Jadwiga “Jane” Kaczówka Obituary (1942 - 2025)

Jadwiga Jane (Cherubin) Kaczwka, age 82, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Eugene Gene Kaczwka with whom she enjoyed 55 years of marriage. She was born in Biaobiel, Poland on August 30, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Mieczysaw and Wadysawa (Grzejka) Cherubin. Jadwiga was a brilliant student who finished the Polish lyceum (Liceum) at the age of sixteen. She worked in Ostroka, Poland, as a court clerk. In the United States, she worked in accounts receivable at Sears, as a Polish school language teacher in Lawrence, and as an assembler in technological companies. Jadwiga took great pride in raising her family. She was very proud of her Polish heritage, culture, and citizenship. Jadwiga loved gardening, flowers, animals, classical and Polish music, dancing, poetry, and the music of Mieczysaw Fogg, and had a wonderful sense of humor. She deeply relied on her Catholic faith throughout her life, and was a communicant of Holy Trinity Parish in Lowell and The Holy Rood Collaborative in Chelmsford. In addition to her loving husband, Jadwiga is survived by her daughters; Michelle Maria Kaczwka and Catherine Isabelle Kaczwka of Chelmsford; her sister Anna (Cherubin) Ztko of Methuen; her brother Michael Cherubin and sister-in law Olimpia Cherubin of Haverhill; several nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Tadeusz Cherubin and her sister-in-law Genowefa Cherubin; her niece Ewa (Cherubin) Klisiewicz; and her brother-in-law Eugeniusz Ztko. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 12pm to 1pm at the Holy Trinity Polish Church, 340 High St, LOWELL. Her funeral service will be held at 1pm at the church following the visitation. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, METHUEN. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Jadwigas memory to Holy Trinity Polish Church, 340 High St, Lowell, MA 01852. Service Details Visitation When April 10, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm Location Holy Trinity Polish Church Address 340 High Street Lowell, MA 01852 Funeral Mass When April 10, 2025 1:00pm Location Holy Trinity Polish Church Address 340 High Street Lowell, MA 01852 Interment When April 10, 2025 1:00pm Location Elmwood Cemetery Address 130 N Lowell Street Methuen, MA 01844