JoAnn (Bernadowski) Zywicki

JoAnn (Bernadowski) Zywicki, 82, of Fairfax, VA, passed away on the 29th of May, 2025. She was born July 31, 1942, and raised in Sutersville, PA by her parents, Joseph and Anna (Novacek) Bernadowski. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and a tireless school volunteer and team mother to countless youth sports teams. Born and married in Pennsylvania, she also lived in Michigan, Texas, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Colorado before retiring in Ocala, Florida. Prior to retirement she trained and worked as a licensed cosmetologist and hairdresser. JoAnn enjoyed traveling and cruising with Hank and seeing the country, crocheting, and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She spent her final hours in the company of her family at her assisted living facility where she resided. Surviving her are three sons, Todd Zywicki and wife Jeri, Dean Zywicki, and wife Christina, and Daren Zywicki, and wife Sara; and her nine grandchildren, Megan, Marshall, Nicholas, Colton, Dylan, Travis, Blake, Claire, and Grant; and her sister Bonnie (Bernadowski) Yablonsky, her husband Herb, and their son Matthew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Hank Zywicki, and her daughter, Tammy Jo Zywicki. Funeral services will be at the West Newton Cemetery chapel, 201 Vernon Drive, West Newton, PA, 15089, at 1pm on Saturday, June 7, 2025, to be followed by interment there.   

In lieu of flowers, the family requests any gifts / donations be made to the Tammy J. Zywicki ’93 Memorial Scholarship fund at Grinnell College which recognizes a Grinnell College student who shares Tammy’s passion for photography.   Credit Card Donations can be made https://give.grinnell.edu/campaigns/38587/donations/new.  In the box below the line "Support the area most meaningful to you by designating your gift!" you will need to type in Tammy J. Zywicki Memorial Scholarship. 

Donations by check can be made out to:  Trustees of Grinnelll College, Memo Line please write Tammy J. Zywicki Memorial Scholarship

Grinnell College

Development and Alumni Relations

Attn: Julie

733 Broad St.

Grinnell, IA 50112-1690

Arrangements entrusted to the J. William McCauley, Jr. Funeral Home, West Newton.  Condolences may be left at http://www.mccauleyfuneralhome.com.

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