BEVERLY: Thaddeus S. “Teddy” Bartnicki, 90, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Susan E. Nangle who died in 1991. He was the beloved companion of twenty-two years to Louise Dupee.
Born on August 13, 1923, he was the son of the late Wladyslaw and Jozefa (Lipka) Bartnicki. He had resided in Salem for many years before moving to Beverly in 1961. He was also a graduate of Salem High School class of 1941. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he served in the South Pacific before being honorably discharged in January 1946.
Teddy was employed as a service repairman for Sears in Peabody for over twenty-five years before his retirement. He had also once worked at Sylvania and Mercier Plumbing & Heating both of Danvers. He enjoyed summering in Tamworth, New Hampshire and loved spending time with his family.
In addition to his longtime companion, he is survived by three daughters, Joan C. Lentini and her husband, Frank, Joyce A. Lamoly and her husband, Dean and Judith Kirk; a son, Paul J. Bartnicki and his wife, Karen (Schug); three grandchildren, Jessica Serlis, Kimberly Bartnicki and Tacheryn Morrison; several great-grandchildren; two sisters, Alice Desmond and her husband, Richard and Helen Mignault; a brother, Edward J. Bartnicki and his wife, Ruth; two brothers-in-law, Joseph and James Nangle and many nieces and nephews. He was also predeceased by his son, Peter Bartnicki, his daughter, Janet Rowe, his siblings, Josef, Stanley, John and Chessie Bartnicki, Mary Townsend, Estelle L’Italien and Anna Kowalski.
The family will be receiving relatives and friends on Wednesday in the Grondin Funeral Home, 376 Cabot St., Beverly from 4 – 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Hospice of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan St., Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923.