From Thomas Ptak:
I regret to inform you that Janice (Minick) Ptak (AHS class of 1968) passed away on March 6, 2020, after a battle with heart disease that lasted more than 20 years. She was a woman who loved her family more than life itself, a relentless fighter who consistently amazed her doctors with her indomitable spirit, an unyielding iron will, and a sense of humor that never failed until God called her home. Despite the battle she fought for almost 22 years, she was taken from us suddenly and without warning, suffering a cardiac arrest and lingering in a coma for three days before peacefully passing on to her eternal reward. Her loss has left her family devastated, but at least we were able to gather to celebrate her life and say our goodbyes before the coronavirus pandemic took hold and completely upended what was left of our lives.
PTAK, Janice M. (Minick)
PTAK - Janice M. (nee Minick)
March 6, 2020, age 69, of Cheektowaga, NY. Beloved wife of 28 years to Thomas A. Ptak; dearest mother of Jennifer (Jason) Banker and her beloved Bentley; daughter of the late Howard and Victoria (nee Piotrowski) Minick; sister of the late Marlene (Anthony) Pridgeon, Janet (late Douglas) McCullough and Kathleen (James) McCrea; also survived by five nieces. Family will be present to receive relatives and friends Thursday, March 12 from 4-8 PM at the MELVIN J. SLIWINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 85 George Urban Blvd. (west of Harlem Rd.). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at Queen of Martyrs Church, 180 George Urban Blvd. at 9 AM. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Assoc. Condolences at www.sliwinskifuneralhome.com