In Memory
Gertrude “Trudy” (Pajakowski) Botka
Gertrude "Trudy" Botka, 82, of South Bend, Ind., passed away at 3:06 a.m., Friday, August 4, 2006, in St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Trudy was born on August 10, 1923, in South Bend, to Valentine and Maryanna (Graf) Pajakowski. She retired in 1981 from the St. Joseph County Welfare Department. She had also been employed with Studebaker Aviation for four years, Oliver Corporation for 12 years, South Bend Range for four years, and U.S. Plywood.
On May 4, 1963, in St. Adalbert Church, as Gertrude Pajakowski, she married Chester B. Botka, who survives. Also surviving are two sisters, Eugenia A. Nowicki of South Bend, and Evelyn Derda of New Carlisle, Ind.; two sisters-in-law, Harriett Pajakowski of Columbus, Ind., and Irene Pajakowski of South Bend; and by seventeen nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by five brothers, Eugene Paige, and Clement, John, Edwin, and Joseph Pajakowski.
Trudy was a 1942 graduate of Washington High School. She was a member of St. Adalbert Parish, M.R. Falconettes Nest #200, and the Falconettes Legion of Honor. She bowled for over 40 years in the Falconette Bowling League, and golfed in the Falconette Golf League.
Sources: Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com
04/28/2024 EJS
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