Joseph C. Cwik

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Joseph C. Cwik

March 17, 1934 ~ November 28, 2023

The patriarch of our family – our father, grandfather and uncle Joseph C. Cwik, 89, of Salt Lake City – passed away on November 28, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born March 17, 1934 to parents Andrew and Anna Cwik in Chicago, Illinois. He met his forever love, Joann, while stationed with the United States Navy Air Group in Hawaii. They married in Chicago, Illinois, on August 31, 1957 – a union that lasted 64 years.

After marriage, life took them to Champagne-Urbana, Illinois (graduate of University of Illinois), Los Angeles (teacher), Arizona and Utah (U.S. government/DOJ), with retirement in Salt Lake City. The couple raised their three children in southern California and Utah.

Joe will be remembered as the patriarch of his family – fiercely dedicated to his role as husband and father, always focused on taking care of his family. A veteran of the Korean War, serving four years with the Navy Air Group, and a devout Catholic, he was a man of intense integrity. He had a soft heart towards those less fortunate than he, quietly paying the tuition for several students at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School over the years and those of his siblings’ family members. He also regularly donated to charities like the Boys and Girls Club and loved leaving ridiculously large tips for servers. We will miss his unique sense of humor and the fantastical stories from his time as a teacher, U.S. Navy man and DOJ special agent.

Joseph is survived by his son John Cwik (Las Vegas), daughter Katherine Cwik (Salt Lake City) and granddaughter Cassandra Jo Cwik (Las Vegas). He was preceded in death by his wife Joann and eldest son Richard, also his parents and all of his siblings.

A funeral Mass was celebrated on December 8, 2023 at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Salt Lake City. Joseph was laid to rest at the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park, Bluffdale.

Arrangements were entrusted to Starks Funeral Parlor. Please visit www.Starksfuneral.com to share photos and memories with Joseph’s family.

The Cwik family extends much gratitude for the loving, compassionate and supportive care provided by the 3 West Tower and 4 North Tower nursing and doctors’ staff at St. Mark’s Hospital and Symbii Home Health and Hospice during the final weeks of our dad’s journey. We are forever thankful for their attentiveness, guidance, grace and kindness.