12/23/2025
Antonia “Toni” Jozwiak Falk, age 100, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 19, 2025. She was born January 15, 1925, in Chappell Hill, Texas, to Michael Jozwiak and Pelagia Kaminski.
Toni was the beloved wife of Ambrose Falk, whom she married on August 23, 1947. Together they built a life centered on faith, family, and service. In 1963, they moved to Waller, Texas, where she began attending the Catholic parish that would later become St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church. That church community remained her spiritual home for the rest of her life.
Ambrose preceded her in death, as did her parents; her sisters Theresa (Joe) Sebesta, Susie (Steve) Cegielski, Martha Jozwiak, and Eva (Tom) Jankowiak; and her brothers Adam (Carrie) Jozwiak, Isadore (Eugenia) Jozwiak, and Sigmund (Martha) Jozwiak. She was also preceded in death by her son Michael, who passed away in infancy.
She is survived by her children Lawrence Falk, Lonnie (Stefanie) Falk, Elaine Jenkins, and Janet (David) Bryant; her grandchildren Karen (Chris) Saunders, Troy (Claudia) Jenkins, Alex (Yuhsuan) Bryant, Brenda (Ben) Earls, Tara (Dave) Hegermiller, and Amanda Falk; and her great-grandchildren Annie Saunders, Sadie Saunders, Ty Jenkins, Lily Jenkins, Everett Hegermiller, Lily Hegermiller, and Josie Bryant. Toni is also survived by many nieces and nephews who dearly loved her.
Toni was a faithful member of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church and was a devoted member of the Catholic Daughters for more than 50 years. Her faith was not something she merely spoke about. It was something she lived every day. She prayed countless rosaries, attended Mass faithfully, and served the Lord at every opportunity.
Toni was well read and an avid lifelong reader, always curious and engaged with the world around her. She enjoyed a good game of dominoes and was known for her sharp mind and steady hand at the table. In her family, she will forever be remembered as the best pie maker, a title she earned many times over and wore quietly, just like everything else she did.
To her family, Toni was the embodiment of the Proverbs 31 woman. She cared for her family tirelessly and was always ready to help a neighbor or a friend, never complaining and always giving. She taught by example, showing her children and grandchildren the value of a fair day’s work, the importance of family, stewardship, generosity, and daily worship.
Her kitchen was the heart of her home. Family will forever remember her working behind the counter, quietly performing her magic. Fried pies made from pears picked from her own tree, homemade pizza, frozen corn, plum jelly, pecan pie, and so much more. She grew and prepared food with love. Tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe, and okra were always shared generously, and no one ever left her home hungry.
Toni was there for every move and every new baby brought home, and for every moment when strength was needed. She washed countless loads of laundry, tended gardens, cooked endless meals, sewed and hand embroidered with care, and offered more prayers than can ever be counted, all in the names of her children and grandchildren. She did not preach her values. She lived them.
Her life was a quiet sermon of faith, perseverance, humility, and love. It was a marvelous example for all who were blessed to know her.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Building Fund, 800 FM 1488, Hempstead, TX 77445.
Visitation will be Monday, December 29, 2025 from 5-7pm at Canon Funeral Home with a Rosary at 7pm. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10am at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church with Fr. Xavier Bilavendiran officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
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