelczewski, 94, of Lake Ariel, Pa., formerly a resident of Lake Hiawatha, N.J., passed away on May 1, 2013. The family will receive family and friends today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Stephen J. Priola Parsippany Funeral Service, 60 N. Beverwyck Rd., Lake Hiawatha, N.J. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, May 9, at 11 a.m. at St. Peter the Apostle Church, 179 Baldwin Rd., Parsippany, N.J. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 225 Ridgedale Ave., East Hanover, N.J. For additional information, please see parsippanyfuneral.com. Ted was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 27, 1918, and graduated from Brooklyn Polytech High School. He served as a first sergeant during World War II in the Pacific theatre. He worked for the United States Post Office, was an avid Mets fan and enjoyed playing pool. Prior to moving to Lake Ariel, he was an active parishioner at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany, N.J. Ted was the beloved husband for 54 years of Alice, who predeceased him in 2001. He is survived by his son, Frank, and his wife, Barbara, of Lake Ariel, Pa.; his daughter, Joan Malacrida and her husband, Louis, of Bloomingdale N.J.; granddaughters, Jessica Malacrida and Kristan Fish, her husband, Bryan, and great-grandson, Bradley, of Maryland. Ted was also preceded in death by his siblings, Stanley Kelczewski, Joanne McCurdy, and Edward Kelczewski. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kan. 66675 or at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Published by The Star-Ledger on May 8, 2013.
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