DUDLEY – Ernest J. Wilk, 71, died Friday, April 5, 2020 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester after a long illness with family at his side.
He leaves his wife of 42 years, Jane E. (Ryan) Wilk; 2 daughters, Laura M. Soldani and her husband Kevin of Norwalk, CT and Sara A. Miedema and her husband Christopher of Webster; 2 grandchildren, Logan and Sawyer Miedema; a sister, Joan E. Cormier of Gardner; nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his nephew Keith Nivala in 1989 and by his brother, Stanley J. Wilk, Jr. in 2021.
He was born in Webster on April 25, 1948, the son of Stanley J. Wilk, Sr. and Helen (Augustynski) Wilk and lived in Dudley all his life. He graduated from Bartlett High School in 1966 and earned an Associate Degree from the New England School of Accounting.
He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam Era.
Mr. Wilk worked at Kenyon Oil Company in North Grosvenordale, CT for 37 years, retiring as the corporate treasurer in 2007.
He was a communicant of Saint Andrew Bobola Church and a member of the Saint Joseph Basilica Knights of Columbus. He loved watching the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. His family was his treasure.
A memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 21, in Saint Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb Street, Webster. The family will receive relatives and friends in the church that morning from 9:30 until the Mass. Military honors provided by the Webster-Dudley Veterans Council will follow in Saint Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski, Malboeuf & Hickey Funeral Home, 340 School Street, Webster.