Eleanor Woloszynska Winiarczyk, 89, of Dunkirk, MD, passed away September 5, 2012 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. She was born February 5, 1923 in Buffalo, NY to John and Genevieve (Nowak) Woloszynski. Eleanor happily married Walter Winiarczyk on April 7, 1942 and they made their home in Clarence and Franklinville, NY. She moved to Dunkirk in 2005 to live with her daughter.

Eleanor was a homemaker who loved to cook, bake, knit and crochet. She maintained a beautiful flower and vegetable garden each spring and summer. In her later years, she discovered her artistic talent and began to paint. Her beautiful artwork ranged from florals, wildlife and landscapes done in pastels and oils, all of which her family and friends proudly displayed. She was the recipient of many awards for her art. Eleanor loved and cherished her family and friends. She always enjoyed spending time with them and reveled in their accomplishments.

Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband of 47 years Walter Winiarczyk, Sr. She is survived by a son Walter M. Winiarczyk and wife Karol of Amherst, NY, and daughter Kathleen Schnobrich of Dunkirk. Also surviving are grandchildren Lynn Isula and husband Paul of East Amherst, NY, Walter Winiarczyk III and wife Jennifer of Cicero, NY, Norman Schnobrich III of Columbia, MD and Russell Schnobrich of Annapolis, MD; a great grandson Walter Aidan Winiarczyk, and her sister Dolores Syroczynski of North Tonawanda, NY