John Ciarkowski

John Joseph Ciarkowski age 83 of Krakow Township
passed away December 25, 2015 at home.

He was born December 26, 1931 in Posen
to Stanley and Bernice (Dombrowski) Ciarkowski

John served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
On August 20, 1955 he married Patricia Durecki at St. Ignatius Catholic
Church, John enjoyed working with his hands and could fix anything.
His times of relaxation included hunting and fishing.

Mr. Ciarkowski is survived by:
his wife, Patricia;
6 children, Michael (Jane) of Kentucky, Danny (Ketty) of California,
Joyce (Jim) Smith of Oregon,
Sue (Doug) Stewart of Whitmore Lake,
Karl (Pam) of Posen and Chris of Grand Lake;
15 grandchildren;
3 great grandchildren;
2 sisters, Bernice (Walter) Kelly and Verna Kaszubowski;
1 brother, Bernard (Florence)

He was preceded in death by:
an infant son, Sylvester;
7 sisters, Genevieve (Frank) Woloszyk, Helen (Jerome) Rempinski,
Martha (John) Delekta, Lucy (Leo) Donajkowski,
Victoria (Anthony) Darga and 2 infants, Theresa and Sophia;
6 brothers, Walter (Anna), Edward, Casimir, Edmund (Geraldine), Stanley
and Frank

Inurnment and military honors will take place at Great Lakes National
Cemetery in the spring.