Submitted by: Dan Rich
Sabina Marta Paczkowski
Oct. 9, 1911 - Jan. 18, 2008
South Bend Tribune 1/21/2008
SOUTH BEND - Sabina Marta Paczkowski, 96, passed away
peacefully at 4:15 a.m., Friday, January 18 at Hospice House of
St. Joseph County. She was born on October 9, 1911, to Joseph and
Mary (Knasinski) Radecki in Janowiec, Poland and
came to the United States when she was nine months old.
On September 12, 1936, as Sabina Marta
Radecki, she married the love of her life, Harry C. Paczkowski at
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in South Bend, IN. Sabina was
employed for 17 years at the Wilson Brothers Shirt Factory where
she was a seamstress. Her sewing skills were so meticulous, that
she only stitched the shirt collars and necklines for
"demonstration shirts". These, the salesmen took on
their sales calls. There were many things that she enjoyed in her
life. She raised flowers, and grew primarily pansies, roses, and
African violets. Sabina was a huge fan of Martha Stewart, a
wonderful cook, and a lover of crafts. Every Christmas, she
handcrafted beautiful ornaments for her family. Through the
years, Sabina remained most proud of both her artistic and Polish
Catholic heritages. She adored and was devoted to her family and
always willing to give a helping hand; Sabina was a "second
mother" to her nieces and nephews. "Auntie Bea",
as she was fondly called by her family, will be sorely missed by
all.
Preceding Sabina in death were her husband,
Harry C. Pazckowski; parents, Mary and Joseph Radecki; two
sisters, Bernice Sopczynski and Antoinette Radecki; and
brother, Roman Radecki. Surviving Sabina is her sister, Harriet Pajakowski
of Gurney, Illinois; brothers-in-law, Benedict Sopczynski and
Richard (wife, Louella) Paczkowski; and sister-in-law, Adell
Radecki of South Bend. Her nieces and nephews are Mary Ellen
(husband, Dean) Adams, Barbara (husband, Thomas) Gruszynski,
Christine Sopczynski, Ann (husband, Neal) Pence, Larry
(wife, Nancy) Pajakowski, Michael (wife, Melissa) Radecki, Martin
(wife, Debbie) Radecki, Ronald (wife, Kay) Radecki, Monica
Radecki, Allana (Jeffrey Morris) Radecki, Joseph Chimiel,
and Patricia Wolfe. Also, she has great and
great-great-nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may visit from 2 to 8
p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2008, in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545
N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, where a Parish Rosary will be
recited at 4:30 p.m. Church services will be held at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, in Stanislaus Catholic Church, South
Bend, IN. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Polish Roman Catholic
Cemetery. Contributions in memory of Sabina Paczkowski, may be
made to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 920 Wilber Street, South
Bend, IN 46628; or to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care,
Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.