Krzysztof Zak

Krzysztof Zak obituary, Schaumburg, IL

Krzysztof Zak

Krzysztof Zak Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Michaels Funeral Home and Cremation Care on Oct. 15, 2025.

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Krzysztof Zak
A Resident of Schaumburg for 11 years
Visitation for Krzystof Zak, 78, will be held Thursday, October 16 from 4:00-8:00pm at Michaels Funeral Home & Cremation Care, 800 S. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg. Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Mass Friday, October 17 at 10:30am at Divine Mercy Polish Parish, 21W411 Sunset Ave., Lombard. Inurnment will follow at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine.
Born June 18, 1947 in Poland to Feliks and Anna (nee Zabielska) he passed away peacefully October 10, 2025 in Elk Grove Village. Above all else Krzysztof loved his family.
He was the adoring husband of 54 years to Janina (nee Lesiewicz); loving father of Malgorzata (Tom) Lagowski and Jacek (Kasia); fond grandfather of David (Courtney) Lagowski, Allan and Layla Zak and Dominic Lagowski; the happy great-grandfather of Vaylyn and Magnus Lagowski; last surviving brother of 7; beloved uncle and dear friend to many. He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched.
For information please call 847-891-2900 or visit www.michaelsfh.com.
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Krzysztof Zak
Mieszkal w Schaumburg przez 11 lat
Krzysztof Zak, lat 78, zmarl spokojnie 10 pazdziernika 2025 roku w Elk Grove Village. Uroczystosc pozegnalna odbedzie sie w czwartek, 16 pazdziernika, w godzinach od 16:00 do 20:00 w Michaels Funeral Home & Cremation Care, 800 S. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg.
Msza Swieta Zalobna zostanie odprawiona w piatek, 17 pazdziernika, o godzinie 10:30 w parafii Divine Mercy Polish Parish, 21W411 Sunset Ave., Lombard. Po mszy nastapi zlozenie urny na cmentarzu sw. Michala Archaniola w Palatine.
Urodzony 18 czerwca 1947 roku w Polsce jako syn Feliksa i Anny (z d. Zabielska), Krzysztof byl przede wszystkim oddanym rodzinie czlowiekiem.
Byl ukochanym mezem Janiny (z d. Lesiewicz), z która przezyl 54 lata malzenstwa; kochajacym ojcem Malgorzaty (Tom) Lagowski oraz Jacka (Kasia) Zak; dumnym dziadkiem Davida (Courtney) Lagowskiego, Allana i Layli Zak oraz Dominica Lagowskiego; szczesliwym pradziadkiem Vaylyn i Magnus Lagowski. Byl ostatnim zyjacym z siedmiorga rodzenstwa, a takze ukochanym wujkiem i serdecznym przyjacielem wielu osób.
Krzysztof pozostanie na zawsze w sercach tych, którzy mieli szczescie go znac.
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