Walter P. Kudla 1929-2019 Whitesboro Walter P. Kudla, 89, of Whitesboro passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Albany Medical Center. He was born on December 2, 1929 in Utica, the son of the late Paul and Agnes (Treska) Kudla. Shortly after graduation from High School Walter was inducted into the Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953, where he served his country with great honor.
He was honorably discharged in June of 1953. On October 22, 1955 at St. Joseph’s Church in Utica, he was united in marriage to Georgia Lipinski. It was a blessed union of over 63 years filled with much love and mutual devotion.
Walter was employed at one time with Hart & Crouse in Utica, and later with Oneida Heater in Oneida, and lastly with Ferris Industries in Vernon, retiring in 1995 after many years of dedicated service. He was a devout Catholic and was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Whitesboro, where he served as an usher for many years. Walter was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who cherished the time that he spent with his family.
He also loved the many rides and adventures he took with his loving wife Georgia. He was an avid reader who spent countless hours at the Dunham Public Library in Whitesboro. He loved the times that he spent with his boys watching them play Little League Baseball and the times he spent with his girls teaching them camping skills in the woods.
Walter was a sweet and honorable man. His love was true and unconditional. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his loving wife Georgia, his children, Paul (Sharon) Kudla of CA, Michael (Jocelyn) Kudla of NH, Christopher (Susanna) Kudla of RI, Amy (Marc) Kudla of CA, and Carolyn (Mark) Olearczyk of Barneveld. He leaves his grandchildren, Matthew, Craig, Amanda, Melissa, Emily, Jeffrey, Thomas, Joseph, Theodore, Nicholas, Eleanor, and Jacob, and one great grandson Ryan. He also leaves former daughters-in-law, Pamela Lewis and Merle Kudla, as well as several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his sisters, Julia Jarosz, Sophie Socha, Stella Szymanski, and Felicia Swiderski. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:30 AM from the Dimbleby Funeral Homes Inc. Forty Main St. in Whitesboro and at 11:30 AM at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Whitesboro where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Thomas Durant.
Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Whitesboro. Family and friends are invited to call on Thursday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.
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