The Columbus Dispatch

Nadolny, Florence

1926 - 2021

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Florence Nadolny (nee Paluszek), 95, passed away on December 29, 2021, in Dublin, Ohio. She was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late John and Frances (nee Kubis) Paluszek and

was a first-generation child of Polish immigrants. She learned English upon entering first grade in

Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

After graduating Washington Irving High School in

Manhattan, Florence spent

her career in accounting

and worked for over twenty years as a payroll master at St. John’s Queens

Hospital. She raised her family in Middle Village,

Queens, New York from 1958 to 1998 when she and her husband moved to Dublin to be close to her

daughter and her family. While in Middle Village,

she held many leadership

and fundraisin­g positions in local civic groups. She

maintained an active role in her home church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Florence is preceded in death by her parents, husband Alexander Nadolny, to which she was married for 70 years, brother Raymond Paluszek,

three sisters-in-law Caroline

and Florence Paluszek and Teresa Nadolny, and

one brother-in-law Edmund Nadolny. She will be greatly

missed by her children, Kenneth (Judy) Nadolny

of Houston, Texas, and

Jill (David) Kilanowski of

Dublin, Ohio; grandchil

dren, Andrew Nadolny, Kevin (Tomoko) Nadolny,

Philip [aka Fr. Humbert, OP]

Kilanowski, Amanda (Jay)

Compton, Peter (Victoria)

Kilanowski, and Mark Kilanowski. Florence and her husband were blessed with

six great-grandchild­ren:

Ken and Miho Nadolny, Piper, Lexie, and Rhett

Compton, and Francesca

Kilanowski. She is also survived by her brother, Henry Paluszek of Hobe Sound, Florida, a sister-in-law Anita

Olen, and by many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She found sweet friendship­s with her neighbors at

Treetops in Dublin. Florence

had life-long friends of over

80 years she cherished

from growing up in Brooklyn, sharing the experience­s of the Depression, World War II and raising children

in New York. In October of 2021, a family celebrator­y luncheon was held in honor of her 95th birthday, creating wonderful memories

to treasure. Florence was passionate about her family

and her Polish heritage and

its traditions. She enjoyed

feeding the deer and birds that visited her garden, Polish pottery, giraffes, crossword puzzles, baking, sewing and genealogy. She was proficient on the com

puter and enjoyed searching the Internet for news,

sales, and additions to her pottery collection. She and

Alex enjoyed traveling to

see family, Poland, and Europe. She loved being part of her grandchild­ren’s lives attending religious and graduation ceremonies, athletic events, marching

band competitio­ns, and

seeing the next generation grow. Arrangemen­ts are entrusted to Schoedinge­r

Dublin. A memorial mass will be held in Florence’s

honor at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 280 N Grant Ave, Columbus, Ohio on

Saturday, January 8, 2022, at 2PM. Interment will be at a later date in the family

plot in Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery in Commack, New York. In lieu of flowers,

donations can be made to

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Polish Children Heartline who bring children from

Poland to the U.S. for heart

surgery. To share online

condolence­s, please visit

www.schoedinge­r.com.

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