Mr. Waclaw "Bill" Mukosiej

Waclaw “Bill” Mukosiej, 93, of Weaverville, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Golden Living Center of Asheville. He was born in Poland on July 25, 1921. Growing up on a small farm near the Russian border, he was taken to a Russian prison camp upon their invasion in 1940. His time spent there influenced the shaping of his character. After the liberation of the camp he joined the Polish Army that fought under British Command in 1942. He received his training in the Middle East and fought in Italy, including the famous battle at Monte Cassino. In 1944, while picking up mail for his unit, he found several letters from Polish girls written to unknown soldiers. He picked one by Bogumila Wojewodka because he liked her name. The rest they say “is history”. After corresponding throughout the war, they married in England in 1948. Following the war in 1951, Bill and Mary settled in Tasmania, Australia. In 1958, with two children and one on the way, they moved their small family to Long Island, NY. There he continued his lifetime of service, working for his local church and school. He retired to Maine in 1983. After a few years of shoveling snow and fishing, he and Mary moved to Asheville in 1988. In his retirement he enjoyed his grandchildren, woodworking, reading and watching wrestling. He was a member of St. Eugene Catholic Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Bogumila “Mary” Mukosiej; his three children, Ursula Adler and her husband, Richard, of Cary, Mark Mukosiej and his wife, Bobbi, of Flat Rock, Alicia Madigan and her husband, Thomas, of Sayville, NY; his six grandchildren, Daniel DiLeo, Tara Woll (Dennis), Victoria Adkison (Ryan), Christine Mukosiej; Christina Johnson (Christopher), Kevin Mukosiej; two great-grandchildren, Dominic Adkison, and Charlotte Johnson. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at St. Eugene Roman Catholic Church, 72, Culvern Street, with Fr. Patrick Cahill celebrating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Avenue with a Rosary at 6:30 PM. Burial will take place at a later date at Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery in Doylestown, PA. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson Association of the Carolinas, 5790 Fairview Road, Suite 217, Charlotte, NC 28210 or at www.parkinsonassociation.org.

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Mr. Waclaw "Bill" Mukosiej

July 25, 1921 - January 4, 2015