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#48202 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:45 pm
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Victoria Advocate, The (TX) - January 10, 2002

Deceased Name: MONICA SHIMEK FOREST

ROUND TOP -- Monica Shimek Forest, 27, of Round Top, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002.

She was born Aug. 2, 1974, in Fredericksburg, to Larry and Jewel Shimek of Round Top. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. She was a 1993 graduate of Fayetteville High School.

Survivors: husband, William Lee Forest of Houston and Round Top; sons, Justin Edwin Durso of Jones Creek and Mason Lee Forest of Houston and Round Top; parents; sisters, Debbie Wolff of Waldeck and Shawn Catherine Fisher of Woodbridge, Va.; and brothers, Barney Lee Covington of Chatom, Ala., and Stephen Christopher Smith of Round Top.

Preceded in death by: grandparents.

Visitation will be after 10 a.m. today at Sergeant Memorial Funeral Home.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home chapel.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Msgr. Harry Mazurkiewicz officiating.

Burial will be at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Hostyn. Sergeant Memorial Funeral Home, La Grange, 979-968-9595.

Memorials: Hospice Brazos Valley, 705 S. S. Austin St., Brenham 77833

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#48201 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:45 pm
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Tentative arrangements for funeral and burial of Richard Simcik, 22, who died of poison Thursday night while en route to a sanitarium here were made late Friday by Corpus Christi relatives.  Sanders Funeral home, where the body is held, said services will be held Sunday afternoon, with burial at Lubbock.
 
Simcik, in agony, was found in his room in a second-floor boarding establishment in the 700 block of Broadway.  Empty bottles labeled carbolic acid and paregoric were found in the room.  No money was found, but he had paid for his room in advance.
 
The man had been to the army recruiting station earlier Thursday, seeking to enlist, and had indicated he would return Friday.  He said he had worked for two years at Knox City.  He mentioned relatives at Corpus Christi, an uncle and a brother and a sister.  These had been informed late Friday by Sanders Funeral home of Simcik's death.  Some planned attending services here, a telegram said.
 
No formal verdict in the death was expected.
 
Lubbock, Texas, Saturday, May 18, 1935
 
Submitted by Rosemary Ermis

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#48200 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:44 pm
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - February 16, 1992

Deceased Name: Roger K. Simek

Hotel and restaurant employee

EULESS - Roger K. Simek, a hotel and restaurant employee, died Saturday at his Euless home. He was 31.

Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hugh M. Moore & Sons Funeral Home in Arlington.

Entombment will be in Moore Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

Mr. Simek was born in Temple and had lived in Euless, Arlington and Hurst for most of his life.

He attended the University of Texas at Arlington and Tarrant County Junior College.

He had worked for the Hyatt and Worthington hotels and was a Methodist.

Survivors: Parents, Alvin and Mae Simek of Euless; brother, Glenn Simek of Watauga; and grandmothers, Frances Simek of Granger and Minnie Mayes of Temple.

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#48199 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:43 pm
Subject: obit: Stella Kimmel Simecek 		rose.ermis
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Victoria Advocate, The (TX) - December 11, 2002

Deceased Name: Stella K. Simecek

YORKTOWN - Stella Kimmel Simecek, 96, of Yorktown, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002.

She was born March 17, 1906, in Yorktown, to the late Paul and Olga Ladewig Kimmel. She was a homemaker and a member of ST. Paul Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Gruenau Sons of Hermann Lodge.

Survivors: daughters, Jo Ann Jarzombek, Joyce Knox and Faye Franz, all of Victoria; son, Don Simecek of Yorktown; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: husband, Alfred L. Simecek; one infant son; parents; sisters, Frieda Diebel, Annie Schroeder, Ella Griffin and Ida Piske; and brothers, Alfred Kimmel and Edwin Kimmel.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. tonight at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel, the Rev. Patti Byrne officiating.

Burial will be at Westside Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.

Memorials: Yorktown EMS or St. Paul Lutheran Church Elevator Fund

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#48198 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:44 pm
Subject: obit: Stazie Peksa Shimek 		rose.ermis
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Baytown Sun, The (TX) - January 11, 2004

Deceased Name: Stazie Peksa Shimek

Stazie Peksa Shimek, 88, of Dayton, died Saturday, January 10, 2004 at the Baytown Rehabilitation Center in Baytown.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2004 at the Sterling Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today, Sunday at the funeral home.

