 1915 - 2006 (90 years)
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| Name |
Thaddeus S. Piaseczny |
| Nickname |
Ted Herbert |
| Birth |
18 Dec 1915 |
Cypress Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
1935 - 1990 |
Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Bandleader: the Ted Herbert Orchestra, formed 1935; house band at the Hampton Beach Casino for 26 consecutive summers from 1946, and for its last ten years at the Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers, Mass.; retired 1990 after 55 years. Listed in Manchester city directories as 'orchestra leader'. |
| Military Service |
World War II |
| US Army, World War II (bronze veteran's grave marker: 'Thaddeus S. Piaseczny, US Army, World War II, Dec 18 1915 - May 27 2006'; Find a Grave memorial 243239213). |
| Death |
27 May 2006 |
Cypress Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire |
| Burial |
Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Cemetery, Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire |
| Notes |
- Thaddeus Piaseczny, also known as Ted Hebert, 90, died Saturday night, May 27, 2006 at the home where he was born on Cypress Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. He died peacefully with his family by his side.
Ted was born one of seven children in Manchester on December 18, 1915 to Stanislaw Piaseczny and Karolina Herbut. He attended Hallsville grammar school in Manchester and night school at Lawrence High School in Massachusetts.
His first job was attending to farm chores at the old Huse Farm on Mammoth Road, thus began his love for horses. He moved on to jobs in the local shoe shops to help support the family. At the age of eight Ted learned to play the violin, his first instrument, as therapy to heal a broken right arm. At fourteen, Ted picked up the saxophone and the clarinet and started playing in local bands and dances.
In 1935, the Ted Herbert Orchestra was officially formed. The band played for high school and college dances and ballrooms throughout the Northeast and New York State. He traveled with and conducted concerts for such stars as Rudy Vallee, Patti Page, Frankie Lane, The Four Lads, The Four Aces, The Ames Brothers, Tony Bennett, The McGuire Sisters, Jerry Vale, Julius LaRosa, Peter, Paul and Mary, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Della Reese, The King Family and The Superemes. He resumed his band career and in 1946 Ted began to play at the famous Hampton Beach Casino for what became 26 consecutive summers as the house band playing six nights a week. His Big Band's last ten years were spent as the house band at Danversport Yacht Club, in Danvers, Mass. He retired in 1990 after 55 years in the band business. He brought the band together one more time in 1997 for a concert at the Palace Theater to benefit the Arthur Mirable Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Ted was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed in the Pacific Theatre, Australia and New Guinea serving with the 2nd Brigade Amphibian Engineers under General Douglas MacArthur. Ted participated in 68 combat landings including the battle for Leyte Island in the Philippines where the battle for their liberation began. He was transferred to duty as a musical conductor for many dances and USO shows accompanying such people as Joe E. Brown, Gary Cooper and John Wayne. Ted also had the honor of playing for two of General MacArthur's birthday celebrations in Townsville, Australia.
In December, 1945, Ted returned home and married the former Gertrude Warchol. They had three children, Thad and twins Marlene and Mark. In 1958 he became the owner of the original Music Mart located at the corner of Bridge and Elm Street in Manchester. The business, located adjacent to Manchester City Hall, grew up to a large retail operation with 50 music teachers and close to 1,000 students, promoting music education throughout the State. Ted also served on the NH Commission for the Arts for eight years.
He is survived by his children, his sister, Emily, and his grandchildren, Michael, Kathryn and Samantha.
Memorial donations may be made to the Rockingham Ambulance Service in Manchester, New Hampshire or your local EMT service. [1]
- Obituary (as supplied by Craig): Thaddeus Piaseczny, also known as Ted Herbert, 90, died Saturday night, 27 May 2006, at the home where he was born on Cypress Street in Manchester, NH, peacefully with his family by his side. Born 18 December 1915, one of seven children of Stanislaw Piaseczny and Karolina Herbut (his professional name comes from his mother's maiden name). Hallsville grammar school, Manchester; night school at Lawrence High School, Mass. First job: farm chores at the old Huse Farm on Mammoth Road, the start of his love of horses; then the local shoe shops to help support the family. Learned the violin at eight as therapy for a broken right arm; at fourteen took up saxophone and clarinet and played local bands and dances.
The Ted Herbert Orchestra was formed in 1935 and played high-school and college dances and ballrooms across the Northeast and New York State. He travelled with and conducted for Rudy Vallee, Patti Page, Frankie Laine, The Four Lads, The Four Aces, The Ames Brothers, Tony Bennett, The McGuire Sisters, Jerry Vale, Julius LaRosa, Peter, Paul and Mary, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Della Reese, The King Family and The Supremes. From 1946 the band played the Hampton Beach Casino for 26 consecutive summers, six nights a week; its last ten years were as house band at the Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers, Mass. He retired in 1990 after 55 years, and reunited the band in 1997 for a concert at the Palace Theatre for the Arthur Mirable Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Family tradition (Craig) remembers 'Emily's father' as owner of Manchester's most prominent music store on the main street - Craig now believes this was Ted. The 'boat yard' in the family murder legend may be a garbled memory of the Danversport Yacht Club.
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| Person ID |
I2418 |
Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig |
| Last Modified |
8 Oct 2026 |
| Father |
Stanislaw Piaseczny, b. 21 Mar 1890, Bialetz, Poland d. 9 Nov 1962, Los Angeles, California (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Karoline Herbut, b. 29 Oct 1892, Golcowa, Poland d. Mar 1981, Manchester, New Hampshire (Age 88 years) |
| Family ID |
F853 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Occupation - Bandleader: the Ted Herbert Orchestra, formed 1935; house band at the Hampton Beach Casino for 26 consecutive summers from 1946, and for its last ten years at the Danversport Yacht Club, Danvers, Mass.; retired 1990 after 55 years. Listed in Manchester city directories as 'orchestra leader'. - 1935 - 1990 - Manchester, New Hampshire |
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| Headstones |
 | Ted Herbert (Thaddeus S. Piaseczny) - US Army WWII grave marker
Bronze veteran's marker: 'Thaddeus S. Piaseczny, US Army, World War II, Dec 18 1915 - May 27 2006'. Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Cemetery, Goffstown, NH. Photo: Find a Grave contributor genealogist462, 4 Sep 2022 (memorial 243239213). |
 | Piaseczny family stone - Trudy Warchol and Ted Herbert
Granite family stone, PIASECZNY: 'Wife Trudy Warchol, Dec 31 1916 - Apr 23 1999. Husband Ted Herbert, Dec 18 1915 - May 27 2006'. Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Cemetery, Goffstown, NH. Photo: Find a Grave contributor genealogist462, 4 Sep 2022 (memorial 243239213). |
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| Sources |
- [S4904] Ted Herbert Music School Website (Reliability: 3).
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