Dorothy Tanski

May 3, 1926 - September 18, 2014

Dorothy Tanski, a retired Registered Nurse, died Thursday, September 18 at Edgehill Community following a long illness. She was 88. Born in Stamford on May 3, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Milczarski. She spent most of her life in Stamford, Connecticut. She was a 1944 graduate of Stamford High School and a member of the Holy Name of Jesus Church in Stamford. Mrs. Tanski received her nursing degree from the Norwalk Hospital School of Nursing in 1948. An avid student, she attended many post-graduate courses. Mrs. Tanski worked as a nurse at Norwalk Hospital. She also worked in New York City at the Polyclinic Hospital, the Veterans Hospital in the Bronx and as a private duty nurse. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend who will be missed by all who knew her. Mrs. Tanski is predeceased by her husband Francis Tanski of Stamford. She is survived by her son, Francis Tanski Jr of Newtown; her daughter, Joyce Bender of Owings, Maryland; her sister Pauline Milczarski of Stamford; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23rd at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 325 Washington Blvd., in Stamford. Burial will follow at St. John Roman Catholic Cemetery in Darien. The family has entrusted the arrangements to Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, in Stamford. If you care to leave a condolence message online please visit the family guestbook on www.bosakfuneralhome.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome.