Mr. Leo Rozanski , of Radom, IL, departed this
life at the Washington County Hospital in Nashville,
IL on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9:45 P.M. He had
attained the age of 93 years, 11 months, and 15 days.
Mr. Rozanski was born on the family farm near
Radom, IL on February 19, 1916 the son of Thomas and
Hedwig (Sicora) Rozanski. He was united in marriage
to Loraine Szramkowski at St. Louis, MO on October
20, 1943 and she preceded him in death on January 3,
2005. Mr. Rozanski was a Veteran of WW II serving in
the United States Navy aboard the destroyer the
U.S.S. Mullany during the Battle of Iwo Jima and
other key naval battles. He attained the rank of
Petty Officer First Class.
Leo was employed as a mechanic at Sterling
Aluminum in St. Charles, MO and later he worked at
Crown Cork and Seal in St. Louis until retirement in
1981. He was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic
Church at Radom and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Mr.
Rozanski was a member of the International
Association of Machinist Local 688 of St. Louis.
Left to mourn his passing are 3 children, Jim
Rozanski of Chicago, IL, Judy (Michael) Koehler of
Catawissa, MO, and John Rozanski of Radom, his twin
sister, Helen (Wilbur) Fienup of Chesterfield, MO, 2
grandchildren, Amy and Eric Koehler of Catawissa, MO
and several nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, 5
brothers, Nick, Joseph, Ed, Alex and Michael
Rozanski, 5 sisters, Margaret Holtz, Rose Michalski,
Pauline Sherman, Wanda Buretta, and a sister in
infancy.
