Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

BOTKA

Dembinski

Gorski

Jasinski

Kanczuzewski

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE – November 12, 1998

Joan V. Botka

Aug. 1, 1908 - Nov. 10, 1998

Joan V. Botka, age 90, formerly of Bendix Drive, South Bend, died at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday in the residence of her son, Leonard Kanczuzewski of Glendale Avenue, with whom she resided.

She was born August 1, 1908, in South Bend, and was a lifelong area resident. She was formerly employed by the Bendix Corporation where she worked as a riveter during World War II.

On June 14, 1927, in South Bend, as Joan Dembinski, she married Leopold Kanczuzewski. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1967. She married Edward Botka in 1969, who preceded her in death on April 16, 1988. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed especially by her son, Leonard Kanczuzewski and his wife Sylvia of South Bend; and her six grandchildren, Karen Jasinski, Kenneth, Thomas, Timothy, Christopher and Renee Kanczuzewski, all of South Bend; fifteen great-grandchildren; and by a sister, Frances Gorski of South Bend. She was preceded in death by a sister and ten brothers.

To our grandma-the legacy you leave:

To be devout in our faith.

To live humbly and to give tirelessly to others.

To be filled with joy and laughter, even in difficult times.

To cherish family - especially the babies.

Pierogies!!!

Family and friends may call from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday in the St. Joseph Funeral Home, 824 S. Mayflower Road, where a Rosary will be said at 6:00 p.m. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Adalbert Catholic Church, with burial to follow in the St. Joseph Cemetery.

Mrs. Botka was a member of the God and Country Group #335, the Rosary Society of St. Adalbert Catholic Church, was an active member of St. Adalbert Harvest House, Polish Women's Alliance, and Our Lady of Czestochowa Group #305.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.