Joseph S. Dabrowski Jr., 87, husband of Fortune G. (Spero) Dabrowski, died Dec. 2 at Hannah Duston Healthcare Center in Haverhill with his loving family by his side.
Born in Lawrence, he was the son of the late Joseph S. Dabrowski and Sophie (Wieczerzck) Dabrowski. Raised and educated in Haverhill, Dabrowski was a graduate of Haverhill High School’s class of 1949. Employed as a custodian for the Derry, N.H. public school system, Dabrowski was an avid New England sports fan, especially the New England Patriots. He enjoyed dancing and traveling to the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont. A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
In addition to his loving wife Fortune, he is survived by his children Joseph S. Dabrowski III of Milton, Kevin P. Dabrowski of Rochester, N.H., Lisa M. Tucker of Rochester, N.H., his stepchildren Debra Lee Iannalfo of Haverhill, Stephen M. Iannalfo and his wife Lori of Bradford, Richard A. Iannalfo and his partner Marie Melanson, Dana J. Iannalfo of Kingston, N.H., Fred Dabrowski and Josephine Comeau of Haverhill, John Dabrowski and his wife Becky of Somersworth, N.H., two sisters Claire Riley of Salem, N.H. and Celia H. Engler of Attleboro, 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his daughter-in-law Angela Iannalfo.
Family and friends are invited to attend calling hours on Sunday, Dec. 9 from 4-7 p.m. at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St., Haverhill. Funeral services will begin on Monday morning at the funeral home at 9 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at All Saints Church, 120 Bellevue Ave., Haverhill at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, North Broadway, Haverhill.