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Chester “Chet” Wasileski

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Chester “Chet” Wasileski

Birth
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
23 Oct 2008 (aged 86)
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0018539, Longitude: -72.5858917
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Chester Wasileski of Enfield, CT died at St. Francis Hospital, on Thursday, October 23. He was the son of Joseph and Mary [Polaski] Wasileski. Chet was born on July 14, 1922, in Winchester, New Hampshire. He attended local schools and graduated from Thayer High School in 1939.

He served in the Army in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After returning home from the war he worked in the Brattleboro area, where he lived until his marriage to Norma Sawtelle on March 31, 1950. He worked at Pratt Whitney until his retirement in 1987.

Chet has been a resident of Enfield for 58 years and was a communicant of St. Adalbert Church in Enfield for over fifty years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved gardening, traveling with Norma and truly enjoyed ‘cocktail hour’ with his children. He was an avid sports fan. Baseball and the Red Sox were his passion. Chet loved nothing more than spending time with and being surrounded by his family.

Chet and Norma were married for 57 years and had four wonderful children. He leaves his son Chester J. Wasileski and his wife Lynn Dubreuil of Springfield, MA; his son Steven Wasileski and his wife Heather of Enfield; his daughter Nancy and her husband Allen Simmons of Hazardville; and his daughter Tracey and her husband David Higgins of Windsor Locks. He is also survived by his adored grandchildren; his brother Kenneth and his wife Celia Wasileski of Ashuelot, N.H.; his sisters: Florence Dixon of Hinsdale, N.H, Sophie Dominick of Winchester, N.H.; and Stella Lindsey of Manchester, N.H.; his brothers-in-law Frank Sawtelle and Edward Sawtelle; his sisters-in-law Marye Desruisseau and Myrna and her husband Roy Bushey all of Keene, N.H. He also leaves many nieces, nephews special neighbors and friends.

Burial will be in St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Leete Stevens Enfield Chapels & Crematory
Chester Wasileski of Enfield, CT died at St. Francis Hospital, on Thursday, October 23. He was the son of Joseph and Mary [Polaski] Wasileski. Chet was born on July 14, 1922, in Winchester, New Hampshire. He attended local schools and graduated from Thayer High School in 1939.

He served in the Army in the Pacific Theater during WWII. After returning home from the war he worked in the Brattleboro area, where he lived until his marriage to Norma Sawtelle on March 31, 1950. He worked at Pratt Whitney until his retirement in 1987.

Chet has been a resident of Enfield for 58 years and was a communicant of St. Adalbert Church in Enfield for over fifty years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved gardening, traveling with Norma and truly enjoyed ‘cocktail hour’ with his children. He was an avid sports fan. Baseball and the Red Sox were his passion. Chet loved nothing more than spending time with and being surrounded by his family.

Chet and Norma were married for 57 years and had four wonderful children. He leaves his son Chester J. Wasileski and his wife Lynn Dubreuil of Springfield, MA; his son Steven Wasileski and his wife Heather of Enfield; his daughter Nancy and her husband Allen Simmons of Hazardville; and his daughter Tracey and her husband David Higgins of Windsor Locks. He is also survived by his adored grandchildren; his brother Kenneth and his wife Celia Wasileski of Ashuelot, N.H.; his sisters: Florence Dixon of Hinsdale, N.H, Sophie Dominick of Winchester, N.H.; and Stella Lindsey of Manchester, N.H.; his brothers-in-law Frank Sawtelle and Edward Sawtelle; his sisters-in-law Marye Desruisseau and Myrna and her husband Roy Bushey all of Keene, N.H. He also leaves many nieces, nephews special neighbors and friends.

Burial will be in St. Adalbert Cemetery.

Leete Stevens Enfield Chapels & Crematory


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  • Created by: BertaPep
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149965027/chester-wasileski: accessed ), memorial page for Chester “Chet” Wasileski (14 Jul 1922–23 Oct 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 149965027, citing Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by BertaPep (contributor 47622905).