Ethel Bazak

Ethel Bazak

Ethel Bazak Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 28, 2008.
Bazak, Ethel 1922 - 2008 Ethel BAZAK, the most wonderful mom, passed away peacefully on Thursday Mar. 6, 2008 at the home of her daughter after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ethel was born October 31, 1922 in West Virginia to Belle and Nicholas Villes. She spent her youth in Stubenville, OH. Upon graduation from Stubenville High School, Ethel moved to Washington D.C. to work for the US Navy Department. There she met and married Henry Victor Bazak her devoted husband of 47 years. Together they created a loving home and raised their three children Katherine Susan Dohner of Portola Valley, CA, Henry Victor Jr. of Palos Verdes, CA, and Benjamin Frederick of Roanoke, VA. In addition to her children, Ethel is survived by her three sisters, Helen Hesske, Mary Funo and Pauline Marigos, her three brothers, John, Gus, and Angelo Villes, and five beloved grandchildren, Adam and Emma Rose Dohner, Christina Elizabeth Bazak, and Andrew and Jordan Bazak. Ethel will be buried next to Henry at noon on 15 March at The National Memorial Park in Falls Church, VA.

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