Stephen Julian Rybicki
February 2, 1920 - March 3, 2012
Stephen Rybicki returned to our Lord on March 3, 2012 at the age of 92. Stephen was born in Hamtramck, Michigan on Feb. 2, 1920 to Julian and Catherine Rybicki, Polish immigrants.
He proudly served in the Army during World War II, serving with the Trailblazers in France and Germany. Stephen married Janina Bielawski on July 3, 1948 at St. Florian’s Catholic Church in Hamtramck, MI. They set an example as a loving Christian couple for 62 years, until Jan’s passing in October of 2010. Jan and Steve lived in Warren, Michigan where they raised their three children and resided for over 44 years. They later moved to Rochester, NY and then to Draper, UT to be near family.
He is survived by son Vincent (Margaret) Rybicki, and daughters Celeste (Dave) VanderMey and Natalie (Bill) Kelly; dear grandfather of Stephanie, Andrea, Jeanette, Kristen, Elizabeth and Stephen; and dear sister-in-law of Cathryn “Rose” Wyman. He will be greatly missed.
Friends may gather on Sunday, March 11th at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 11800 South 300 East, Draper for the vigil from 6 to 8:00 pm with a Holy Rosary recitation beginning at 7:30pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 12 at 9 AM, also at the church. Interment will follow at Utah Veteran’s Memorial Park, 17111 S. Camp Williams Rd. in Bluffdale.
In Loving Memory
We both offer our condolences and our prayers that the family will be encouraged and comforted by the Lord. We ALL know that our time here on earth is just a preparation for eternity and that we will see our loved ones again. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Joycelyn and Rich
Traer, IA
We are very sorry to hear of Steve's death. We were friends for 65 yrs. We will miss him dearly. God Bless....
Mike & JoAnn Troschinetz
Hazel Park, MI
The family of Walter Jaczkowski, first cousin of Janina, sends our prayers and our sincerest condolences.
James Jaczkowski & Family
Washington, Mi
The family of Irene Sommers, first cousin of Janina, are keeping Steve's family in our prayers during this time of loss. Our memories are God's blessings. God bless.
Carol Brown
Canton, MI
Kimberly,I was so happy to see you blogging today! I have misesd you and have been worried about you. I hope you are feeling better and that the stresses have calmed down a bit now. You are such a lovely, wonderful person! We all love you!All of my children will be home for Christmas! That is causing me some stress too, but I am so excited about having them all here! They all come into Chicago on Christmas night and we will meet them there and stay for a couple of days. Then all of us will travel by Amtrak train to Champaign and stay home for a few days. We also have my youngest son Dan's open house for his wedding, that was in Utah in August, to celebrate while they are all here! So there's lots going on here! Everyone will leave on Dec. 31 and we will once again be empty nesters! My daughter and her 2 little girls have been living with us since August. But they are also leaving on Dec. 31. I will miss them GREATLY! Merry Christmas to you and yours and I will continue to keep you in my prayers and thoughts! I may give you a call sometime soon too!!! Love,LynnEl
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Dear Vince, Celests & Natalie I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your Father. Also, I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to respond but I just couldn't seem to find the right words. I have such good memories of all of us being together at the house on Joanne street in Warren. I remember Uncle Frank Bielawski doing the "nickel out of the ear " trick! Where in the world did the time go? I will pray the God gives you all the strengh that you will need in the coming months. Love, always your cousin Irene Bielawski
irene Bielawski
Detroit, MI
As the title may show, I have become about 100,000X more spiautirl than I used to be. I became ordained on a lark; however, I do realise how serious it is to be a minister.I have not had the unfortunate occasion to officiate a funeral as of yet, but I have lost many, many people in physical (death) and spiautirl (friendships and other relationships severed) ways.Our memories is all that we have left. We should be thankful for the scant amount of time we have with each other. As hard as it is to take the death of a friend or loved one is, each second we have is a gift. Thusly we should not take each other for granted!!!
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Greg Speichert gone? I just found out today and I am having a very diifcfult time taking this in. He was still so young and vibrant and, as many have already stated, an inspirational plantman. I've known him for many years, no idea how long, but we met every year at PPA meetings and kept in touch during rest of the year. We always exchanged ideas, experiences and plant names, especially new ones he was working with.I have a story for you all. Once I noticed a perfectly round scar on his neck and asked him about it. It seems he had stopped at a highway rest stop and, as he was coming out, he saw someone in his truck. He yelled at the person, who then threatened him with a handgun. Greg went after him anyway and the man shot him in the neck. Not to be stopped by a mere bullet, he chased the culprit, caught him and contacted the police. That was Greg nothing could stop him when he put his mind to it, no matter what it was.I'm still in shock. I imagine that many things will occur to me as I think about Greg, which I am sure will happen over the next few days. Right now I can just see his smiling face as he excitedly talks about plants and his life with them.
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