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Joseph Chojnowski Obituary



Joseph John Chojnowski, 85, of Old Saybrook passed away peacefully on January 23, 2015 in the comfort of his home with his family and friends by his side. Joseph was born and raised in New Britain on November 13, 1929, the youngest son of the late Leon and Rose (Dawidczyk) Chojnowski, His wife, Anne (Ludko) Chojnowski predeceased him on July 28, 1997. They were married for 43 years. Joseph is survived by his three daughters, Joanne Putnam of Old Saybrook, Jayne Baczewski and her husband Joseph, of Southington, Ellen Harris and her husband, Sonny of Bradford, New Hampshire; his four grandchildren, Kelly Spiller and her husband, Gerry, of Grantham, New Hampshire, Joseph Baczewski and his wife, Cindy, and Robert Baczewski, all of Southington, and William Putnam of Old Saybrook; and his three great-grandchildren, Madeline Spiller, Joseph "Ziggy" and Hannah Baczewski. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins, as well as his faithful companion, Buster. He was predeceased by his two brothers, Stanley and Edward and his two sisters, Helen and Sophie in infancy. He attended Sacred Heart School and E.C. Goodwin Technical School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served in Germany from 1951 to 1953 as a civil engineer. He was a firefighter for the City of New Britain, retiring in 1977. He later was employed by the Hospital for Special Care, New Britain National Bank, and up until his illness for the Town of Old Saybrook Public Works-Transfer Station. Joseph was a member of the Cornfield Point Beach Assn, Catholic War Veterans and Westbrook Elks B.P.O.E. 1784, where he was Elk of the Year in 2008. He was a devout Roman Catholic and a member of St. John Church in Old Saybrook, where he served as a Eucharistic Minister. Calling hours are Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Swan Funeral Home, 1224 Boston Post Rd., Old Saybrook. A funeral Mass is to follow at 11:00AM at St. John Church, 161 Main St., Old Saybrook. Burial service will be held at 3 PM at Sacred Heart Cemetery in New Britain. Memorial donations may be sent to Middlesex Hospital & Palliative Care, 28 Crescent St., Middletown, CT, 06457 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105. The family would like to extend thanks to his many friends and neighbors for their support and kindness shown to our father and all of us during this difficult time, especially Pavel and Nancy Wilson and Tedd and Carol Levy. Please visit www.swanfuneralhomeoldsaybrook.com for online tributes and condolences.



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Published by Hartford Courant from Jan. 26 to Jan. 28, 2015.

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February 5, 2015

Joanne, Jayne & Ellen,
I have been thinking of you and of the difficult time you are going thru. No words can take away the pain you are feeling now, but know that in time, you will embrace the memories of the past. Your dad was a "jack-of-all-trades". I remember most his love of gardening and how well he maintained his "garden patch". He even made some tasty wine. There are many memories
of the time when we lived next door on Slater Rd. Thank you for sharing all those pictures on how life with your family continued in Old Saybrook.

Florence Stevens, Southington

Michael O'Herlihy

February 1, 2015

I didn't know Joe, but for years he sat with his friend in front of me at Saint John's 5:00 mass. One of the ushers had this thing with Joe that amused me. Joe would be doing his praying or whatever and the usher, while walking down the aisle would tap Joe on his inside shoulder and Joe would look to see who it was tapping him only to look the other way and find no one there. All during this neither broke out in a smile. This happened almost every week for a very long time. It may be something small, but his loss saddens me. It's simple things that people do that touch peoples lives even if they don't know that they did them. RIP Mr. Chojnowski.

January 28, 2015

Descendants and close friends of Joe, our sorrow is shared with you because the person that we loved and deared, in it's person is no longer with us.
Our Father was looking for a unique being and He was chosen.
Let's instead rejoice as He enters into the promised Kingdom of eternal life.
Our personal friendship and closeness will be
remembered for ever.
Love Will and Zofia

January 28, 2015

January 28, 2015

Jeff Stevens

January 28, 2015

Joanne, Jayne, Ellen,
Sorry to hear of the passing of your father. Growing up with all of you as your next door neighbor during the 1950's and 1960's, I have fond memories of your dad. He was always in the garden or cutting the lawn. I believe he was the first in the neighborhood to own a riding lawnmower and a snow blower. I recall he always had nice cars that he kept like new and built a boat from scratch. He was the one who took me to the hospital when I broke my arm riding my bike. And let's not forget his discipline which he hoped would keep us from throwing sticks and acorns during our childhood years. May all your memories of your dad provide you peace.

January 28, 2015

Joanne, Jayne, Ellen and families, sorry to hear of your fathers passing, my condolences to you all. May you find peace and comfort in the love and support of each other, and your families. My heartfelt sympathy to you all.
Nancy White NB,CT

Kathie Bedell

January 28, 2015

Jayne and Joe, I'm so sorry to learn of Joe's passing. During the few summers that I knew him, he was always friendly and gracious to me. I will miss seeing him driving around Cornfield with Buster at his side. Ken joins me in sending our condolences.

Richard Haze

January 28, 2015

So sorry to hear of you fathers passing. I will always remember hanging out at your house. Your parents were so nice to me and it always felt like a second home. I have such fond memories.

January 27, 2015

Jayne, Joanne, Ellen and families, Please accept our sincere sympathy over the loss of your beloved dad. We will never forget his generosity, his love for his family and his love for his Boxer dogs. He was such a nice guy and we will certainly miss his presence. May the love and support of family and friends, help you through this difficult time. Bern and Rick Schreiner

Nancy Bober holyst

January 27, 2015

So sorry to hear of your dad's passing. He was a good neighbor for many years on Slater road.

c. moore

January 26, 2015

May the God of comfort prove to be with your family at his time of sorrow and that we are sorry for your loss.

January 26, 2015

Mr. Joe was such a big part of our family. He may have started out as a patient, but that soon developed into a friendship. Our boys loved heading down to Old Saybrook each summer to go crabbing, driving the golf cart, and eating hamburgers on the beach. We will all miss him tremendously. Such a wonderful, caring man, with a heart of gold.
Much love from us all
Earle, Jane, Jason and Noah Sittambalam

Teddi Kopcha

January 25, 2015

Dear Chojnowski Family,

It was with deep sadness that I learned of Joseph's passing. I will always remember him for his friendship, and his love for his dog/s.

May he rest in peace, and happily rejoin Mary.

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