Delphine Janicki

Delphine “Del” Janicki (Moczynski) passed away July 13, 2025, at the age of 93. She joins

her loving husband Robert “Bob” Janicki, who passed in January 2022.

Del and Bob met as young adults at a mixer, where they were paired up for a dance. The

sparks didn’t fly at first. But the two, who grew up just a block away from each other as

children, began to see each other more frequently after that first encounter. They began to

meet up at the corner to ride the bus to work. One day on the bus, Bob asked Del out on a

date. Then each of their parents picked up and moved – and became neighbors. “It was

fate,” Del said. “We’ve been dating ever since.” They wed in September 1953 and enjoyed

68 years together.

Del was born and raised in Wisconsin. When Bob owned a men’s fine clothing store in

West Allis, Del worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for him. The two retired to

Florida in the 1980s -first in Longwood then in Spring Hill. They spent their final years in

Tampa to be closer to family.

Del enjoyed entertaining- and a daily cocktail- playing cards and mahjong, and cheering

on her Green Bay Packers with friends .

Del was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Irene Moczynski, her husband, Bob,

and her brother Melvin (and Laverne) Moczynski.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews and many grand and great-grand nieces

and nephews.

A funeral mass will be held in the near future, with details forthcoming. Her final

internment will occur with Bob in Wisconsin at a later date.