Lawrence Bieniek

Mr. Lawrence Bieniek, 95, of 105 Trinity Lakes Drive, Sun City Center, Florida, a longtime Adams businessman, died Wednesday evening, November 23, 2005, at Sun Terrace Center in Sun City. He had been a Florida resident since 1987. He was born in Savoy, MA on July 6, 1910, a son of the late Kazimierz and Katarzyna (Glowacki) Bieniek, and attended schools in Savoy and Adams. Mr. Bieniek was a dairy farmer for most of his life. He first worked with his father on the family farm, and later purchased the former Fisk Farm on Fisk Road in Adams, and also operated a milk route. In 1958, he developed and founded Pinnacle Mobile Home Park and Sales in Adams, which he operated until he retired and sold the business in 1985. Mr. Bieniek also served as a town official for many years, serving as a member of the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. He was town Fence Viewer for many years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Adams, where he a member of the Board of Deacons and the choir, as well as chairman of its Finance Committee. He was a member Adams Chamber of Commerce, the Soil Conservation Association; a member and Director of the Berkshire County Farm Bureau; the Berkshire county Artificial Breeding Association; the Young Farmers and Homemakers Association; and was on a committee formed to establish Farm Bureau Insurance. He was a member of the New England Mobilehome and Travel Trailer Association, and served on their legislative committee. He was also a member of St. Michael's Society, and led a project to grow Black Locust trees at home to use as fence posts for farms. He is survived by his wife, the former Kathryn Gancarz, whom he married on June 12, 1933; 2 Daughters - Virginia Morello of Sun City Center, Florida; and Lorraine Snyder of Fort Lonesome, Florida; 1 Brother - S. Walter Bieniek of Williamstown; 3 Grandchildren, and 2 Great grandchildren, 1 Great Great Grandson, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews. He was predeceased by his 5 sisters - Sophie Nowicki, Anna Zradi, Veronica Doktor, Lucy Gai and Julia Paczosa. Funeral services will be held in Adams on a date to be announced in the Spring. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Adams. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association through the Auge Paciorek Simmons Funeral Home, 13 Hoosac St. Adams, MA 01220, which is in charge of arrangements.

Lawrence Bieniek

November 23, 1910 - November 23, 2005