WATERBURY — Chester H. “Butch” Grendzisiewski, age 82, beloved husband of Marie (Wabiszczewicz) Grendzisiewski, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Hartford Hospital. They would have been married 45 years this Aug. 31.
He was born in Waterbury on Dec. 8, 1941, son of the late Chester H. and Helen (Zembruski) Grendzisiewski. Chet was a lifelong Waterbury resident and retired from Anchor Stamping after 35 years of dedicated service. He had also worked as an officer for the Naugatuck Police Department from 1975-1985.
He played in the Anchor Fastener golf and softball leagues for 30 years, played softball in the Industrial Recreation League, and enjoyed many trips to the casinos in Connecticut and Las Vegas. Chet was a proud veteran of the United States Navy.
In addition to his wife, Marie, to honor his memory, he leaves his daughter, Lisa (Brenneman) Spear and her husband Tim, of Wolcott; his grandchildren, Raquelle Brenneman, and Austin Brenneman and his wife Kara; his stepgrandsons Tim Spear Jr. and Jay Spear; his great-grandsons Mason Perez, Brody and Braden Spear; his brother Thomas Grendzisiewski and his wife Linda, of Southbury; his nieces Tammy Pazdan (Chris) and Jessica Fair (Maurice), and Jonte Hofler (Anthony); his nephews Ryan Grendzisiewski (Angela), Keith Wabiszczewicz (Jenn), and Michael Forbes Jr.; grandnephews Justin and Elijah Fair, Ryan Grendzisiewski Jr.; grandnieces Ny’Asia Fair, Abriella and Cassidy Forbes, Alani Hofler; and his sisters-in-law Helene and Greg Cannady, and Maryse Bolduc.
Visitation was to be Friday, May 31, 2024, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 N. Main St., Naugatuck. A celebration of his life was to follow at 11 a.m.
To send an online condolence or share a memory, please visit naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Chet’s name may be made to Brass City Rescue Alliance, 2 Service Road, Middlebury, CT 06762.
