Anelia Waszkiewicz Smolarczyk Obituary (1923

Mrs. Anelia Waszkiewicz Smolarczyk, age 94 of Madison, Indiana entered this life on August 17, 1923 in Antonowka, Poland the daughter of the late Antoni and Maria Krisynowska Waszkiewicz. She attended grade school in Poland and was later displaced to Germany because of World War II. She was united in marriage to Stanislaw Smolarczyk in Buke, Paderborn, Germany, and to this union of forty-five years came two children to bless their home. She and her family immigrated to the United States, landing on Ellis Island on August 14, 1950, to make a better life for themselves, their children, and to enjoy the blessings of freedom. The family settled in Madison Indiana in 1953 and Mrs. Smolarczyk set about supporting her family by housekeeping, and later cooking at King's Daughters' Hospital for seventeen years. She enjoyed growing flowers and raising vegetables, but her faith and her family were the most important things to her. After retiring from the hospital kitchen, she became a caregiver to her beloved grandchildren. She loved and lived her faith by offering daily prayers from her well-worn prayer book, devoutly praying the rosary, and was a fan of EWTN. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church and served as a greeter with a loving twinkle in her eye and her warm smile. Mrs. Smolarczyk died on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at 2:25 PM at King's Daughters' Health in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY She will be missed by her loving daughter, Jadwiga "Jo" Smolarczyk Baker of Madison, Indiana; her daughter in law, Mary Lou Smolarczyk of Madison, Indiana; her beloved grandchildren, Aaron, Jerry, Jason, Jennifer, John, Brent, and Christina; and fourteen great grandchildren. She also had three brothers, Josef, Franchek, and Fabian Sebastian of Poland. She was preceded in death by her parents, Antoni and Maria Krisynowska Waszkiewicz; her husband, Stanislaw Smolarczyk, died in 1990; her son, John Anton Smolarczyk died, May 25, 2014; her son in law, Thomas Duane "Tom" Baker died February 2, 2017; and her granddaughter, Deborah Gay "Debbie" Smolarczyk died December 16, 2013. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL A Mass of Christian Burial will be said by Father Christopher Craig at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Saint Patrick Catholic Chapel, 310 State Street in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. PRAYING OF THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed on Tuesday, August 14, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Steeple for the People Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Anelia Waszkiewicz Smolarczyk, please click here to visit our sympathy store.