Henry J. Nalepa

Henry J. Nalepa died on November 25, 2021 at the age of 98. He was a resident of Trenton most of his life except for a 1953-1966 interval in Manhattan. A veteran of World War II, he served with the United States Army Air Corp in the China-Burma-India Theater. After obtaining his degree in Chemical Engineering at The University of Illinois, he worked for Merck & Company for 3 years and the Union Carbide Corporation for 41 years. He was a member of the Research Society of America. He served the church through the offices on the parish committee at the Church of Our Savior in Lawrenceville, NJ, and through his activities in the Central Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church. He served his community through the offices he held in the Trenton Chapter of the Polish American Congress, the North Trenton Lions Club zone and district, the Trenton Polish Business and Professional Mens' Club, The Polish American Democratic Club and the Polish Arts Club of Trenton. He was a member of the Catholic War Veterans Holy Cross Post 417. Son of the late Peter and Nellie Zuczek-Nalepa, brother of the late Harriet Koval, uncle to the late Kathleen, Daniel and Robert Koval and husband of the late James Lithgow, he is survived and loved by his sister Helen Buchanan, 8 nieces and nephews, 12 grand nieces and nephews, and 14 great-grand nieces and nephews, soon to be 15. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 through Winowicz Funeral Services on Brunswick Avenue in Trenton from 9:30am to 11:00am, followed by an 11:30 AM funeral Mass at Our Savior's Polish National Church in Lawrenceville, NJ. With burial in the family plot to follow. The entire Polish Arts Club of Trenton's membership wishes to express our most sincere condolences to the Nalepa family.  Most recently he served as vice president of the Polish Arts Club for many years.  Henry was the definition of a gentleman. He will be missed by his many friends. Rest in Peace my friend.

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