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Joseph Kwasniewski Obituary

Joseph "Lefty" J. Kwasniewski, age 85, of 5B Golden Heights, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at the Transitional Care Unit, Hubbard Regional Hospital, Webster.

He leaves his wife of 60 years, Loretta B. (Mikolajczak) Kwasniewski of Webster; two daughters, Kathleen Bond and her husband Raymond of Charlton, Maryann Antinarella and her husband Gary of Holden; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Lefty was born in Webster, son of the late Joseph and Mary (Ostrowski) Kwasniewski and lived in Webster all his life. He worked for many years on the Highway Department for the Town of Webster, retiring in 1971. He was a World War II, United States Army Veteran. He was also a member of the American Legion.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at 10:00 a.m in Saint Joseph Basilica, Whitcomb Street, Webster. Burial will be at a later date in Saint Joseph Garden of Peace Cemetery, Webster. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 School Street, Webster is directing arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Nov. 13, 2008.

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Cynthia Thibeault

November 13, 2008

Music, when soft voices die

Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory—
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.

Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the beloved's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.

By Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Poetry Foundation

Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home

November 13, 2008

The staff of the Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home extends our sympathy to Lefty's family and friends.

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