Stazie was born April 17, 1915 in Sealy to parents Alois J. and Frances Peska. A former resident of Crosby, she resided in the Dayton area for the past 15 years. She was a homemaker, attended St. Joseph's the Worker Catholic Church, and enjoyed fishing, sewing, gardening and playing dominoes. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Mrs. Shimek was receded in death by her parents, husband Arnold Shimek, and all of her siblings. She is survived by sons Ronnie Shimek and wife Theresa of Batson, Albert Shimek and wife Teresa of Crosby, Danny Shimek and wife Cheryl of Crosby, and Joe Shimek and wife Teresa of Dayton; six grandchildren, Linda, Bo, Cindy, Khristy, Stacey and Amanda; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Arrangements are under the direction of Sterling Funeral Home,

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#48197 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:43 pm
Subject: obit: Stephen Arnold Simcik 		rose.ermis
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Stephen Arnold Simcik, 64, a resident of Nueces County for the past 38 years, died Wednesday evening at his home on Chapman Ranch Road following a heart attack.
 
He was born in Moravia, July 19, 1887, and came to the United States with his parents when he was four years old.  The family settled in Williamson County and Simcik moved to the Agua Dulce community in 1914.  He moved to his present home in suburban Corpus Christi in 1927.
 
He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Robstown, the Elks Lodge and S.P.J.S.T.
 
Surviving are his wife, Mary T.; two sons, Victor F. and Albert J. Simcik, both of Corpus Christi; five daughters, Mrs. Clyde Oakes, Mrs. E. E. Elzner, Elia and Sylvia Simcik, all of Corpus Christi and Mrs. Mike Covill, Walnut Creek, Calif.; his father, Paul M. Simcik, Bartlett, Texas; four sisters, Mrs. Rosa Zack, Taylor, Texas; Mrs. Verona Tschoerner and Mrs. Albina Zindler, both of Schwertner, Texas, and Mrs. Mary Mrazek, Discoll, and 16 grandchildren.
 
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dunne Funeral Home.
 
Corpus Christi Times, Thursday, June 19, 1952

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#48196 From: Paula Foster <pfosterbmt@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:33 am
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POLKA originated in the homeland.  The name comes from the Czech word pulka-literally, little half-a reference to the sort half-steps featuring in the dance.  The word's familiar form has been influenced by the similarity to the Czech word polka, meaning "Polish woman".  This comes from Wikipedia.  Google Polka, go to the site for the rest of the history.  paulasmaggie

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#48195 From: jamesermis@...
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:07 pm
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Polka music did not originate in the old country.  It is a phenomon of our country.  A mixture of musical origions.  Some say it was influenced by the Mexicians here at the time.  I don't recall hearing polka music in Prague unless there was a band form the states playing.  But, probably now a days one can possibly find it at festivals in the countryside.  Perhaps one can find the music in the beer halls around Prague, now that I thin about it. 
Probably some "German influence also as the Czechs followed the Germans settlers in many instances because they could converse with them to some extent.  And we all know about the early German bands. 

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#48194 From: Jana Vaculik <janavaculik@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:07 am
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I have a friend going to Prague and he wants to listen to some polka music. Would anyone have any suggestions?
 
 
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#48193 From: darlenbaker@...
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:42 pm
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This is awesome!! I hope they made their goal!!  Also the priest is from Port Lavaca. His mother used to work with me at the bank.
 
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#48192 From: "G Martisek" <ggmartisek@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:36 pm
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Does anyone know if you can order them?
 
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http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/nov/14/jv_strudel_bake_111509_74044/?news

 

SHINER - When you ask Kelly Oatis what technique she uses to roll dough for strudel, she'll tell you it's all in the muscles.

On Saturday, Oatis and 100 others flexed their muscles to help in the 23rd annual Homemade Apple Strudel Bake, a fundraiser for Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church.

Oatis threw her hands in to volunteer for the Shiner event, though she lives two hours away in Cypress.

"I have been looking forward to this for a long time," Oatis said. "It's better than what people describe."

She had been working for nearly three hours by 11 a.m., but she and other volunteers brimmed with energy. Many of them had been there since 5 a.m.

Jon Barecky and Kim Pesek were among the few who took on the painstaking task of peeling 7,920 apples.

Pesek, a native of Shiner, has helped prepare strudels for the last 10 years.

She said, as a bleary-eyed Barecky carved into apples across from her. "You're kind of sucked into it."

The parish benefits from a snowball effect in getting volunteers. Members of the parish call friends, some traveling hours to help.

Mary Rose Barta, general chairperson of the strudel bake, emphasized that volunteers from the parish have shaped the bake's success.

