Ted P. Kregoski Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

TED KREGOSKI NORWAY- Ted P. Kregoski, age 96, respected and lifelong resident of Norway died Saturday, August 25, 2012 in the caring hands of Manor Care Health Services in Kingsford, MI. He was born on January 2, 1916 in Norway, the son of the late Joseph and Caroline (Rucinski) Kregoski. Ted graduated from Norway High School in 1935. He married Kathleen Massa on May 20, 1942 at St. Mary’s Church in Norway. Ted entered service of his country in October of the same year in the U.S. Air Force 843rd Engineering Aviation Battalion serving in the European Theater during World War II. Upon his return in 1945, he resumed his career in the auto industry at the Ford Motor assembly plant in Kingsford and as an auto body mechanic at E.W. Anderson in Norway. He retired from Town and Country Ford in Kingsford. Ted is survived by his wife of 70 years Kathleen; daughters Mary (Tom) Bolek of Gladstone and Kathleen Palmer of Stillwater, MN; grandchildren Lisa Bolek, Michelle (Andrew Morrell) Bolek, Christopher (Maija) Palmer and Matthew (Nicole) Palmer; four great grandchildren Mali, Sydney, Drake and Dylan; brother Robert (Betty) Kregoski; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers John, Raymond and Donald Kregoski and sisters Mary Thaxton and Julia Wilson. Again the community loses an ideal citizen. Ted lived his life by the Golden Rule. As quoted in his father’s obituary in 1933, Ted also personified all that is just and noble in human life, commendable and worthy of imitation. Family will greet friends on Friday, August 31 from 10-11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Norway. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church with Fr. Timothy Ekaitis, presiding. Interment will be held at the Norway Township Cemetery. Because of Ted’s love for all of God’s creatures, the family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ted’s name to the Almost Home Animal Shelter or the Norway Food Pantry.

Ted P. Kregoski

January 2, 1916 - August 25, 2012

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Ted P. Kregoski

January 2, 1916 - August 25, 2012

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