MIROSLAW PLATOSZ

Platosz, Miroslaw - Miroslaw Platosz, 67, of New Britain, beloved husband of Nadia Platosz, passed away Wednesday (December 3, 2008) at the Hospital of Central Connecticut surrounded by his loving family. Born in Mokre, Poland, the son of Wasyl and the late Anastazja (Buczko) Platosz, he attended school in Poland and served in the Polish Army. He came to the United States in 1967 and was employed at Atlantic Tool-Textron for 33 years. He was a member of St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in New Britain. In addition to his wife and his father, he leaves three children, son Bohdan Platosz and his wife Patricia of Wethersfield, son William Platosz and his wife Joanna of Oxford, and daughter Diane and her husband Tim Youngs of Leesburg, VA.; two brothers, Adam Platosz of New Britain and Roman Platosz of Berlin; grandson Alexander Platosz; and his niece Christine Platosz and nephews Michael, Jonathan, and Gregory Platosz. A funeral Service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 54 Winter Street, New Britain. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery. Calling hours are Sunday from 5 - 8 p.m. at Venskunas Funeral Home, 670 Stanley Street, New Britain, and Monday from 9 - 10 a.m. at the church. A Parastas service will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to Connecticut Hospice Home Care, 270 Farmington Avenue, Suite 229, Farmington, CT 06032 or to the Very Rev. Peter Kowalczyk Scholarship Fund at St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 54 Winter Street, New Britain, CT 06051. Miroslaw’s family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Unit C5 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut and of Connecticut Hospice Home Care for the kind and compassionate care that they provided.