Published in the Tri-City Herald on 11/8/2004.
Pasco WA

Lak, Cecelia Anna Mierzejewski    
 
Nov. 22, 1918-Oct. 10, 2004
Cecelia Anna Mierzejewski Lak, 85, was called by God to heaven on Sunday,
October 10, 2004. She passed away peacefully at Kadlec Medical Center
in Richland, WA.

A native of Norwich, Connecticut, Cecelia was born on November 22,
1918, to Polish parents Anna Szumlas and Alexander Mierzejewski and
lived in Reno, Nev., for over 50 years. She resided at the Legacy House
in Kennewick, WA, for the past 1 1/2 years.  Cecelia was preceded in
death by her husband, Rudolph, a former detective with the Reno Police
Department; her parents, Alexander and Anna Mierzejewski; and her brother,
Henry Mierzejewski.

'Ceil' graduated from St. Joseph's School in Norwich, the Norwich Free
Academy, and the Hospital of St. Raphael School of Nursing in New Haven,
CT. She worked at St. Mary's Hospital in Reno for a number of years and
retired from the Washoe County School District in 1988 after 28 years
as a school nurse. She was also a member of St. Therese Little Flower
Church in Reno.

Cecelia is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Julianne and David
Turner of Kennewick, WA; daughter, Cecelia Lak of Reno, NV; sister and
brother-in-law Julia and Frank Kapinos of Norwich, CT; sisters-in-law,
Helen Mierzejewski of Norwich, CT, and Irene Steorts of Melbourne,
FL; granddaughter and husband, Diana Turner-Eadie and William Eadie of
Cheshire, CT; grandson, Andrew Turner of Victorville, CA; granddaughter,
Christina Turner of Seattle, WA; and also nephews, nieces and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph's Church in Norwich on
Oct. 16. Cecelia is buried next to her husband at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Donations in her name may be made to local humane societies.

Everyone who knew her will dearly miss her, her kindness and caring,
and her sense of humor. Her faith in God was unquestionable as was her
devotion to Mary, His mother. Rest in peace, Cecelia, and now you can
once again dance the polka.