Youths and the elderly worked side by side in assembly-line fashion. Grade-school children fetched bowls of butter for the older volunteers who used it to baste the strudels. Meanwhile, Barecky and Pesek continued peeling apples in another room.

"Many hands make light work," Barta said. "We couldn't do it without people pitching in."

The parish prepared 2,824 balls of dough, meaning that they expected to make 2,824 strudels.

The fundraiser would not have been possible without donations of ingredients and money, Barta said.

The Rev. Tommy Chen said the strudel bake really helps bring the parish together and is something many look forward to.

"I really think it's the fellowship," Chen said, on what draws so many volunteers to the event. "I think they come because it's fun."

Chen has been with the parish for two years. He said the previous year volunteers finished in record time.

He didn't know if they would break the record again this year.

"We have quite a few strudels to make today," he said.

Strudel is one of two official state pastries, the other being the sopaipilla. They were adopted as such in 2005 because the pastries have been staples of the Texas area since the 17th century, according to the state Legislature's Web site.


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#48191 From: "Robert and Nancy" <rschmidt@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:16 pm
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http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/nov/14/jv_strudel_bake_111509_74044/?news

 

SHINER - When you ask Kelly Oatis what technique she uses to roll dough for strudel, she'll tell you it's all in the muscles.

On Saturday, Oatis and 100 others flexed their muscles to help in the 23rd annual Homemade Apple Strudel Bake, a fundraiser for Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church.

Oatis threw her hands in to volunteer for the Shiner event, though she lives two hours away in Cypress.

"I have been looking forward to this for a long time," Oatis said. "It's better than what people describe."

She had been working for nearly three hours by 11 a.m., but she and other volunteers brimmed with energy. Many of them had been there since 5 a.m.

Jon Barecky and Kim Pesek were among the few who took on the painstaking task of peeling 7,920 apples.

Pesek, a native of Shiner, has helped prepare strudels for the last 10 years.

She said, as a bleary-eyed Barecky carved into apples across from her. "You're kind of sucked into it."

The parish benefits from a snowball effect in getting volunteers. Members of the parish call friends, some traveling hours to help.

Mary Rose Barta, general chairperson of the strudel bake, emphasized that volunteers from the parish have shaped the bake's success.

Youths and the elderly worked side by side in assembly-line fashion. Grade-school children fetched bowls of butter for the older volunteers who used it to baste the strudels. Meanwhile, Barecky and Pesek continued peeling apples in another room.

"Many hands make light work," Barta said. "We couldn't do it without people pitching in."

The parish prepared 2,824 balls of dough, meaning that they expected to make 2,824 strudels.

The fundraiser would not have been possible without donations of ingredients and money, Barta said.

The Rev. Tommy Chen said the strudel bake really helps bring the parish together and is something many look forward to.

"I really think it's the fellowship," Chen said, on what draws so many volunteers to the event. "I think they come because it's fun."

Chen has been with the parish for two years. He said the previous year volunteers finished in record time.

He didn't know if they would break the record again this year.

"We have quite a few strudels to make today," he said.

Strudel is one of two official state pastries, the other being the sopaipilla. They were adopted as such in 2005 because the pastries have been staples of the Texas area since the 17th century, according to the state Legislature's Web site.


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#48190 From: "jpatrick" <jlpatrick@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:27 pm
Subject: Emailing: Czech professor aided communism’s fall GazetteOnline.com 		joyce_patrick
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Czech professor aided communism’s fall

Posted on Nov 14, 2009 by Diane Heldt.

Libor Prager, 44, a visiting professor at Mount Mercy College from the Czech Republic.

Libor Prager, 44, a visiting professor at Mount Mercy College from the Czech Republic.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The last time Libor Prager was at Mount Mercy, he was a young exchange student, fresh off his role as a student leader in Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution.

Prager’s return to Mount Mercy this year as a Fulbright scholar in residence coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the non-violent movement that began Nov. 16, 1989, and led to the fall of the communist Czech government.

Prager, 44, said his role as one of five student strike leaders at Palacky University in Olomouc was a bit accidental as it follow his joining a rally in the first days of the revolution.

“When you stand up at a rally, fine. But the moment you start speaking, you’re chosen to be the speaker,” Prager recalled with a smile. “People were eager to hear something, they were lusting for information. The students had nothing to lose, so we got involved.”

Prager helped organize strikes and protests with other students.

Mount Mercy English Professor Jim Grove was in Czechoslovakia in 1989 as a visiting professor at Palacky. He arrived in August 1989 and stayed for one year, so he spent his first few months under the communist rule and witnessed the revolution.

