Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Josephine Lekarczyk Jankowski

About 1919 - March 23, 2008

 

South Bent Tribune 3/27/2008
SOUTH BEND - Josephine Lekarczyk Jankowski, 89, of South Bend, IN, passed away Monday morning, March 24, 2008, in Loudon, TN. She attended St. Anthony's Catholic Church in South Bend. Josephine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvester Jankowski, along with her parents and all her brothers and sisters. Survived by her are her children, Darline Szymczak and husband, John of Tellico Village, Loudon, TN, Gerald Jankowski of Henderson, NV, Richard Jankowski and wife, Janet of Okemos, MI; grandchildren, Sherry Elsey, Craig Szymczak, Rachel Jankowski, Brandon Jankowski, Krista Finkbeiner, Derek Finkbeiner, Scott Maloney and Daniel Maloney; great-grandchildren, Kirt, Katie and Kevin Szymczak; several nieces and nephews.

 

A Catholic funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, South Bend. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 10088, Knoxville, TN 37939-9910.