Walter Kurczak

Walter Kurczak was born on a farm outside of Tarnopol, Poland in 1925. He loved the family farm and throughout his life longed to return. In his early teens his family was greatly impacted by the onset of WWII resulting in his joining the Polish 2nd Corps in Palestine. During the war, he served in North Africa and then in Italy culminating in his participation at Monte Casino. He was awarded numerous medals for his service. After his military service in the war, he emigrated to Bradford, England where he met his eventual wife Sophie. Together they had one son, Richard. In 1956 the family moved to Chicago and lived there until 1998. During that time, Walter worked in a small manufacturing firm (Mojonnier Bros.) which provided equipment to the Beverage and Dairy industries. Beginning as a laborer, he rose to the rank of Manager and Engineer and was awarded numerous patents for his mechanical designs. He retired and subsequently moved with his wife Sophie to Littleton, Colorado where he lived until his death on April 2nd of 2016. Prior to Sophie's death in 2009, their favorite thing to do was to take long rides with no destination in mind. Walter was proud of his family, his career, his military service, his American Citizenship and Polish heritage. Walter's immediate family members are: Richard Kurczak (Son) Joan Kurczak Evans (Daughter-in-law) Richard Kurczak (Grandson) Kirsten Muskat (Granddaughter-in-law) Kristen Nightingale (Granddaughter) Max Nightingale (Grandson-in-law) Chloe and Olivia Nightingale (Great-granddaughters) To view pictures of Walter, please use the Photos and Videos links below. Services for Walter will be held at St. Francis Cabrini Church on Friday, April 8th at 10AM. The church is located at 6673 W. Chatfield, Littleton, CO 80128 Walter will be interred next to his wife Sophie at Mt. Olivet Cemetery which is located at 12801 W. 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 In lieu of flowers, please send donations to ""Feed The Children"" at www.feedthechildren.org.