WEBSTER – Thaddeus J. “Ted” Nowacki, 70, died Friday, February 14, 2020 in UMass/Memorial Healthcare after an illness.
He leaves a daughter, Kristina M. Ndow of Putnam; a niece, Courtney Nowacki Davis and her husband Cliff; a nephew, Christopher Nowacki and his wife Karen; a sister-in-law, Geraldine Nowacki; his former wife, Constance (May) Nowacki; and his companion, Chris Wheeler. He was preceded in death by his brother Bernard. He also leaves his poodle “Snowball.”
He was born in Webster on July 17, 1949, the son of Bernard A. and Mary (Krawczyk) Nowacki and lived here all his life. He attended Saint Joseph Grammar School.
Mr. Nowacki worked at several jobs: he worked in the shipping and receiving department at Sanitary Dash in North Grosvenordale, CT and was an inspector at Schott’s Fiber Optics in Woodstock, CT. He was also employed at Anglo Fabrics Company and at Lelanite Corporation, both in Webster before retiring several years ago.
He was a member of Saint Joseph Basilica. His passion was music: he owned and operated “Ted’s Jockey Service” for many years. He liked the Beach Boys, Neal Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” and Karaoke music. He attended the annual parish festival and he danced to the music of Happy Louie and other polka bands. He was a sports fan, rooting for the Boston Reds Sox and the New England Patriots. For many years, he vacationed at Hampton Beach.
A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 10:00 AM in Saint Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb
Street (please meet at the church). Burial will be held privately in the spring. There are no calling hours. Donations in his name may be made to Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, PO Box 808, Hudson, MA 01749. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School Street, Webster