Submitted by: Dan Rich

Rev. John Joseph Czyczel

March 10, 1952 - Oct. 14, 2008

South Bend Tribune 10/17/2008
SOUTH BEND - Rev. John Joseph Czyczel, 56, was born March 10,1952, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Annie and Charles Pasini. As life carried him forward he was put up for adoption in Fort Wayne and was adopted to a LaPorte, Indiana family, Stanley and Regina Czyczel. He was raised in LaPorte and had many close friends as well as an extended family of often called brothers and sisters, and aunts and uncles. He has been preceded in death by his biological mother, Annie, as well as his adopted mother, Regina Czyczel Warfield; and adopted father, Stanley Czyczel. Surviving brothers and sisters are Shirley Stallone of Fort Wayne, Artie Crampton and Frances Austin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Also surviving is a daughter, Jennifer McGinnis (Richard) from Medford, Oregon and their children, Jessica Gresser, Daniel J. Gresser, Jonathan Murray and Joshua Murray of Medford, Oregon and John Czyczel, Jr. of South Bend. John also had a most beautiful great-granddaughter, Leslie Ann Marie Gresser in Medford, Oregon. Anyone who knew John knew how he loved to cook, and many shared a holiday with John and his family throughout the years. But most important also in his life was the faithful care of God's creatures. Many times he would care for the wayward cat or dog as well as other animals who wandered Indiana. St Francis of Assisi would have been pleased. On October 24, 2004, he was ordained as an Apostolic Catholic Priest thus fulfilling a long life-time dream. His listening ear and compassion for others certainly went far beyond the norm.