Stanely Wiencek Sr.
Founder of Wiencek’s Dairy Bar
Stanley Wiencek Sr., 89, of Washington, died Monday, July 22, 2013, in Washington Hospital.
He was born January 1, 1924, in Washington, a son of John and Tillie Drzazsa Wiencek.
Mr. Wiencek was a 1942 graduate of Washington High School.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army, and was awarded the Purple Heart and one bronze battle star.
In 1953, he founded Wiencek’s Dairy Bar in the Wolfdale area of Washington.
Mr. Wiencek was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and was one of the eldest surviving members of the church. He was also the second eldest surviving member of the Pulaski Club in Washington.
On January 1, 1951, in St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, he married Helen Jean Brock, who survives.
Surviving are a son, Stanley (Sara) Wiencek Jr. of Washington; a grandson, Stanley (Jennifer) Wiencek III of Washington; a great-grandson, Carter; two sisters, Genevieve Kulmoski of Washington and Helen Koziel of Meadow Lands; and a brother, Steve Wiencek of Washington; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are three sisters, Anna Wiencek, Josephine Wiencek and Adele Szolek, and two brothers, Francis Wiencek and John Wiencek.
Friends will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Dale D. DeAngelo Funeral Home, 1290 Jefferson Avenue, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26, in St. Hilary Church, Washington. Interment will follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township. Full military rites will be accorded by the U.S. Army and American Legion Post 175 of Washington.