FILIP ZAJAC

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FILIP ZAJAC 1900 -1999 Filip Zajac passed away peacefully at the Holy Family Nursing Home on November 5, 1999 at the age of 98. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Maria; daughters Mary Cobb (Douglas), Jean Enns and Helen Waugh and son Allen Zajac (Janice). He predeceased by daughter Catherine (1961) sons-in-law Harold Enns M.D. (1982) and Robert Waugh (1999). Grampa will be dearly missed by his 12 grandchildren, Heather and Murray Cobb, Cay, Lionel and Dr. Greg Enns, Susan, Tracy, Rob and Craig Waugh and Joelle, Jamie and Phil Zajac; six great-grandchildren, Sophie Enns, Chandler and MacKenzie Waugh, Silas Waugh, Chantal Zajac and Emily Zajac; nieces and nephews, Judy Koly, Jean Slobodian, Dr. Walter Rennick, Bill Rennick all of Toronto, nephew Mike Zubach in Los Angeles and nephew Bill Zack in Winnipeg. Filip Zajac was born in Berlin, Austria on November 25, 1900 and emigrated to Canada in 1920. He began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1921 and retired in November 1965 after 44 years of service. During these years he was an avid curler in the winter and devoted many hours to his flower gardens in the summer, gardens which won him numerous regional C.P.R. awards. Grampa also loved to collect Inuit carvings and enjoyed sharing his collection with his family. The old cottage at West Hawk Lake was a favourite summer destination as he had lots of jobs to do out there. When it came time to relax, he loved to take the grandkids out in the Peterborough. Family was always a priority for him. He especially loved to spoil all the grandchildren. He was a kind, gentle and generous grandfather who visited them all in turn. After retiring, he spent many winters in Southern California with the Enns family where he loved the ocean, the sunshine and the orange trees. A Funeral Service for family and friends of Filip Zajac will be held on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. at Cropo Funeral Chapel, 1442 Main Street. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers will be Lionel Enns, Jamie Zajac and Phil Zajac. Active pallbearers will be his son Allen Zajac, nephew Bill Zack and grandsons, Murray Cobb, Dr. Greg Enns, Craig Waugh and Rob Waugh. A special thanks to Dr. B. A. Gorski for his exceptional care and attention and to the Holy Family Nursing Home staff on 5 A for their kindness and compassion over the past 5 years. Special thanks to nephew Bill Zack for his thoughtfulness and weekly visits and to Helena Koly for her efforts in researching Grampas history. In lieu of flowers, donations may be gratefully made to the Holy Family Nursing Home or to a charity of your choice. WELL ALWAYS MISS YOU GRAMPA. REST IN PEACE Cropo Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements, 586-8044.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 08, 1999