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NILES -- Walter E. Sosnowski, 89, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Oct 6, 2021, with his family by his side.
Walter was born June 28, 1932, in Wilmington, Del., a son of Walter and Genevieve Balcerski Sosnowski. He was a 1950 graduate of Salesianum High School in Wilmington, and a 1954 graduate of Villanova University, receiving a degree in accounting. Walter moved his family to the area to take an administrative position at General Motors Lordstown Plant and started his own accounting practice, Sosnowski and Associates. A great sports fan, Walter enjoyed all sports, and especially enjoyed watching basketball. He was a member of St. Charles Church and was inducted into the Army in 1955 and was honorably discharged a year later. Walter was a great storyteller and could spend hours sharing them with others.
His wife, the former Frances Grabowski, whom he married Jan. 30, 1954, passed away Aug. 19, 2012.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his children Jeffrey (fiancee, Karla Chatfield) Sosnowski, with whom he made his home, Pamela (Earl) Hazelton of Rocky River and Jamie (Michelle) Sosnowski of Holly Springs, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Along with his parents and wife, Walter was preceded in death by a son, David Sosnowski; brother, Edward Sosnowski; and a sister, Christine Sosnowski.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Maciej Mankowski at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at St. Charles Church.
There are no calling hours.
Material tributes can be made, in Walter's name, to Ohio Living Hospice, 6715 Tippecanoe Road, Suite 201, Canfield, Ohio 44406, or to American Diabetes Association, 1815 W. Market St., Suite 108, Akron, Ohio 44313.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman, Ohio.
Family and friends of Walter may visit www.foxfuneralhome.org to view this obituary and leave condolences for the family.
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