Alexander T. "Pula" Rogalski Jr.

06/16/2005

Alexander T. "Pula" Rogalski Jr., 66, of 4 Victory St. died yesterday morning at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in Adams on Dec. 20, 1938, son of Alexander and Stella Pytko Rogalski, he was a 1956 graduate of the former Adams High School. He also graduated from St. Stanislaus Kostka Elementary School. He served with the Navy from 1959 until 1963. Mr. Rogalski worked for the town of Adams for 17 years, first for 15 years at the landfill operation, and then for two years at the Highway Department. He retired in 1996. Earlier, he had worked for Warner Bros. Construction and also for Petricca Construction. He was a communicant of St. Stanislaus' Church. He was a member of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Society, American Legion Post 160, the Polish National Alliance, the Adams Lodge of Elks, the Mountain Club and the Adams Hound & Hunt Club. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and mushrooming. He leaves his longtime companion, Peggy Stefanski of Adams. FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Alexander Rogalski Jr. will be Monday, June 20, at 9 from the AUGE-PACIOREK-SIMMONS FUNERAL HOME, 13 Hoosac St., Adams, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, celebrated by the Rev. Daniel J. Boyle, pastor of the Catholic Parishes of Adams. Burial will follow in Cheshire Cemetery. Calling hours will be Sunday from 4 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association through the funeral home. To leave a message of condolence, or for directions, please go online to www.apsfuneralhome.com. He also leaves his uncle, Casimer Rogalski of Bennington, Vt.; his nieces and nephews, Theodore Brown and Wayne Brown of Adams; Robert Brown of Pittsfield; Sheila Brown of Averill Park, N.Y.; James Poplaski, John Poplaski, Elizabeth King and Donna Smith, all of Cheshire; Stanley Poplaski Jr. of Portland, Maine; Anthony Poplaski of Sevirville, Tenn.; David Poplaski and Gerald Poplaski, both of Williamsburg, Pa., and Irene Jefferson of Pittsfield; and many grandnieces and grandnephews, including Anna Rynkowski of Adams. He was predeceased by a sister, Alexandria "Sandy" Brown, and a half-sister, Phyllis Poplaski.

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