Loving mother to three children, Peter, Irene (Andy) and Joe (Izabella) and devoted wife to Leon who passed away in 1992. She was also cherished by her 6 grandchildren (Mateusz, Piotr, Alyssa, Katarzyna, Andrew, Elzbieta) and 2 great-grandchildren (Sarah, David). She will be dearly missed.
Jadwiga is predeceased by all of her 6 siblings: Bronislaw, Janina, Tekla, Kazimierz, Maria and Jozef. She also leaves behind extended family in Canada and Poland.
Jadwiga was born in Brzezniaki, rural Poland, where she grew up farming. As a teenager, she experienced WWII and communism. She nevertheless maintained a positive attitude to life and others, always willing to help.
She emigrated from Poland and arrived in Vancouver in 1960. She worked tirelessly as a seamstress to help support her family, to which she was devoted. Jadwiga was also actively involved in supporting the local Polish community in Vancouver, most notably, the Polish Canadian Women’s Federation. She gave generously to charities.
Jadwiga was devotely Catholic, whose very being was consistent with core Christian values of kindness, forgiveness and tolerance of others.
There will be a viewing and funeral service at St. Casimir’s Polish Church (1187 East 27th Ave, Vancouver) on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022:
Viewing: 12:15-12:45
Holy Mass: 1:00pm-2:00pm
The burial will follow at Ocean View Cemetery (4000 Imperial Street, Burnaby).
Family and friends are invited to a reception following the burial at the Reception Hall at the main building of the cemetery.
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