Brother Joseph Jozwiak, FSC, of the District of Eastern North America, died on Oct. 20, 2025, in Freehold, New Jersey. He was 77 years old and served 60 years of religious life.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025
11 a.m., Visitation
12 p.m., Funeral Mass
Saint Hyacinth Church
3151 Farnsworth Ave., Detroit, MI 48211
Interment to follow.
Mount Olivet Cemetery
17100 Van Dyke Ave., Detroit, MI 48211
MILESTONES
Born: Joseph Andrew Jozwiak, Nov. 10, 1947, Detroit, MI
Entered novitiate: July 1, 1965, Barrytown, NY
Received religious habit and name: Joseph Celestine, Sept. 1, 1965
Pronounced perpetual vows: 1974, Albany, NY
ASSIGNMENTS
1966, scholasticate, Troy, NY; Washington, DC
1970, La Salle School, Albany, NY
1974, California Lutheran College, Camarillo, CA, graduate studies
1976, Diocese of Orange, Garden Grove, CA, counselor
1977, La Salle School, Albany, NY
1982, New York District Leadership, Lincroft, NJ, formation
1983, De La Salle Collegiate, Warren, MI
1990, Christian Brothers Conference, Romeoville, IL, formation secretary
1994, De La Salle Collegiate, Warren, MI
2002, New York District Leadership, Lincroft, NJ, vocation director
2005, New York District Leadership, Lincroft, NJ, Auxiliary Visitor
2009, Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, NY
2023, Christian Brothers Academy, Albany, NY, resident
2024, De La Salle Hall, Lincroft, NJ, resident