elevated k9O6q December 22, 1925 ~ March 11, 2026

elevated k9O6q Visitation
Visitation to be held privately for the immediate family.

elevated k9O6q Funeral Mass
Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. 
St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
4260 Cawthra Rd, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1V8

elevated k9O6q Memorial Tributes
In memory of Janina, donations may be made to St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish

elevated k9O6q Obituary
We sorrowfully announce the passing of Janina Żak , beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother, at the age of 100. 

elevated k9O6q She was blessed with a beautiful life that spanned a full century—a hundred years filled with grace, wisdom, kindness, and boundless love. Her life was a gift to everyone who had the privilege of knowing her, and the warmth of her spirit will continue to live on in all of us.

elevated k9O6q As a teenager, it was apparent that she had the hands and heart of an artist. She was planning to study art but the breakout of World War II prevented her from pursuing this talent. In 1949 she married Konstanty Żak at the Church of the Transfiguration in Jałówka, Poland. He passed away in 2017. Janina was a devoted wife and mother and she used her many talents in gardening, cooking, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, sewing and helping her six children with their homework. Since 1990 she travelled between Poland, the USA and Canada to help with all of her grandchildren. While in Poland she was a parishioner of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Wasilków, and she was a faithful Adorer at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Białystok.

elevated k9O6q Her strong faith and devoted prayer life was the inspiration and support of the whole family. 

elevated k9O6q Janina is survived by her loving family:Stanisław and Mary Ann Żak of Lafayette, IN,  Regina Żak Tomas and Jerzy Tomas, Halina and Adam Kapuściński, Krystyna and Wojciech Szelag, Krzysztof and Krystyna Żak, Bozena and Ryszard Bieryło, 16 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.

elevated k9O6q There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of St Maximilian Kolbe in Mississauga, ON on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11:00 am with a private family visitation at 10:00am at Assumption Catholic Funeral home in Mississauga ON.

elevated k9O6q The Mass will be celebrated by her grandson Fr Elliot Żak and assisted by her son, Deacon Stan Żak. Burial will take place at a later date in Jałówka, Poland in the family plot where her husband, parents and extended family are also buried.