Jadwiga Maria Korasz (née Błachowicz) was born to Maria Kozioł and Jan Błachowicz in Częstochowa, Poland in 1927. Her mother was a teacher and her father, an entrepreneur and award-winning inventor of lamps and medical apparatuses, presented his productions at the World's Fair in Paris. Sadly, he was imprisoned and died in Auschwitz shortly before the end of WWII as the German concentration camp was being evacuated. At the age of 17, Jadwiga took part in the resistance effort known as the Warsaw Uprising serving in the Starówka neighborhood. She narrowly escaped arrest and transport to a camp with the brave actions of her fellow members of the Polish Underground Army. She ultimately survived the war and moved to Gdynia, where she met and married the love of her life, Tadeusz, and became the dedicated mother of Aleksandra (Władysław "George") Burzyński and Barbara (Chester Skreczko, eng.) Rajzer. After the tragic, early loss of her loving and selfless husband, Jadwiga supported her daughters as a single mother most of her life working as a pharmacy accountant for four decades and as a hat maker on the side while doing everything she could to provide them with a comfortable life. She never remarried. Her steadfast devotion to her family continued as she immigrated to the United States and cared for her three grandchildren, Maria (Jason) Hintzke, MD; Peter Burzyński, PhD; and Michael (Kaitlyn Rosenwald, eng.) Rajzer; while also dedicating time to her intricate baking and paper craftwork. She was also involved with Polanki, the Polish Women's Club of Wisconsin, earning a lifetime membership award in 2018. She shared her remarkable life story, immense pride in her family, and deep love of her culture and the arts with everyone she could. She is preceded in death by her two brothers Jan (Wiesława) and Zbigniew (Lidia) Błachowicz; and her dearest friends; Adela Serwińska, Sophie Rusak, Teresa Ogorzelska, Aniela Kowalska, Aleksandra Karpińska, Alicja Wysocka, and Elizabeth Wagner. She is survived by her two daughters, two sons-in-law, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren (Ava, Amelia, and William Hintzke). Furthermore, her living relatives in Poland include her cousin Andrzej (Hanna) Żochowski, their daughter Agata (Honza) Zemanova, and her nephews Jacek and Janusz Błachowicz. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 1 at Prasser-Kleczka Funeral Home (6080 S. 27th St Milwaukee) from 5-7 p.m. with a vigil at 7 p.m. Jadwiga will be laid to rest on Saturday, October 2 at St. Adalbert Cemetery following 11 a.m. mass at St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, 2427 S. 15th St. Milwaukee In lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to the Polanki Achievement Awards fund: https://polanki.org/scholarship-information-2/