“I’ll never forget those days,” said Grove, 59, who has taught at Mount Mercy for 29 years. “It was an extraordinary thing to watch. I saw people make choices that could end careers, put them in prison, end families.”

Grove admired Prager’s work as a student leader and got to know him. When Grove and Mount Mercy officials launched a student exchange program with Palacky University in 1990, Prager was the first student to come to Cedar Rapids.

Their friendship has endured.

This winter, Grove and Prager will team-teach a Mount Mercy class on American literature and film. The two also will give a presentation Wednesday, sharing their thoughts on the revolution’s 20th anniversary.

The revolution brought more freedom and opened up travel to Czech people, Prager said. But in the years since, much has happened that protesters did not want, he said, such as more government corruption and an alienation of the representatives from the people they govern.

The level of distrust is one of the biggest disappointments, Prager said.

“We wanted engagement and people involved with their government,” he said. “It was amazing to see how the passion for the change … withered away.”

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#48189 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:03 pm
Subject: OBIT: Pauline Kaspar Cieslewicz Trochta 		rjbacak
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PAULINE CIESLEWICZ TROCHTA

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GANADO - Pauline Cieslewicz Trochta of Ganado, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 at the age of 78.
 
She was born Aug. 10, 1931 to the late Louis and Mary Rozner Kaspar. She was a member of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Ganado and a member of KJZT and Catholic Daughters.
Pauline is survived by her husband, Jerry Trochta of 33 years; sister, Dorothy Peters of Spring; daughters, Debbie Hurt and husband John of Ganado, and Paulette Petrash and husband Pat of Ganado; sons, John Cieslewicz Jr. and wife Joyce of Rockport, and Mark Cieslewicz of Houston; stepsons, Allen Trochta and wife Shirley of Kingsville, and Douglas Trochta of Pearland. Grandsons include Matt Cieslewicz and wife Rachel, Randy Cieslewicz and wife Alicia, Brad Hurt and wife Amy, Bryan Hurt and wife Shelby, and Blake Petrash; granddaughters, Brittany Bures and husband Heath, and Lauryn Petrash; step-grandchildren, Brandon, Amy and Amber Trochta; great-grandchildren, Cole, Katie, Drew, Jake, and Elli Cieslewicz, Jaxyn and Saylor Bures, Jack Hurt, and Avery Sulak.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John Cieslewicz Sr.; brother, Eugene Kaspar; and two infant sons.
A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, at the Ganado Funeral Home, with visitation from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Ganado. Burial will follow at Assumption Cemetery.  Pallbearers: Matt Cieslewicz, Randy Cieslewicz, Brad Hurt, Bryan Hurt, Blake Petrash, and John Hurt.  Honorary pallbearers: Brittany Bures and Lauryn Petrash.
Memorials can be made to Hospice of South Texas, 605 E. Locust Ave., Victoria, Texas 77901.  She will be greatly missed but we know she is in the presence of our Lord in Heaven.
"I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow." Jeremiah 31:13
Published in Victoria Advocate on November 15, 2009

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#48188 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:01 pm
Subject: OBIT: Claude D. Sherry 		rjbacak
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CLAUDE D. SHERRY "RED"

CLAUDE D. "RED" SHERRY

MOULTON - Claude D. "Red" Sherry died Nov. 11, 2009. He was born Dec. 31, 1946 in Shiner to Claude "Buck" Sherry and Sophie Derrich Mikulencak.
 
He attended and graduated from Moulton High School, where he met and later married Judith Gertner on Oct. 3, 1970. He served in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1970. He worked for Schlumberger in Houston and retired to Moulton.
He is survived by his wife, Judith Sherry; two daughters, Lisa Schroeder and husband Robert of Shiner, and Becky Indorf and husband David of Shiner; three grandchildren, Ashley Indorf, Anna Schroeder, and Bree Schroeder; his mother, Sophie Mikulencak; and four sisters, Cornelia Pohler, Celesta Damerau, Cletus Bridges, and Candace Heibel.  He was preceded in death by his father, Claude "Buck" Sherry; his stepfather, Alfred "Micky" Mikulencak; and his grandparents.

A wake will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Moulton Community Center.
Published in Victoria Advocate on November 15, 2009

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#48187 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:56 pm
Subject: OBIT: Evelyn Doris Janak 		rjbacak
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EVELYN DORIS JANAK

Nov. 10, 1921 ~ Nov. 10, 2009EVELYN DORIS JANAK, 88, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
 
Born in Bryan, TX, Evelyn was a 1947 graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She worked as a Registered Nurse part of her life at Sam Houston Hospital in Spring Branch where she was a long time resident. Evelyn was married to Victor J. Janak for 49 years who precedes her in death.
 
