Jan Pasierbek

Peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, March 13, 2020, Jan
Pasierbek in his 98th year. Beloved husband of the late Waclawa
(1990). Loving father of Krystyna Delanowski and her husband George
and Henry John Pasierbek and his wife Krystyna. Cherished grandfather
of Janene Raven and her husband Philip, Katrina Pasierbek, Megan
Pasierbek and her partner Matt DaCosta and Nick Pasierbek. Dear
great-grandfather of Harriet and Conrad Raven. Brother of Aniela
McLeod of Cape Town, South Africa. Predeceased by his parents Jozef
and Anna and his sister Helen who died in the Soviet Union labour
camps during WWII (1942) and, later after the war, by his siblings
Wladzia, Kazik and Anthony in South Africa, Marian in Australia,
Stephanie in England and Marysia in Poland. Jan was a young soldier
in the Polish Army in 1939 when his homeland was attacked by Germany

and the Soviet Union. He was taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army
and sent to a prisoner of war labour camp in Siberia where he was
forced to extract platinum deep in an underground mine. Two years
later Germany invaded the Soviet Union and the Polish prisoners were
freed. In 1942 Jan journeyed south through Russia, Iran and Iraq to
join a new Polish army being organized in the Middle East under
British command. During 1942-1945, Jan was a Corporal in the Polish
2nd Corps, British 8th Army and was very proud of his role fighting
for the liberation of Italy at the battles of Monte Cassino, Ancona
and Bologna. Although Jan was seriously wounded by gunfire during
each of these battles, he quickly rejoined his army unit once he
recovered to continue the fight. When the war ended in 1945, Jan
chose Canada as his new home and settled in London where he met his
beloved wife, Waclawa, in 1949. Jan was a founding member of the
London Branch of the Polish Combatants Association (SPK) and served
as branch president for many years. He was also a founding member of
Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in London. Jan was a very loving,
kindhearted and caring husband, father, grandfather and
great-grandfather, a true gentleman. He was a man with many talents,
a skilled craftsman and a gifted artist. A special thank you to all
the wonderful caregivers at People Care Oak Crossing for their kind
care and compassion. There will be no visitation. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, 419 Hill
Street , on Monday at 9:45 a.m., followed by interment in St.
Peter's Cemetery, London. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to
the Ontario Lupus Association (www.lupusontario.org) in Jan's memory
would be appreciated. Online condolences & Guest Book at
www.oneilfuneralhome.com.