Grave of the Nowaczek family
[lot C1 659 ]
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Kazimierz NOWACZEK
( 1913-2004 )
( 1913-2004 )
Born in Warsaw on the eve of WWI, he studied at the Warsaw Polytechnic and graduated in engineering. From 1937, he worked in the Polish Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Was mobilized in 1939 as a reserve officer and fought against the German invasion. Escaping via Romania and Turkey with his brother, Jozef, he made his way to the Middle East where he joined the Polish Carpathian Brigade. His son, Andrzej, was born in Jerusalem in 1941. After the merger of the Brigade with the Army of General Anders, Kazimierz was posted to Beyrouth. He served in the 2nd Polish Corps under British command. Demobilized after the war, he emigrated to Canada with his family. He worked as a civil engineer with Dominion Bridge. After a long illness, he died at the age of 91 in Sainte-Dorothée, Laval, mourned by his wife Maria-Anna née Karolewska, his son Andrzej (below) and his grandchildren Julianna, Caroline and Andrew.
Maria Anna NOWACZEK
born KAROLEWSKA
( 1923 - )
born KAROLEWSKA
( 1923 - )
Wife of Kazimerz (above), born in Krakow, raised in Warsaw. In 1940 at age 17 was forcibly deported to the USSR with her mother (Zofia Bilinska-Karolewska, below), her younger brother Maciej and sister Janina. Their mother died of ill-treatment and malnutrition in Temir, Kazakhstan and was buried in an unmarked grave. Maria (Marylka) and her siblings were able to join General Anders' newly-forming Polish army in Yangi-Yul (Uzbek SSSR), where Marylka volunteered for work at HQ while her brother was admitted to cadet school. After evacuation from the USSR with the Polish army, Marylka studied architecture in Lebanon and graduated from Beyrut University. After emigration to Canada, she validated her architecture degree at the University of Montreal, lived with her family in Laval.
Maciej Aleksander KAROLEWSKI
( 1926-1974 )
( 1926-1974 )
Brother of Anna-Maria (above). Was born in Krakow but raised in Warsaw. In 1940 at age 14, was deported for forced labour to Kazakhstan (USSR) with his family. There, after his mother's death, struggled to make a cross of wooden sticks to mark her grave. In 1942-1944 completed the Polish Cadets' School in Palestine. Served in the Italian campaign. Was evacuated to England in 1947, and remained in London, working as a painter and sculptor. Died in a tragic accident in Austria at age 48. His ashes were brought to Canada and buried here by his sisters, Maria Anna Nowaczek and Janina Mrozewska.
Andrzej Kazimierz NOWACZEK
( 1941-2018 )
( 1941-2018 )
Son of Kazimierz (above), born in Jerusalem, came to Canada at age 16 with his family. Husband of Claire Gauvin, father of Julianna, Caroline and Andrew. Died in Ottawa at age of 77.
THE PARENTS of Kazimierz NOWACZEK (above) are buried in Poland, but are commemorated on this tombstone. Their lives reflect the complex, troubled history of their times. Here is a brief synopsis:
THE PARENTS of Kazimierz NOWACZEK (above) are buried in Poland, but are commemorated on this tombstone. Their lives reflect the complex, troubled history of their times. Here is a brief synopsis:
Konstanty NOWACZEK
( - 1946)
and his wife,
Stanisława NOWACZEK
born CIUŁKASIEWICZ
( - 1939 )
( - 1946)
and his wife,
Stanisława NOWACZEK
born CIUŁKASIEWICZ
( - 1939 )
Konstanty NOWACZEK was born and studied in Kiev before WWI (Kiev was then in the Russian empire). Moving to Warsaw, he married Stanislawa Ciulkasiewicz. During WWI, was deported to Germany for forced labour. Returned to newly-independent Poland and worked in the Ministry of Communications until 1939. At the outbreak of WWII, helped to evacuate his department to eastern Poland, fleeing before the invading German forces; then, faced with the Soviet invasion from the east, he took refuge in Romania. Made his way back to Warsaw in 1939, but found none of his family there: his wife and her mother had recently died, and both his sons, Kazimierz and Jozef, were abroad, where they served in the Polish armed forces with the Allies. Konstanty lived the war years under German occupation. Evacuated to Pruszkow after the city of Warsaw was destroyed under German bombardments, he died in 1946.
Stanislawa was raised in pre-WWI Poland on her family's estate. Married Konstanty Nowaczek in Warsaw; they had two sons: Kazimierz and Jozef (above). Gave up teaching to be a home-maker. Died in Warsaw in late 1939, after the city's siege by the Germans.
The PARENTS of Maria Anna NOWACZEK (above) are buried in Poland, but are commemorated on this tombstone. Their lives, too, reflect the complex, troubled history of their times. Here is a brief synopsis:
Stanislawa was raised in pre-WWI Poland on her family's estate. Married Konstanty Nowaczek in Warsaw; they had two sons: Kazimierz and Jozef (above). Gave up teaching to be a home-maker. Died in Warsaw in late 1939, after the city's siege by the Germans.
The PARENTS of Maria Anna NOWACZEK (above) are buried in Poland, but are commemorated on this tombstone. Their lives, too, reflect the complex, troubled history of their times. Here is a brief synopsis:
Witold KAROLEWSKI
(1890-1940)
and his wife
Zofia KAROLEWSKA
born BILIŃSKA
( 1897-1940 )
(1890-1940)
and his wife
Zofia KAROLEWSKA
born BILIŃSKA
( 1897-1940 )
Witold Karolewski was born in pre-WWI Krakow and studied at the Jagiellonian University. In 1914 he joined the newly-formed regiments fighting for Poland's independence from the German and Russian empires. He received the Virtuti Militari medal for bravery. Married Zofia Bilinska in 1922. Continued his career in the Polish army, where he worked on ammunitions technology. At WWII's outbreak in 1939, Witold evacuated his family to eastern Poland, to flee before the German aggression. However they came face to face with invading Soviet forces from the east. Witold was imprisoned in the Kozielsk POW camp, and was shot and buried in a mass grave by the Soviet secret services (Katyn, 1940).
Zofia was born in Krakow. Married Witold Karolewski, with whom she had four children: Maria Anna, Witold, Maciej, and Janina. In 1931 little Witold died of diphtheria. In 1940, after the arrest of her husband by the Soviets, Zofia was deported to Kazakhstan with her three children. She soon died there of ill-treatment and malnutrition and was buried in an unmarked grave. She and her husband are commemorated in Warsaw's historic Powazki cemetery.
Her sister, Julia Dobija, lies in grave no. 24 [lot C1 025].
Zofia was born in Krakow. Married Witold Karolewski, with whom she had four children: Maria Anna, Witold, Maciej, and Janina. In 1931 little Witold died of diphtheria. In 1940, after the arrest of her husband by the Soviets, Zofia was deported to Kazakhstan with her three children. She soon died there of ill-treatment and malnutrition and was buried in an unmarked grave. She and her husband are commemorated in Warsaw's historic Powazki cemetery.
Her sister, Julia Dobija, lies in grave no. 24 [lot C1 025].