Anastazja ‘Ann’ Theresa Niecko-Howell
On Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, Ann Theresa Howell passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. She was 77.
Ann was born June 13, 1943, in Naliboki, Poland, to Edward and Mary (Stasiukiewicz) Niecko during the height of World War II. Her family was forced out of Poland by the Nazis and lived in Germany until the end of the war. In January 1951, Ann and her family moved to Traverse City, Mich., where her father worked on an apple orchard. The family later moved to Aquebogue, N.Y., where they put down roots.