Zofia Karcz Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Zofia (Zieba) Karcz, 82, of Garfield, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019. Zofia was born in Koniowka, Poland and immigrated to the United States in 1966. She lived in Passaic for 4 years before settling in Garfield in 1970. Zofia was a Seamstress at Gramercy Sewing Company in Clifton and a Custodian at Hoffmann-La Roche in Nutley. Zofia was a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka R.C. Church in Garfield where she was devoted to her Catholic faith. She was a former President and 35-year member of the Polish Rosary Society where she proudly organized the annual Polish "Oplatek". Zofia was a member of the Podhale Organization and Adam Mickiewicz Polish School Association. She was passionate about cooking, baking, gardening, and sewing but her greatest joy was spending time with her 9 cherished grandchildren. Zofia loved life to its fullest by enjoying family gatherings and by engaging others with kindness and a smile that made each individual feel important and special. Zofia was loved by her family and friends and was our forever "Babcia". Zofia was the beloved wife, of 51 years, to the late Andrzej Karcz. She is survived by her three children, Maria Maliborski and her husband, Kazimierz, of Clifton, Diane Makowka and her husband, David, of Wayne, and Andrew Karcz and his wife, Linda, of Washington Township. She is the loving grandmother of Erika, Daniela, Gabriella, Darlena, Steven, Olivia, David, Natalia, and Andrew, and the loving sister of Agnieszka Obyrtacz, Stanislaw Zieba, Maria Stankiewicz, Aleksandra Rzeszutek, and the late Jozef Zieba.

Zofia Karcz

September 1, 1936 - January 7, 2019