MARTHA I. "MARTI" Zazyczny

1939 - 2023

Zazyczny MARTHA I. "MARTI" (nee Stronski) Age 83, of Upper Providence, PA and formerly of Wayne, PA and Philadelphia, PA, succumbed peacefully to the wrath of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's on June 22, 2023. Martha I. (Stronski) Zazyczny was born December 7, 1939 and is the second of two children of John and Martha (Cerankowski) Stronski. Martha Irene "Marti" Stronski and Joseph L. Zazyczny (deceased 2020) were married for 57 years and the best of friends. They married on October 20, 1962 at St. Adalbert's Roman Catholic Church in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Joe and Marti have six children: Jacqueline, Joel, Jocelyn, Jayda Lynn, Jason, Justin; five in-laws: Ed, Kelly Ann, Tom, Joseph, Maureen, and fifteen grandchildren: Janelle (Brian), Jenna, Jeb, Aubreylyn, Anneliese, Joseph, Nicholas, Jadelyn, Jacob, Aydin, Tyler, Jared, Katelyn, Gabriele, Ava. Former domestic engineer raising 6 children, educator, community activist and advocate for children's education and women through her work with the School District of Philadelphia Get Set Day Care, Please Touch Museum (Director Programming, Marketing and External Relations), Woodlyn Child Care Center (Consultant), King of Prussia YMCA (Director), Roxborough YMCA (Consultant and Interim Director) and St. Katherine of Sienna Elementary School (Substitute Teacher). Marti's professional appointments included Governor's Commission on Children and Families, Governor's Advisory Committee on Children, Mayor's Commission for Women, Women's History Month Oversight Committee, Philadelphia's Read Together Coalition, Child Abuse Prevention Campaign (Philadelphia) and Department of Youth Services School District of Philadelphia. Marti Zazyczny has been honored by Educational Institutions, Civic and Professional Groups, Churches, and Cultural Associations. In all phases of her life, she has maintained a high moral standard, is recognized for her advocacy for child education and women. She will be remembered as a Christian, Loyal Wife and Loving Mother of Six. Marti to all, Elegance and Grace, a timeless smiling face, always proud to be "Just Me". A private Viewing will be held with immediate family. Mass and burial are open to all and will take place at Our Lady of Czestochowa and Cemetery in Doylestown, PA on Friday, July 14th at 10:00 A.M., PAUL J. KARCSH FUNERAL HOME, Inc. (215) 482-0674. Memorial donations may be made to the Polish Heritage Society Scholarship Fund, 9150 Academy Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19114 or Jenna's Blessing Bags - Univest Foundation, 14 N. Main Street, PO Box 197, Souderton, PA 18964 or Alzheimer's Association, 399 Market St. #250, Philadelphia, PA 19106.