1937
Robert
2007
Robert Walsh
December 1, 1937 — January 8, 2007
AUSTINTOWN- A memorial mass will be held Saturday morning at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Church in Austintown for Robert J. Walsh age 69 who passed away Monday morning at his home after over a year battle with cancer.
Robert was born December 1, 1937, in Cleveland, the son of Zigmund and Elsie Koran Wolski.
He was a 1955 graduate of Cleveland Benedictine H.S., and later earned his Bachelors Degree in Economics from John Carroll University. He had served in the Army from 1956 to 1959 as an instructor at Fort Monmouth Signal School in New Jersey. Bob had been a member of a number of polka bands in the Cleveland area most notably the Frank Makovicka Band. He began his over 30 year career with General Motors at the GM Coit Rd. Plant in Cleveland and later retired in 1991 from the GM Lordstown Fisher Body plant as a general supervisor.
He was a member of St. Joseph Church, its men's club, St. John's Catholic Club, the Czech Catholic Union, and the GM retirees golf league.
He is survived by his wife the former Raymie Acorda whom he married April 19, 1974, two daughters Raymie Liz Walsh of Miami, and Ana Maria Paul Alexander of Hoboken, NJ, a son Edward and his fiance Amanda Giesey of Cleveland, and a brother Rev. Fr. Adalbert Wolski of Hollydaysburgh, PA. who will celebrate the mass.
He was preceded in death by his father Zigmund Wolski, his mother Elsie Wolski Schwanke, and his step father Henry Schwanke.
There are no calling hours.
The family has requested that in Lieu of flowers tributes take the form of donations to the Sister Jacquelyn Herpy memorial scholarship fund at St. Joseph School.
Arrangements are by Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel.
This tribute may be viewed and condolences sent to: www.higgins-reardon.com
Robert was born December 1, 1937, in Cleveland, the son of Zigmund and Elsie Koran Wolski.
He was a 1955 graduate of Cleveland Benedictine H.S., and later earned his Bachelors Degree in Economics from John Carroll University. He had served in the Army from 1956 to 1959 as an instructor at Fort Monmouth Signal School in New Jersey. Bob had been a member of a number of polka bands in the Cleveland area most notably the Frank Makovicka Band. He began his over 30 year career with General Motors at the GM Coit Rd. Plant in Cleveland and later retired in 1991 from the GM Lordstown Fisher Body plant as a general supervisor.
He was a member of St. Joseph Church, its men's club, St. John's Catholic Club, the Czech Catholic Union, and the GM retirees golf league.
He is survived by his wife the former Raymie Acorda whom he married April 19, 1974, two daughters Raymie Liz Walsh of Miami, and Ana Maria Paul Alexander of Hoboken, NJ, a son Edward and his fiance Amanda Giesey of Cleveland, and a brother Rev. Fr. Adalbert Wolski of Hollydaysburgh, PA. who will celebrate the mass.
He was preceded in death by his father Zigmund Wolski, his mother Elsie Wolski Schwanke, and his step father Henry Schwanke.
There are no calling hours.
The family has requested that in Lieu of flowers tributes take the form of donations to the Sister Jacquelyn Herpy memorial scholarship fund at St. Joseph School.
Arrangements are by Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel.
This tribute may be viewed and condolences sent to: www.higgins-reardon.com
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