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 Josephine Wesolowski 1926 ~ 2008Jozefa Wesolowski was born March 12, 1926 in Wloolimierz Wolinski, Poland. She was the second youngest of seven children three brothers and three sisters. She came from a very self sufficient family.They raised all their own food, made their own household items even raised their own material for making clothes. Josephine fell asleep in death early the morning of April 1st 2008 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia at the age of 82 years of age. Josephine was taken away from home as a teenager and used in forced labour as a Nazi slave. It was there in Germany that she met her future husband, Marion who was also a forced labourer- working long our in the fields. They were married shortly after the 2nd world war in May 1945 In 1947 Josephine began what would become her life long work, teaching the Good news about God’s Kingdom to all that would listen. In 1949 she was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 1952 the communist government in Poland banned Jehovah’s Witnesses so she continued to preach underground. Most of the brothers were put in prison so Josephine looked after a little congregation of 25 or 30 fellow witnesses. Conducting all the meetings and even giving public talks while seated at a table and chair. She would walk 6 or 7 kilometers to the meetings and she raised both of her children to have the same love for the Bible that she had. Josephine is remembered as a good person, someone who cared deeply about other people. She is predeceased by her husband – Marion and first born son. Josephine is survived by her son Tadek (Ela) Wesolowski, daughter Krystina (Ted) Swejda, grandchildren: Amy (Calistus) Edioke, Jack (Jessica) Wesolowski, Ben (Tamara) Swejda, Tim (Rebecca) Swejda, Monica (Gerald) Chmilar, Jimmy (Amber) Swejda and Abby Swejda (Max Karpinski);great-grandchildren: Shana, Cullen, Cade, Jude, Zoey, Thomas, Hayley, Reanna, Isabella, Gage and Tennyson and sister Janka Krupa. A Memorial Service was held on April 4, 2008 at the Bergeron Funeral Chapel, officiated by Rod Harman. |
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