Sigmund Baszkowski Obituary

Sigmund Baszkowski VIRGINIA BEACH - Sigmund Victor Baszkowski, 87, went to be with the Lord Oct. 14, 2008. He was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Jersey City, N.J., to the late Boleslaw and Stella Baszkowski. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Navy on the USS Madison DD-425. Sigmund was one of the founding members of the Green Brook, N.J., Golf Association and a former member of the Norfolk Chapter Barbershop Harmony Society. He worked more than 40 years at Airco and most recently worked for the Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Dept. as a starter marshall at Kempsville Greens Golf Course. Sigmund was predeceased by his first wife, Virginia Richards Baszkowski and his second wife, Delores Williams Baszkowski; brother, Stanley Baszkowski; sister, Halina Miller; and a stepdaughter, Debra Vincent. Left to cherish his memory are three children, Richard Baszkowski of Highlands, N.J., Michelle Keiser and her husband Charles of Levittown, Pa., and Russell Baszkowski and his wife Brenda and grandson, James Richards Baszkowski, all of Chesapeake; brother, Thomas Richard Baszkowski of Severn, Md.; stepdaughter, Rita Kyle Hooper and her husband Tony of Virginia Beach; stepson-in-law, Michael Vincent of Chesapeake; four stepgrandchildren, Lael and Hunter Hooper and Michael and Clayton Vincent. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, 4889 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Buff Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 641, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 or to the American Cancer Society. To celebrate the life of Sigmund, please visit his Everlasting Memorial at www.mem.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Oct. 16, 2008.

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