Ludwig P. Kij

Ludwig P. Kij, 90, of Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Westport, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. An Army veteran of WW II, he was employed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Westport and the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Assn. and a former member of the Fall River Lodge of Elks. He is survived by his companion Irene Croteau of Fall River; 3 children, Susan Legen and her husband Bruce of Huntington, CT, and their children; Brian, Christopher, Christina and Jessica; Barbara Haskins and her husband "Bill" of Yarmouthport, MA and their daughter Jessica, David Kij and his fiancée Jeanne McConnell of Westport, MA and the children of his late daughter Sharon Mello; Richard Mello and Pamela de Medeiros and several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Platt) Kij; the son of the late Jan and Mary (Winarski) Kij and the brother of the late "Lottie" Pira, Stella, Joseph, Eugene and Zygmund "Zeke" Kij. His funeral was held Friday from the AUCLAIR FUNERAL HOME, 690 So. Main St., Fall River, with a funeral mass in St. George Church, Westport. Burial, St. Patrick Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Veterans Outreach, PO Box 9091, Fall River MA 02720 would be appreciated. Online guest book at AuclairFuneralHome.com