Edward J. Andrzejweski, 93, of Middletown and formerly of Woodcrest, Wilmington, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2004, at Christiana Hospital.
Mr. Andrzejewski was a silk mill worker, ship fitter and musician who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, being stated at Fort duPont, Camp Dix, N.J., in Lewes and Camp Slate Creek, Id., being honorably discharged in 1937. While stationed in Lewes, Edward, along with another CCC member, E.A. Jones, received a Letter of Commendation from the Adjutant General of the US Army for saving the life of a comrade who was in imminent peril of drowning beyond Queen Anne Pier in the Delaware Breakwater off Lewes Beach.
He was employed and retired from the General Motors Assembly Plant on Boxwood Road. He also worked part time for St. Matthew's Church in Woodcrest and after retiring from the school and church, contributed many hours to the school, church and the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary well into his 80s. Edward also loved to play the banjo and harmonica at family gatherings.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Cecelia Oleksy, in 1993; his son, Anthony; his four brothers, Stanley, Steven, Francis and Walter; and three sisters, Cecilia Czachorowski, Catherine Murphy and Stella Sakowski.
He is survived by his son, Ronald E. Andrzejewski and his wife Barbara, with whom he lived; a daughter, Mary Gardner and her husband Joseph of Milton; two grandchildren, Olivia and Nicholas DeCain; and a sister, Florence, of Wilmington.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at St. Matthew's Church, Woodcrest. Burial will be in Assumption Patio Crypt in All Saints' Cemetery
Mr. Andrzejewski was a silk mill worker, ship fitter and musician who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, being stated at Fort duPont, Camp Dix, N.J., in Lewes and Camp Slate Creek, Id., being honorably discharged in 1937. While stationed in Lewes, Edward, along with another CCC member, E.A. Jones, received a Letter of Commendation from the Adjutant General of the US Army for saving the life of a comrade who was in imminent peril of drowning beyond Queen Anne Pier in the Delaware Breakwater off Lewes Beach.
He was employed and retired from the General Motors Assembly Plant on Boxwood Road. He also worked part time for St. Matthew's Church in Woodcrest and after retiring from the school and church, contributed many hours to the school, church and the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary well into his 80s. Edward also loved to play the banjo and harmonica at family gatherings.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Cecelia Oleksy, in 1993; his son, Anthony; his four brothers, Stanley, Steven, Francis and Walter; and three sisters, Cecilia Czachorowski, Catherine Murphy and Stella Sakowski.
He is survived by his son, Ronald E. Andrzejewski and his wife Barbara, with whom he lived; a daughter, Mary Gardner and her husband Joseph of Milton; two grandchildren, Olivia and Nicholas DeCain; and a sister, Florence, of Wilmington.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at St. Matthew's Church, Woodcrest. Burial will be in Assumption Patio Crypt in All Saints' Cemetery
Edward J. Andrzejweski, 93, of Middletown and formerly of Woodcrest, Wilmington, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2004, at Christiana Hospital.
Mr. Andrzejewski was a silk mill worker, ship fitter and musician who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, being stated at Fort duPont, Camp Dix, N.J., in Lewes and Camp Slate Creek, Id., being honorably discharged in 1937. While stationed in Lewes, Edward, along with another CCC member, E.A. Jones, received a Letter of Commendation from the Adjutant General of the US Army for saving the life of a comrade who was in imminent peril of drowning beyond Queen Anne Pier in the Delaware Breakwater off Lewes Beach.
He was employed and retired from the General Motors Assembly Plant on Boxwood Road. He also worked part time for St. Matthew's Church in Woodcrest and after retiring from the school and church, contributed many hours to the school, church and the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary well into his 80s. Edward also loved to play the banjo and harmonica at family gatherings.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Cecelia Oleksy, in 1993; his son, Anthony; his four brothers, Stanley, Steven, Francis and Walter; and three sisters, Cecilia Czachorowski, Catherine Murphy and Stella Sakowski.
He is survived by his son, Ronald E. Andrzejewski and his wife Barbara, with whom he lived; a daughter, Mary Gardner and her husband Joseph of Milton; two grandchildren, Olivia and Nicholas DeCain; and a sister, Florence, of Wilmington.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at St. Matthew's Church, Woodcrest. Burial will be in Assumption Patio Crypt in All Saints' Cemetery
Mr. Andrzejewski was a silk mill worker, ship fitter and musician who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, being stated at Fort duPont, Camp Dix, N.J., in Lewes and Camp Slate Creek, Id., being honorably discharged in 1937. While stationed in Lewes, Edward, along with another CCC member, E.A. Jones, received a Letter of Commendation from the Adjutant General of the US Army for saving the life of a comrade who was in imminent peril of drowning beyond Queen Anne Pier in the Delaware Breakwater off Lewes Beach.
He was employed and retired from the General Motors Assembly Plant on Boxwood Road. He also worked part time for St. Matthew's Church in Woodcrest and after retiring from the school and church, contributed many hours to the school, church and the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary well into his 80s. Edward also loved to play the banjo and harmonica at family gatherings.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Cecelia Oleksy, in 1993; his son, Anthony; his four brothers, Stanley, Steven, Francis and Walter; and three sisters, Cecilia Czachorowski, Catherine Murphy and Stella Sakowski.
He is survived by his son, Ronald E. Andrzejewski and his wife Barbara, with whom he lived; a daughter, Mary Gardner and her husband Joseph of Milton; two grandchildren, Olivia and Nicholas DeCain; and a sister, Florence, of Wilmington.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at St. Matthew's Church, Woodcrest. Burial will be in Assumption Patio Crypt in All Saints' Cemetery
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