Robert A. Krzyzanowicz

POSTED: December 1, 2009

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Robert A. "Kelly" Krzy-zanowicz of Dunkirk

passed away Sunday morn-ing (Nov. 29, 2009) at

Brooks Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving

family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was

58.Robert was born in Dun-

kirk on Sept. 30, 1951, the son of Norman and Eliza-beth (Stranz) Krzyza-

nowicz of Dunkirk. He graduated from Dun-

kirk High School in 1969 and then served his country

as a member of the United States Army from 1971 to

1972. After his honorable discharge, he returned home to work at Ralston

Purina from which he re-tired in 2005. He also

worked briefly for Lorenzo International after his re-

tirement. Bob was exceptionally

proud of his five grandchil-dren and always looked for-

ward to spending time with them. He was a parishioner

of Holy Trinity Church and a member of the First Ward

Falcon Club. An avid Cleveland

Browns fan, he spent many years as a bowler in numerous leagues and also

played softball for the Dun-kirk Falcon Club, for which

he was a past officer and life member.

Besides his parents, Bob is survived by his wife of 39

years, Judy (Polichetti) Krzyzanowicz; his son, Robert N. Krzyzanowicz of

Dunkirk; two daughters, Kimberly (John) Lanski of of Dunkirk and Denise

Krzyzanowicz of Wilming-

ton, NC; five grandchil-dren, Abigail and Grayson

Krzyzanowicz, Troy and Jack Lanski and Elliana

Barfoot; three sisters, Su-san (Timothy) Gor-nikiewicz, Nancy Krzyza-

nowicz and Sharon (Robert) Kokocinski, all of Dunkirk; and many nieces

and nephews.Funeral services will be

held Thursday morning at 9:15 from the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 o'clock in Holy Trinity

Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends

are invited to call Wednes-day from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may

be made to Hospice Chau-tauqua County or Roswell

Park Cancer Institute.