Photo courtesy of Skaja Terrace Funeral Home - Niles
Redding, California
Oct 3, 1947 – Sep 29, 2020 (Age 72)
Edward Thaddeus Zawada, Jr., M.D.; age 72, died in his home in Redding, California, on September 29, 2020. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, October 3, 1947 to the late Edward Thaddeus Zawada, Sr. and the late Evelyn Mary (Kovarek) Zawada; beloved husband of Nancy for 43 years; loving father of Elizabeth (Rick) Schaff, Nicholas, Victoria (Joel) Chase and Alexandra; cherished grandfather of Channing, Hayden, and Lincoln Schaff and Lennon and Milo Chase; dear brother of Sandra (Joe) Colello; fond uncle of Candace (Byron) Brenizer; cousin of John Kovarek, Maria (Larry) Maurer, and Joe Kovarek. Ed graduated from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1973. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Nephrology at UCLA Hospital and Clinics in Los Angeles, California. He treated patients in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Critical Care for 47 years. During that time, he lived in Utah, Virginia, South Dakota, and California, where he was dedicated to teaching, research, and patient care. His devotion to his Catholic faith, love for his family, passion for learning, and appreciation for travel, art, culture, and languages were things that brought him joy. He will be lying in state at St. John Brebeuf Church, 8307 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL. 60714 on Tuesday October 6, 2020 from 10:00 AM until time of Mass 11:00 AM. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations to the Edward T. Zawada, M.D., Medical School Scholarship Endowment (www.usdalumni.com/give-back/give-now )(Fund ID 2001003) would be appreciated. Or you may send a donation check made out to USD Foundation and mail to: 1110 N. Dakota Street, Vermillion, SD. 57069. Please write Edward T. Zawada, M.D., Medical School Scholarship Endowment in the check memo line, and Fund ID 2001003 to ensure it gets deposited into the correct fund. Arrangements by Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, for more info 847-966-7302
Read MoreEd and I were BoyScouts at St Fidelis Church in Chicago in the late 1950s. Great friend and best Bob Newhart improvisation ever.
God Bless
Tom Wojcik
October 04, 2024
Thanks for being a great Dr. An for taking such good care of me as your patient. You will be missed. My condolences to the family.
Gladys Stanley
January 29, 2021 | Red Bluff, CA | Friend
I just found out that Dr. Zawada died at home in California. I just wanted to tell the family that I will never forget the opportunity that he gave me to return to Sioux Falls after finishing my fellowship. He will be missed,he was an excellent teacher and mentor.
John B Davis
November 23, 2020 | Coworker
Dr Zawada was a kind and caring man and he will be greatly missed by his Redding hospital families.
Wendy Powers
October 16, 2020 | Redding, CA | Coworker
Nancy, Liz, Nick, Victoria and Alex,
Lori and I are so sorry for your loss. Ed was a skilled and caring physician, a wonderful teacher and mentor and a true gentleman. I was privileged to have been his friend and colleague. He taught me much. You hear people talk of physicians and say "his patients love him" or "his students love him". But the thing about Ed Zawada is that he loved them back. He truly cared. He never judged a patient and he never gave up on a patient. For that I will...
Bob Santella
October 09, 2020 | Sioux Falls, SD
Hi Nancy,
Arlene and I were saddened when we heard that Ed had passed away.
I remember all those Wednesday afternoons when we played golf at Westward Ho Country Club. We remember the times at your home as our daughter was friends with Victoria. Our son Ryan has many great memories of working with the rats in the experimental lab at the Va.
Dr. Ed was a great inspiration and a fun guy to be around. We will always cherish those memories.
Your friends,
Doyle and Arlene...
Doyle Stern
October 08, 2020
Dear Mrs. Zawada and family. I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Zawada's passing. I had the opportunity to work closely with him on several projects throughout the years, both at Sanford and Avera. I always admired his dedication to patients, his intellect, his quick wit and his twinkling eyes that accompanied a great smile. He approached medicine and life with enthusiasm and always could find the positives in any situation. Like so many others in the health care community, I am a better...
Sue Halbritter
October 07, 2020 | Sioux Falls, SD | Coworker
To the Family of Dr Ed Zawada,
My sympathy for your recent loss. Dr Z was a medical mentor second to none. I can quote many things attributed to Dr Zawada, from my time working at the VA Hospital on dialysis research, to doing subsequent training in Sioux Falls. A dry wittiness with an easy going approach meant so much to his patients. He was one of my first exposures to a style of medical care I can only attempt to repeat. Under all this professorial acumen was a charmingly warm and...
Timothy Donelan
October 06, 2020 | Sioux Falls, SD | Student
Dear Nancy and family. Our family was deeply saddened to hear of Ed’s passing. He was such a kind man and you are all such a loving family. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this very difficult time. May God bring you peace and healing.
Sheila and Myron Brandner Brandner
October 06, 2020 | San Tan Valley, AZ | Friend
