Thaddeus P. "Ted" Bugalecki, age 98 of Kenosha, died Monday, December 12, 2016 at Kenosha Senior Living.

The son of the late Andrew and Valeria (Jardinski) Bugalecki, he was born in Wild Rose, WI, on July 15, 1918.

Thaddeus moved to Kenosha as an infant and attended St. Casimir Parochial School, Washington Junior High and graduated from Kenosha High School.

He proudly served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, during WWII.

Following his retirement from the U.S. Air Force, Thaddeus made golf his career. He made a hole in one on a course in Milan, Italy and was a caddy for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

He is survived by his sister, Constance Machara; many loving nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Leonard, Harold, Donald, Henry and Al  Bugalecki and three sisters, Victoria Maci, Laura Sopscic and Doris Bugalecki.

Service Info

Funeral services honoring Thaddeus will be held on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. from the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home, 3720-39th Ave., Kenosha, WI, with full Military Honors. Private interment will be held in St. George Cemetery.