Submitted by: Dan Rich

Evelyn Stajkowski

June 4, 1917 - Feb. 25, 1998

South Bend Tribune 2/27/1998

Evelyn Stajkowski, 80, of Yoder Street, South Bend, Ind., died at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in St. Joseph Community Hospital in Mishawaka, Ind. She was born June 4, 1917, in South Bend, and was a lifelong area resident.

On Oct. 26, 1940, as Evelyn Bukowski, she married Joseph Stajkowski, who preceded her in death on Feb. 10, 1997. Mrs. Stajkowski was also preceded in death by a sister, Eugenia Mead. She is survived by a daughter, Carol (Allen) Cwidak of South Bend; a son, Daniel (Patricia) Stajkowski of South Bend; nine grandchildren, Angela Stajkowski, Sherry Cwidak, Kathryn Stajkowski, Kenny Cwidak, Tammy Neely, Kevin Stajkowski, Kim Cwidak, Amy Stajkowski and Dale Cwidak; six great-grandchildren; and by two sisters, Blondyna Van Ooteghem and Dorothy Van de Voorde, both of South Bend. Mrs. Stajkowski was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today in the St. Joseph Funeral Home, 824 S. Mayflower Road, where a Rosary will be said at 4 p.m. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church, with burial to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.