John “Ski” Florkiewicz, age 80, a native of Staten Island, N.Y. and a resident of Fairhope, Ala., passed Sunday, June 21, 2015.
Ski and his wife Carolyn met while he was a naval cadet in Pensacola, and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He was a sergeant in New York City Police Department, retired in 1983.
Ski was a past commodore of Lake Forest Yacht Club, a member of FMCA, American Legion and SBA.
He was preceded in death by his son, Matthew Florkiewicz.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carolyn Benson Florkiewicz; children, Karen (Dick) Merideth of Daphne, John (Mary) Florkiewicz of Blackwood, N.J., Teresa (Carl) Jehle of St. Thomas, Michael (Susan) Florkiewicz of Daphne, Mary Weeks (Patricia Malpass) of Destin, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Christina Florkiewicz of Birmingham; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister, Joan Parsons of Bloomingdale, N.J.
The family will receive friends Thursday, June 25, 2015, from 5 until 7 p.m., at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope.
A mass to celebrate Ski’s life will be held Friday, June 26, 2015, at 10 a.m., at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Fairhope.
Burial will be held at Alabama Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spanish Fort, Friday, June 26, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Covenant Hospice, 1040 Stanton Road, Suite 10, Pat Place 11, Daphne, AL 36526, or St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 19698 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-990-7775, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.
