Obituaries
Obituary: Josephine “Jo” Zalak, of Smithtown, Dies at 68
Visitation will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.

Died: August 28, 2016
Visitation: Wednesday, August 31 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday, September 1 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Five Smithtown Funeral Home on 31 Landing Avenue in Smithtown.
Service: Thursday, September 1 starting at 10 a.m. at the Five Smithtown Funeral Home.
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Obituary: Josephine “Jo” Zalak, (nee Forcella), of Smithtown, passed away on Sunday, August 28. She was 68.
Zalak was born to mother Edith Forcella. She retired from Smithtown Personnel Department and a former member of Smithtown Ladies Auxiliary.
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She was married for 40 years to Edward Zalak.
Zalak is survived by daughters Maria Francati, Jennifer (McCoy) and Laura (Soos). She is also survived by her grandchildren Hailey, Juliana and Jillian as well as her sister Janice Khalsa.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Josephine's name to:
St. Patrick's Outreach Program
280 East Main Street
Smithtown, NY 11787
http://www.stpatricksmithtown.org/parish-outreach
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
www.stjude.org
Info via Five Smithtown Funeral Home
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