Thaddeus Grondalski

Thaddeus "Father Ted" Grondalski,was a Roman Catholic priest in Weirton, WV. His final assigned parish was Sacred Heart of Mary Church. Among his duties, he celebrated a Sunday Mass spoken in Polish for the many Polish speaking residents of the area. Sacred Heart was one of three Roman Catholic churches in the small mill and mining town of Weirton and was the designated "Polish" parish. Father Ted also lead the Catholic grade school at the parish and was much loved by the children as well as all members of the parish. He was respected as a gentle, pious man, dedicated to the Church and local community.