S. John Malinowski Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Simon John Malinowski, known as S. John Malinowski (“John”) of West Hartford, Connecticut, passed from this life peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at the age of 88. Born in Hartford, Connecticut on August 27, 1932, he was the sixth child of Polish immigrant parents, the late Clemens and Cornelia (Janiszanska) Malinowski. He graduated Hartford Public High School in 1950, and went on to receive a BS degree from the University of Connecticut School of Business Administration in 1954. He received a commission as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve in 1954, serving two years on active duty during the Korean War conflict, and was promoted to the rank of Captain. He was employed as a tax specialist at a major international CPA firm and earned a JD degree from the University of Connecticut Law School in 1961. He successfully passed both the Connecticut Bar exam and the Connecticut CPA exam that same year. He subsequently became a Partner of the firm, in charge of all tax operations in the Hartford office. In 1984, he incorporated his own firm, operating in the Greater Hartford area until age 80, when he sold his entire practice and retired from full-time active practice. He was a member of the Hartford Golf Club, the University Club of Hartford, serving as president from 1980-1982, and the Hartford Canoe Club. He is survived by daughter Joanne C. Malinowski and her son, Steven M. Feinberg of Canton, CT; daughter Laura J. Scott and husband, LTC Ralph A. Fehlberg, U.S. Army (Ret.) and their son, Fiske W. Fehlberg, all of Harvard, MA; a brother, Andrew B. Miller of Fredericksburg, VA; and many beloved nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, John was predeceased by his oldest daughter, Brenda J. Malinowski in 1995 at the age of 36, by sisters Helen M. Dursa and Henrietta M. Gumkowski, by brothers Francis “Frank” Malinowski and Edmond C. Malinowski, and by nephew Edmond J. Malinowski. Calling hours will be held at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford on Friday, July 2, from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held and live streamed (Link will be available on funeral home website prior to service) on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 10 a.m., Church of St. Peter Claver, 47 Pleasant St., West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford with military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his memory may be made to Kingswood-Oxford School, 170 Kingswood Rd., West Hartford, CT 06119, or any charity of the donor’s choice. For online condolences and guest book, please visit www.molloyfuneralhome.com