Sylvia Bozena Janina Rosalia (Mleczko) Jedruska-Witt

Sylvia was born January 1, 1947 in Cracow, Poland, the oldest of 3 Siblings. She spent over a decade practicing medicine in Poland, most of that time she lived in Zakopane in the Tatra mountains of southern Poland.

In 1980, she followed her parents to Meknes, Morocco, taking her two sons, from a previous marriage. There, she headed the hospital's Department of Internal Medicine.

A little over a year later, she had an opportunity to move to the US, and arrived in Omaha, NE in September 1981, once again with her boys. She met Richard Charles Witt and they married on May 6, 1983.

She joined the Department of Allergies at Creighton as a research assistant while working hard to learn English and studying diligently for her US Medical Exams. She passed her medical boards on the first try and in 1984, became a resident in family practice at University Medical Center. After 3 years there, she became a staff physician at Health America/Maxicare, working in both Omaha and Lincoln. She then joined Midwest Minor Medical in November 1988, launching a nearly 20 year career there. In 2000 when MMM became an independent entity, she was one of the 5 physicians who became a co-owner and joined the board of directors before retiring in 2007.

Sylvia passed away on May 28, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Richard Witt; three children: Paul Jedruski (and Melissa Jedruski) Peter Jedruski and Jennifer Tritz (and Richard Tritz); and granddaughter Eva Jedruski. She would also welcome another granddaughter in September. She is also survived by her brothers Kris Mleczko (and Julia Foote) and Marek Mleczko (and Wiesa Mleczko) as well as other relatives in Poland.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Jozefa Mleczko and father, Kazimierz Mleczko.

Sylvia and Richard were married for 32 years and retired to Griswold, Iowa in 2012. Sylvia's favorite hobbies were painting, gardening and reading. She also published two books of Polish poetry, donating the proceeds to flood victims in Poland. She appreciated the arts and was a supporter of local musicians and painters. She was a lifelong lover of dance, even wanting to become a ballet dancer before embarking on a career in medicine.

Sylvia deeply loved her children and was always supportive of them in their endeavors, always encouraging them to follow their dreams. She will be deeply missed by her husband and family.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 10:30 AM, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 109 N 18th Street, Omaha, NE  68102.  Visitation with the family will be on Saturday from 10:00 AM until  11:30 AM at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.  Procession the Pleasant Township Cemetery will leave the Duhn Funeral Home at 11:45 AM on Saturday.  Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of arrangements.