MONMOUTH – Frank J. Cielinski, 76, of Welch Avenue died Tuesday, Nov. 30, at his home.

He was born in Lewiston on May 16, 1928, the son of Karol and Stella (Rodzen) Cielinski.

He attended Winthrop and Monmouth schools and graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y.

He had worked at Bonafide Mills in Winthrop and was a supervisor for Gerber Baby Foods in Rochester N.Y. He later worked as a machinist before moving back to Maine in 1965.

He married his high school sweetheart in Winthrop on June 21, 1947. He and his wife, Shirley, operated Monmouth Printing Company for many years before retirement.

He was a dedicated family man and missed the love of his life, Shirley.

He was active in community events and served on the board of the Monmouth Sanitary. He enjoyed socializing around town with many of his friends and also enjoyed his Cub Cadet tractor that many people can recall him riding. He was a 32nd degree Mason in the Monmouth Masonic Lodge. He loved his pets, especially Baby the cat. He liked reading, golfing and fishing, and will be missed by many. He was also proud of the fact that his father, Karol, traveled from Poland as a teenager and met Stella while they made their home in North Monmouth.

He is survived by two daughters; Jo-Ellen Grover and her husband, Robert, of Manchester, and Penney Holmes and her husband, Dale, of Brewer; two sons, Kerry Cielinski, of Auburn, and Craig Cielinski, of Rochester, N.Y.; grandchildren, Kevin Grover, of Livermore Falls, Kristie Grover, of Fayette, Brian Grover and his wife, Amy, of Vienna, Eric and Heather Holmes, of Brewer; great-grandchildren, Joann and Nikolas Grover, of Fayette, Genevieve and Aaron Grover, of Turner, Garrett, Natalie and Daniel Grover, of Vienna.

He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley Cielinski, on Dec. 11, 2001; and also a sister, Louise Dykeman.