Family/Spouse: ATENCIO, NIcolas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married BIERNACKI, Dolores Marie on 8 Aug 1970 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Dolores (daughter of BIERNACKI, John Joseph and BLONKOWSKI, Lota Margaret) was born on 28 Aug 1948 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Jan 2020 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Dee Morotchie
Dee Biernacki Morotchie passed away January 9, 2020 surrounded by family at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Born August 28, 1948 in Lockport she was the daughter of John J. and Lota (Blonkowski) Biernacki. Dee was a teacher at Royalton Hartland Central School District for 20 years. After her retirement from teaching, she began a second career as a Labor Relations Specialist with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) until her retirement in 2011.Dee was an active member of Lockport College Women’s Club and the Kenan Arts Council. She enjoyed traveling, sailing, dinner with friends, was a shopaholic, and loved to spend time with her family especially her grandchildren.Dee is survived by her two loving daughters Jill (Nicolas) Atencio and Cristi (William) Wedgwood; cherished grandchildren Alexander, Evan, Grace Atencio, and Morgan Wedgwood; loving sister Ann (late David) O'Byrne; caring nieces and nephew Amy Mahoney, Kelli King, and Ryan O'Byrne.Relatives and friends may call Wednesday, January 15th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport, NY. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Thursday, January 16th at 10 AM in St. John the Baptist RC Church, 168 Chestnut St., Lockport. Visit pruddenandkandt.com.

John + BLONKOWSKI, Lota Margaret. Lota (daughter of BLONKOWSKI, William and STEPHANOWSKI, Stella) was born on 13 Jun 1922 in New York; died on 7 Nov 2008 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/4/1947

Mr. and Mrs. William Blonkow-
ski of 200 Jackson St., announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Lota Margaret, to John Joseph
Biernacki, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Biernacki of Medina.

Frank + Margaret. Margaret was born about 1893 in Poland; died on 25 Nov 1958 in Medina, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/26/1958

MEDINA - Mrs. Margaret Ann
Biernacki, 66, the mother of John
Biernacki of Lockport, died unex
pectedly in her home, 166 Gulf St.,
Tuesday morning (Nov. 23, 1958).
Born in Poland, Mrs. Biernacki
lived most of her life in Medina.
Her husband. Frank, died in 1947
She was a member of Sacred
Heart Roman Catholic Church, and
belonged to its Rosary Society,
She Is also survived by two other
sons, Stanley of Medina and Ed
ward of Albion; four daughters,
Mrs. Helen Kurdziel, Mrs. Bernice
Pasnik, and Mrs. Martha Frczak.
all of Medina, and Mrs. Sophie
Skieinski of Columbus, Ohio; a sister,
Mrs. Joseph Slawski of Mi
dina; 16 grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at
8:30 Friday morning in her home,
and the Rev. Joseph Rydz will offer
a Requiem Mass at 9 In Sacred
Heart Church.
Burial will be in Sacred Heart
Cemetery.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/27/1968

William Blonkowski, 74, of 24
Waterman St died at his home
after a short illness, Thursday
morning (June 27. 1968).
Mr. Blonkowski was born
March 30. 1894 in Amsterdam.
N..Y, and came to Lockport in
1923. In 1958 he retired as a machinist
at Harrison Radiator Division,
General Motors Corp-
He was a member of St Joseph's
Church, a Third Degree
member of Lockport Council,
319 Knights of Columbus, a
charter member of the Sacred
Heart Society, of which he was
a past president and was secre
tary-treasurer at the time of
his death. He was also a mem-
ber of the Polish Roman Cath-
olic Union of America.
He was the husband of the
late Mrs. Stella Blonkowski.
He is survived by one son and
eight daughters, Stanley Blon
kowski, Mrs. John (Jean) Ko
walski, Mrs. John (Lota) Bier
nacki, Mrs. George (Frances)
Sahr, Miss Dorothy Blonkowski,
Mrs. Matthew (Helen) Dubai,
and Mrs. Adam (Dolores) Dubaj,
all of Lockport; Mrs. Ray
mond (Mary) Nowak, Buffalo
and Mrs. Edward (Loraine)
Sherman, Williamsville.
Also, one sister and one broth
er, Mrs. Stella Galawski and
Chester Blonkowski, both of Poland;
one sister - in - law, Mrs
Mary Goodwin of Buffalo; 21
grandchildren, four great grandchildren
and several nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call at his home,
24 Waterman St., where funeral
services will be held Saturday
morning at 8:15 and 9 a.m. at
St. Joseph's Church. Interment
will be in St. Patrick's Ceme
tery. The Rosary will be recited
Friday evening at 8:30 p.m.

William married STEPHANOWSKI, Stella about 1916. Stella was born on 8 May 1896 in Poland; died on 1 Jun 1961 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/2/1961

A native of Poland. Mrs. Stella
Blonkowski. 65. of 24 Waterman
St.. died Thursday (June 1. 1961)
at Lockport Memorial Hospital,
where she had been a patient for
two weeks.
Born in Poland May 8, 1896,
she came to the United States in
1912.
She was married in 1916 to William
Blonkowski, who survives
her.
She was a member of St. Joseph's
Church and the Polish
Catholic Union Sacred Heart Society.
Besides her husband, she leaves
a son, Stanley Blonkowski. Burt;
eight daughters, Mrs. John Ko
walski, Mrs. John Biernacki, Mrs.
George Sahr, Mrs. Edward Sherman,
Mrs. Adam Dubaj and
Miss Dorothy Blonkowski, all of
Lockport.
Mrs. Raymond Nowak, Buffalo;
and Mrs. Matthew Dubaj, Medina;
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Goodwin,
Buffalo; and Mrs. Celia Stec, Po-
land; a niece, Mrs. Edwin Radan-
owicz, Buffalo; and 21 grandchil-
dren.
Friends may call at the resi-
dence where funeral services will
be held Monday morning at 8:30
and at St. Joseph's Church at 9.
Burial will be in St. Patrick's
Cemetery.