Jane Ann Banaszak, of Waukesha, died Oct. 9, 2014, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.
She was born May 28, 1945, the daughter of Harold and Dora (nee Jones) Rubeck. Jane was a graduate of Marquette University where she earned her Bache-lor of Science degree in medical yechnology. She worked at Waukesha Memorial Hospital for 25 years as a medical technologist.
Jane loved Irish wolf-hounds and was very active in the Irish Wolfhound Club of America where she served as treasurer for many years. She enjoyed playing cribbage and sheepshead, enjoyed sewing, knitting, watching Jeopardy, doing crossword puzzles, fishing up north and traveling with her family. Jane loved the NCAA basketball tournament and filling in her brackets and en-joyed attending her daughters’ sporting events. Most of all, Jane cherished the time she spent with her family, and she will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She will be sadly missed by her husband of almost 35 years, Gregory Banaszak, of Waukesha, and their daughters, Katie (Tyson) Wenger, of Eagle, and Laura (Matt) Weimer, of Lisbon. She is the proud grandmother of Rylee Wenger and Brayden Wei-mer. She is further survived by many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family wishes to ex-tend a heartfelt thank you to many people for their kind-ness and care provided to Jane including the nurses and staff of the intensive care unit at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Dr. Michelle Agnew, Dr. Marci Kessen, the Waukesha Memorial Hospital outpatient department and Waukesha Surgical Associates.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 225 S. Hartwell Ave., Waukesha. A funeral Mass will take place at noon at the church. Private family interment will be held on Thursday at Prairie Home Cemetery.
Memorials in Jane’s name are appreciated to the Irish Wolfhound Foundation, Waukesha Memorial Hospital Home Care or to St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, Crematory and Preplanning Services is assisting the family. For further information, call the funeral home at (262) 547-4035, or visit www.waukeshafunerals.com for directions or to leave the family an online tribute message.
