Lillian Huzjak

YOUNGSTOWN

Lillian Huzjak

1929-2025

Lillian (Lil) J. Huzjak (95) livelong resident of the West Side, was called to her heavenly home on June 29th, 2025 and is now with our Lord.

Lillian was born July 24, 1929 in Youngstown to the late John and Sohpia Sofranko Novotnik.  She graduated 8th grade from Holy Name School and Chaney High School class of 1947.

Lil played violin and performed with the Youngstown Symphony.  She worked in the office for the former G. M. McKelvey, was a member of the Slovak Gymnastic Lodge, and was a poll worker for over 35 years.  Lil was a homemaker raised two children and was known for her famous stuff cabbage and Kolachi.  She loved needlepoint, word search, puzzles, bowling and listening to Sunday morning polkas.

She was a kind loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who adored her family; especially her four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  She loved life especially her monthly luncheon with her grade school friends, her husband Floyd to whom she was married for 46 years until he departed this life on October 29,1997.

She leaves a son Robert and wife Betty Huzjak of Larkspur Colorado, grandchildren: Amy Huzjak of Albuquerque New Mexico, Lindsey Thomson and husband (Nate) of Blaine Minnesota, Corrie and Jessie Johnson and wife (Maimuna) of Youngstown, son-in-law Thomas Johnson of Youngstown; and great-grandchildren: Wiley, Caleb, Ian and Eliza.  She leaves a brother-in-law Richard Bueno of Austintown, Sharon Agler of Austintown who Lil adored immensely, and Kathy Martynyszyn who was her caregiver, companion, and friend.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, her beloved daughter Shelley Thompson, and sister Mildred (Millie) Bueno.

Funeral will be at St. Christine’s Church on Saturday July 5th, 2025.  Calling hours will be at the church beginning at 10:00 and the service will begin at 11:00.

She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Calvary Ce.

Vaschak-Kirila handled all of the arrangements for the family.

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