Walter Owczynko

He was born in Poland; during WWII Walter proudly served in the Polish Army under the command of General Anders, later serving with the Allied Forces. After the war he lived in England and in 1958 he immigrated to the United States. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church and retired after 25 years from Fafnir Bearing Co.

He was a kind and gentle man, with a kind smile who found something good to say about everyone he met. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially gardening and fishing. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 46 years, Janina (Arcimowicz) Owczynko and his beloved son, Teddy Owczynko of Rocky Hill and a brother, Jozef Owczynko of Wilno and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Piotr and Stefan Owczynko.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 12th at 9:00 am at the New Britain Memorial Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave., New Britain followed by the funeral liturgy at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Monday from 4to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. (Directions, Exit 37 off I-84 take a right at the exit, ½ miles on your right.

Walters’s family would like to extend their thanks to the Staff at Bel-Air Manor, Dr. Kagan, Dr. Warner and Dr. Cooper for their kindness and compassionate care.

Memorial donations may be made to the Sacred Heart Church Building Fund, 158 Broad St. New Britain, CT 06053

For directions or to share a memory with the family, please visit www.newbritainsagarino.com.