Funeral services for Wladyslaw "Laddy" Stark, 92, of Silsbee will be 10:00 am Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Marks Catholic Church under the direction of Farmer Funeral Home with interment following in R S Farmer Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm Thursday with a rosary at 6:30 pm at the funeral home.
Mr. Stark died October 7, 2008 at his residence.
Born May 9, 1916 in Konojad, Poland, he proudly served in the Polish Army during WWII and fought against Hitler's army when Poland was invaded on September 1, 1939. He was captured by the Nazis, surviving the POW camps in Germany and Stalag 17 for six years.
Mr. Stark arrived in the United States in 1948 through the sponsorship of Dr. Merlin Barry, settling in Silsbee where he lived until his death.
Wladyslaw operated and eventually owned Stark's Dutch Lake Egg Farm and raised cattle. Later he worked for Barry and Barry Sand Co. until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of St. Marks Catholic Church and was a 3rd degree Knights of Columbus charter member.
Mr. Stark is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Veronica Stark; daughter Rose Stark and husband John Evans of Silsbee; son Merlin Stark of Silsbee; numerous nieces and nephews in Poland and Rod Barry and Jim Barry and their extended families.
