Josephine Catherine "Jessie" Zlak

1914 - 2013  (98 years)

• Name	Josephine Catherine "Jessie" Zlak
  Born	18 Dec 1914  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Jessie Zlak
  Name	Josephine Catherine "Jessie" Reidel
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47235
  Died	8 Aug 2013	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I47235	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jan "John" Zlak,   b. 21 Oct 1884, Warsaw, , Warszawa, Poland ,   d. 19 Feb 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary A. Michalec,   b. 29 Oct 1894, Kielecki, , Poland ,   d. 8 Jan 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	7 Feb 1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F47177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jerome Leo Reidel,   b. 7 Feb 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1985, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F12220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Reidel, Jessie (nee: Zlak) Passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Heritage House, St. Jacobs in her 99th year. Beloved wife of the late Jerome Reidel. Loving mother of Joanne (Don) Durnford, Margaret Ligas, John Reidel, Donald (Annelle) Reidel and Michael (Robin) Reidel. Dear grandmother of Annemarie (Dieter) Grothen, Cathi (Mark) Lafler, Jim (Elda) Strome, Linda Warren, Michael (Debbie) Ligas, Paul (Rachel) Ligas, Anthony Reidel, Laura (Dave) Goodwin, Megan (Bryan) Stokes, Ian (Jennifer) Reidel, Karen (Ryan) Matson, Carl (Cynthia) Geil, Chet Reidel and Scott (Michelle) Reidel. Cherished great-grandmother of 23 and great-great-grandmother of 4. Survived by her sisters Sophie Weber, Florence (Gerald) Popowich, Dolly Pacosz, Marjorie (Lloyd) Hummel, brothers and sisters-in-law Alta (Tommie) Zlak, Cletus and Joyce Reidel, Patricia Reidel, Ruth Reidel and Frank Modrowski. Predeceased by her great-grandson Adam Jordan, granddaughter Bonnie Geil, sister Helen Neziol, brothers Edward Zlak and Walter (Metch) Zlak, son-in-law Doug Strome and brothers-in-law Joseph Neziol, Albert Weber and Stan Pacosz. Jessie was a volunteer at St. Mary's Hospital for 58 years and a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, in recognition of significant contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada. She was past president and founding member of St. Joseph's CWL and past president of the Carmel Guild. Jessie's family will receive relatives and friends from 7-9pm on Monday, August 12, 2013 and from 2-4pm and 7-9pm on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Prayers at 7pm on Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at St. Joseph's RC Church (148 Madison Ave. S., Kitchener) at 10am. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, followed by a reception in the church hall. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Mary's Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). A special thank you to the staff from Heritage House, St. Jacobs for the wonderful and caring way that they looked after our mother during the past two years. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Jessie's memorial. "Jessie Reidel - Thursday, August 8Th, 2013". 2021. Henrywalser.Com. https://www.henrywalser.com/memorials/jessie-reidel/1645216/obituary.php.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1914). Josephine “Jessie” Zlak Reidel (1914-2013) - Find... Retrieved 1 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208775894/josephine-reidel. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Zlak Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Feb 1914 Event Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Russia Occ: laborer Berlin Father's Name: Adam Zlaka Mother's Name: Julia Fwanska Spouse's Name: Mary Michalec Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 Russia Spouse's Father's Name: Michael Michalec Spouse's Mother's Name: Agnes Guca

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 8 Aug 2013 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth