Obituary of Donald E. Wrzesinski

Donald E. Wrzesinski,81,of East Haven passed away July 15,2011 at the CT Hospice in Branford. He was born March 24,1930 in Pittsburgh,PA a son of the late Eugene Wrzesinski and Margaret Wrzesinski Minuit. Survived by his wife Laura Blake Wrzesinski and his daughters Maggie Wilson and Susan Dowd, both of Branford and their former spouses Ronald Toothe and Michael Dowd, both of East Haven. He also leaves five grandchildren, Tyler Wilson, Michael Dowd Jr, Steve Dowd, Ronald Toothe Jr. and Lauren Toothe, and brothers Arthur (Lisa) Minuit and Louis (Roberta) Minuit. He was predeceased by a brother George Wrzesinski. Donald was a US Army veteran of the Korean War era and had worked as a printer for Wilson H. Lee Co. for several years and later as a custodian at Southern CT State University from where he retired. His family would like to thank Donald's neighbors who were very helpful to him in recent years. His family will receive relatives and friends at the Clancy Funeral Home, 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven on Tuesday from 5 - 8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celerbrated Wednsday morning at 10:00 in St Clare Church, Coe Ave., East Haven. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd.,Branford, CT 06405.