Submitted by: Dan Rich
March 18, 1933 - Jan. 8, 2008
South Bend Tribune 1/11/2008
SOUTH BEND - Jane C. Sojka, 74, died at 10:15 PM Tuesday,
January 8, 2008, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. She was born
on March 18, 1933, to the late Benjamin J. and Anna M. (Klaer)
Entzian in Mishawaka, IN, and was a lifelong area
resident. Along with her parents, one sister, Barbara DeWolfe,
also preceded her in death. Jane graduated from St. Patrick Grade
School in South Bend in 1948, St. Joseph Academy in South Bend in
1951, and attended the South Bend College of Commerce in 1953.
She had worked at the Bendix Corporation, Koontz Wagner, and
Bertrand Products, all in South Bend, and Pence, Dickens &
Heeter Office Supplies in Mishawaka, IN.
On May 28, 1955, as Jane C. Entzian, she
married Frank F. Sojka at Holy Cross Catholic Church in South
Bend, IN. Along with her loving husband, Frank of 52 years, she
is survived by her two sons, James (wife Patricia) Sojka of
Granger and Michael (wife Debbie) Sojka of Plainfield, IN; four
grandchildren, Samantha, Alex, Paul and Shelby Sojka; two
step-grandchildren, Bryce and Allison Hill; and one
brother, Robert (wife Pat) Entzian of South Bend. Mrs. Sojka was
a charter member of St. John the Baptist Parish, where she
belonged to the Retirees Club, was a member of the Golden Girls
Bridge Club from 1948-2008, and the University Club of Notre
Dame. She had also made baby hats for the Saint Joseph Regional
Medical Center Nursery in South Bend.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 AM today,
January 11, 2008, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix
Drive, South Bend, IN, where a parish Rosary will be prayed at
11:00 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 PM
today, January 11, 2008, in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Lung Association of Indiana, 9445
Delegates Row, Indianapolis, IN 46240-3805; or to the American
Cancer Society, 601 West Edison Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.