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Daniel Opalewski Obituary

Daniel M. Opalewski, Jr.
Retired Kimberly Clark
BEECH ISLAND, SC - Mr. Daniel M. "Danny" Opalewski, Jr, husband of Mrs. Deborah Wolfe Opalewski, of 209 Pineland Drive, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, surrounded by his loving family.
Danny was born in Augusta, GA to Mrs. Martha Krewson Opalewski and the late Daniel M. Opalewski, Sr. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and he retired from Kimberly Clark with thirty-five years of service. He was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Gloverville, South Carolina. Danny was an avid outdoorsman, a member of the N.R.A., the American Legion and the Horn Creek Bow Hunters.
Family members are his wife, Deborah Wolfe Opalewski, Beech Island, SC; his mother, Martha Krewson Opalewski, Clearwater, SC; his five children: Lori LaVallee, Aiken, SC, Christopher Opalewski, Warrenville, SC, Amy Hadden (Michael), Graniteville, SC, Nikki Smith, Columbia, SC and Heather Gibbs, Graniteville, SC; his brother, Darle Opalewski (Mary Lee), and his sister, Karen Newcomb, all of Clearwater, SC; seven grandchildren: Brittney Shealey (Brent), Cole Opalewski, Bryson Opalewski, Avery Arico, Adyson Long, Abigail Hadden and Weston Hadden and four great grandchildren: Brinleigh Gibbs, Kenley Belger, Braxx Shealey and Brendon Shealey.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, July 15, 2016 at 3 o'clock at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church with the Rite of Committal following in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Father Jacob officiating.
Pallbearers will be Larry Gaudet, John Morris, Walter Busbee, Terry Stoming, Allen Gilbert, Earl Robinson, Steve Toole and Darryl Chapman.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Horn Creek Bow Club.
Friends may call at the residence or on Friday from 12:30 until 2:30 at the Hatcher Funeral Home, 3464 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Graniteville, SC 29829.
Please visit HatcherFuneralHome.com to leave a note of condolence and share a memory with the Opalewski family.

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Published by Aiken Standard and North Augusta Star on Jul. 14, 2016.

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Walker Mobley

July 20, 2016

My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
I knew and worked with Danny at Kimberly Clark and "shot" with him at Horn Creek.

Susan Toole

July 15, 2016

Heartfelt condolences and prayers for all the family. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him.

Josephine Pope-Lowman

July 15, 2016

Praying for peace and comfort for the Family. Danny was a joy with work with at Kimberly-Clark. May God continue to keep you and bless you.

Shirley and Mac Metts

July 15, 2016

We are so very sorry for the loss and heartache the family and friends of Danny are going through. I pray time will heal your pain quickly. When I think of him, I always remember his big happy smile. RIP Danny.

Sheila (Toole)Drennan

July 15, 2016

So sorry to hear this news.I knew him from church and school.My prayers for the family.

Billy Payne

July 14, 2016

It was an honor to have worked with you at Kimberly Clark, and to have served with you at the American Legion. Your smile, and sense of humor, will always be missed.

Butch St Germaine

July 14, 2016

Our prayers are with the family. I would not be alive today had it not been for Danny. Some years ago I was drowning in Clearwater pond and he jumped in to save me. I will always remember the times we shared.

Elizabeth Nash

July 14, 2016

My heart is broken. I used to carry him around on my hip when he was a little boy. I loved my "Bunky" with all my heart. Rest in Peace.

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