SALEM - John Edward Guzowski, 57, of Salem, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 unexpectedly of natural causes.
Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Edward B. and Barbara A. (Lockhead) Guzowski.
Mr. Guzowski was employed for many years as a machinist and mechanic.
He loved to travel and scuba dive and was an avid motorcyclist and a Corvette enthusiast.
He is remembered as being a loving and devoted son, brother, boyfriend and friend.
John is survived by his longtime girlfriend, Rebecca Embler of Lynn, three sisters, Carol Ann and her husband Charles M. Teixeira, Jo'Ann Nelson, Sue Borden, and nieces and nephews, Scott P. and his wife Katherine Cameron, Jennifer Nelson and her fiancé Michael Cohen, Lindsay M. Cameron, Jessica A. Nelson, Jacquelyn M. Nelson and Jonathan L. Cameron.
The family will have a visitation on Sunday, February 22, 2009 from 4 to 7 pm at the Full-Spychalski Funeral Home, 84 Washington Square East, by Salem Common, Salem. A memorial service will be held Monday, February 23, 2009 in the funeral home at 10:30 am. A committal service will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the DAV Charitable Service Trust, (www.cst.dav.org) 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076 or to the Make A Wish Foundation, (www.Wish.org) Gift Processing Center, PO Box 29119, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9119. For on-line guestbook, visit www.SalemFuneral.com.