Sr. Jane Frances Koszarek's Obituary
Sister Jane Frances Koszarek, SSJ-TOSF, died January 17, 2024. She was 99 years old. She was born March 2, 1924, in Antigo Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Martin and Clara (Spychalla) Koszarek.
She was preceded in death by six brothers: Rev. Thaddeus, Stephen (Anne), Alexander (Dorothy), Andrew, Thomas, and Louis (Josephine); six sisters: Clara (Gordon) Mayo, Rose (Redmond) Marchel, Martha (Carl) Bombinski, Florence (Theodore) Hoffman, Sister Irene, SSJ-TOSF, and Mary (Jerome) Wuller.
Survivors include two brothers: Msgr. Paul Koszarek, of Crandon, Wisconsin, and Martin (Toshie) Koszarek, of Yonkers, New York; two sisters: Sister Elizabeth Koszarek, SSJ-TOSF, of Garfield Heights, Ohio, and Sister Anne Koszarek, SSJ-TOSF, of Richfield, Ohio, and many nieces and nephews.
Sister Jane is also survived by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis with whom she shared her life for 83 years. Her ministry included: Teacher, Supervisor of Schools and Assistant Provincial.
Inurnment will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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