Lucja Siemienowski Adams

Lucja Siemienowski Adams died on August 28, 2017 at home in presence of all her children in El Cajon, CA. She was born in Strzyzow nad Wislokiem, Poland on May 13, 1912. After Poland was invaded by Germany and Russia in September 1939, in January, 1940 she with her two children Danuta and Henry and her husband’s mother were deported to Siberia,Soviet Russia. Lucja’s husband who was an officer in the Polish army reserves was also deported to Siberia earlier. Also, during the second World War over 1.5 million other Polish citizens and soldiers were deported to Siberia, to work in forced labor camps and prisons. When Germany invaded Russia in 1942, Stalin needed help; there was a very short amnesty period, during which the Polish Army in Exile was formed in the Soviet Russia and with a small group of their family members (only approx. 100 thousand lucky ones) got out to the West. The Polish Army under command of General Anders fought the Germans with the Allies (Americans, British, French, Hindus, Australians, New Zealenders and others in Europe and Africa). Lucja’s husand took part in one of the decisive battles at Monte Cassino in Italy. After two years spent in Siberia Lucy with her two children and her husband’s mother travelled through Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan, Persia, India via Kenya to Uganda in East Africa where they lived in Koja, Polish Settlement camp for five years. In Koja, Lucja gave violin lessons and taught English language to Polish students. Lucja’s husband, Joseph, joined the General Anders army and took part in Allied military operations against the Germans in Africa and Italy. In 1948 Lucja with her children and her husband’s mother joined her husband in England, where they lived for three years and in 1951, via Canada they came to Lackawanna, NY in USA. Lucja and her husband had two more children Anna and Joseph in the USA and were employed by Bethlehem Steel Co. and Markel Electric Co. respectively. Lucja’s husband passed in 1962 and in 1980 Lucja married Leon Adams. He passed away in 1988. In 1989 Lucja moved to El Cajon, CA. She was communicant of Holy Trinity Church in El Cajon, CA. Lucja was predeceased by her parents Marian and Adela Wozniacki, six brothers, Florian, Henryk, Marian, Walerian, Leszek & Witold and five sisters, Irena, Eleonora, Celina, Maria and Halina. Surviving are her children, Danuta Krueger with her husband Eugene of Camas, WA , Henry Siemienowski with his wife Krystyna of Middletown, NJ, Anna Brzuza with her husband Krzys of El Cajon, CA and Joseph Siemienowski with his wife Irina of San Diego, CA; 9 grandchildren Eva, Lydia, Anna, Artur, Krystiana, Julie, Edward, Maxwell and Michele and 6 grandchildren, Taylor, Lexie, Luca, Nico, Cypress, and Sequoia. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 2nd at 10:00AM – 1:00PM at Aztlan Mortuary, 7856 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91941. Friends may call the Aztlan Mortuary at 619 337 8100 for directions. The funeral will take place later and will be arranged by Lucja’s family.

Lucja Siemienowski Adams

May 13, 1912 - August 28, 2017