In Memory
Joan E (Kwasneski) Klimek
Sept. 6, 1932 - March 27, 2011
SOUTH BEND - Born Sept. 6, 1932, in South Bend to Bert and Stella Kwasneski; On May 15, 1954, Joan married Norman A. Klimek, who died July 30, 2005. She was predeceased by her parents; sisters, Virginia Wachowiak and Rita Scope; and grandson, Jonathan Caskey.
Survivors include her six children, David (Karen) Klimek (SB), Linda Plasschaert (SB), Patricia Klimek (Indianapolis), Jackie (Jeff) Baatz (New Haven), Karen Klimek (Robert Polzer) (Atkinson, NH), and John (Rebecca) Klimek (Rossville); two granddaughters, Krysta Klimek and Priscilla Caskey-Shively; six grandsons, Michael Klimek, Robert and Thomas Plasschaert II, Stephen Caskey, Andrew and Nicholas Klimek; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Joan worked as a Supervisor at Goodwill Industries and took pride in the triumphs and successes of all her clients and co-workers. She was able to travel to Europe in her later years, taking in the sites of London, Paris and Vatican City. In the states she went on trips with her family through New England, Florida, Las Vegas, and visited her grandchildren's colleges at Notre Dame, Purdue, I.U. and the Univ. of Pennsylvania. Her most favorite place to be was tailgating for Notre Dame football games with her family. Joan's loving nature, quick wit, and generous spirit made her a joy to be around. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Please join us to celebrate our mother's life at Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, from 2 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church on Thursday, March 31st, at 11 a.m. The family would like to express their profound thanks and appreciation to the entire staffs at Memorial Hospital for the compassionate care and kindness afforded Joan and her family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Goodwill Industries. To send online condolences, please visit kaneiwski.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on March 29, 2011
Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com
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