WARKOSKI, Edmund

Edmund Warkoski, 80, of Terryville passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. He was born on March 6, 1928, in Terryville, son of the late Stephen and Stephie (Ozerhauski) Warkoski. A lifelong resident of Terryville, before his retirement he was employed as a civil engineer at CE Maguire Group in New Britain, a design draftsman for the City of Bristol Engineering Division and an architect at Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks. He was a U.S. veteran of the Korean War, a member of St. Casmir Church in Terryville and has served several years on the Plymouth Board of Assessors. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Donna M. Warkoski, former mayor of Plymouth. He is survived by daughters, Janice Warkoski and Susan (Barry) Warkoski and a son-in-law, Thomas Barry; his “adopted” daughters, Deborah Charron and Sarah Salerno; two grandchildren, Alison Lee Short and Jaedon Lee Charron; one brother, Hank Warkoski and his wife, Diana, of Terryville; two nephews, James Warkoski of Terryville, Robert Warkoski and his wife, Becky, of Bristol; and their three children, for whom “Uncle Eddie” had a special place for in his heart. In the 1970s he enjoyed playing bass guitar in a local Polka band, “The Happy Tones.” He was also a longtime fan of the New England Patriots football team. He enjoyed a passion for building jigsaw puzzles and woodworking. After his retirement he and his wife enjoyed selling their wood crafts and other handcrafted items at craft fairs throughout the state. Together with his wife they owned and operated Possibilities gift store in Terryville for four years. He enjoyed living in the Quail Hollow community and having daily meetings on his porch, laughing with his good friends Henry Sekorski, Joe “Cigar” and Joe Zalaski and was always appreciative of the home-cooked meals from Mrs. Sekorski. His quick wit and sense of humor will be deeply missed as a father, an uncle and a “poppy” by family and friends. Funeral services will be held Friday 10:30 a.m. from the Scott Funeral Home, 169 Main St., Terryville to St. Casimir Church, Terryville for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial with military honors will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Terryville Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 519, Terryville, CT 06786. (www.scottfuneralhomeinc)