WEBSTER – Hieronim Ucher, 79, died Friday, March 3, 2017 in Overlook Masonic Home, Charlton, after an illness.
He leaves his former wife, Jadwiga (Kluska) Ucher of Webster; 3 children, Ted Ucher of Webster, Renata Ucher-Szumski and her husband Marek of Norway, and Robert Ucher and his wife Ewa of Oxford; 4 grandchildren, Oscar, Dominik, Nicole and Christopher; 4 brothers, Jan, Kazimierz and Wladyslaw Ucher, all of Webster, and Walenty “Stanislaw” Ucher of Grosvenordale, CT; 3 sisters, Stanislawa Rabska of Webster, Anna Frankowska of Tampa, FL and Wladyslawa Gustab of Chicago; many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his brother Jozef.
He was born and raised in Skomielna Biala, Poland, the oldest of the 9 children of Walenty and Anna (Lopata) Ucher. He lived in Poland before moving here in the mid 1980’s.
Mr. Ucher was a bus and taxi driver in Poland for many years. Among other jobs he was a machine operator at Anglo Fabrics Company before retiring in 1999.
He loved to travel all over the world. He enjoyed collecting things: Polish and American coins, auto license plates, and old paintings.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, March 7, from the Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School Street, with a Mass at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb Street. Burial will be in St. Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:15 AM Tuesday in the funeral home.