She was a member of KJZT, KJT & SPJST.Evelyn devoted her life to God, her husband and family.
 
She is survived by sons, Victor Janak II & wife Judy, Tim Janak & wife Janeen, Ted Janak, daughter Mary Maas & husband John, 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
 
Visitation will begin at 9am with the Rosary being recited just prior to the start of the Funeral Liturgy which will begin at 10:30am on Wednesday November 18, 2009, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 8825 Kempwood, with Rev. Michael Van Cleve celebrant. Rite of Committal will follow at Forest Park Westheimer.
 
For those desiring, contributions to The Alzheimer's Association , (713) 266-6400, would be greatly appreciated.
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#48186 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:54 pm
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SILVIE KELAREK GAVENTA

SILVIE KELAREK GAVENTA, passed away November 11, 2009 peacefully after a courageous battle with breast cancer and heart disease.  She was born June 10, 1930 in Houston to John and Silvie Kelarek.
 
Silvie is preceded in death by her loving husband and soul mate, Lawrence Gaventa; cherished sister, Jannie Kelarek. Silvie is survived by her three devoted daughters, Lucy Weiland, Bonnie Gaventa, Janey Gaventa; 3 grandchildren, Jason Weiland and wife Kasey, Jacob Weiland and wife Jeani, and Phoebe Gaventa Mallory; goddaughters, Beverly Moody, Carolyn Stewart; numerous relatives and cherished friends.
 
Silvie loved life. She was a breast cancer survivor. She was always concerned for others and lived a life of generosity and kindness.
 
Visitation will be Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brookside Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2009 at Brookside Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Brookside Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure .
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#48185 From: Nancy Sugarek <nsugarek@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:51 pm
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Looking at the photo that was attached to one of the emails, the manner of dress is very similar to photos taken of my father's family in the late 1800's and very early 1900's.  My grandmother was born in 1889 and the dress in this photo is very similar to the dress found in American photos of her and her siblings as children.  For what it is worth.
Nancy Sugarek

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#48184 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:25 pm
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Mrs. Della Mae Simecek, 71, died at 7:40 a.m. yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness.  Born in Karnes County, she had lived in Corpus Christi 54 years.  She was a member of the First Methodist Church.
 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Holmgreen Mortuary Chapel in Alice with burial in Alice Cemetery.
 
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Harry Stevens Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Anna Mae Sparks of San Antonio; one brother, W. W. Neel of Corpus Christi; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
 
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Sunday, July 7, 1968
 
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#48183 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:25 pm
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David Simcik, 78, of Whitney died June 11, 2004 in Clifton, Texas.

He was the son of Paul M. and Eunice L. (McGuire) Simcik. He was raised in Whitney and married
Bonnie Ruth Hornsby on November 27, 1948.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He lived in the Fort Worth area most of his life and moved back to Whitney in 1976. He was a salesman for Fort Worth Bolt & Tool and for Machine Supply. David retired as a foreman at May Advertising in 1973.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, P. M. Simcik and sister, Eva Mae Kissinger.

Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Ruth; sisters, Pauline Mullins of Lancaster, Katie Smith of Edna and Marie Toole of Kopperl.
 
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#48182 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:24 pm
Subject: obit: Clement Alfonse Simicek 		rose.ermis
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Victoria Advocate, The (TX) - February 25, 2004

Deceased Name: Clement Alfonse Simicek

Clement Alfonse Simicek, 85, of Edna, died on February 24, 2004. He was born in Ganado on August 2, 1918 to Bohus and Molly Simicek. He is survived by his daughter Linda Chase and her husband JR; grandchildren; Shawn & Lori Miller, Jason & Laura Miller, Shanna Miller and Jason Lawrence; greatgrandchildren Clayton & Alexis Miller, Sean Davis, Kylee & Tyler Miller. He is also survived by his sisters Agnes Goudeaux and Margurite Matak. He is preceded in death by his wife Emily of 53 years; brothers Alfred, Ben, Edward, Sylvester and Bohomil and sisters Adella Hicks and Hilda Simicek.

Clem was a farmer and a rancher. He was a member of the St. Agnes Catholic Church. He served in the army and was a veteran of WWII. He was also a member of VFW Post 03497 and the American Legion.

Services

Friends can call on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Slavik Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. The rosary will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 26 with the funeral services following at 2:00 p.m. at Assumption Catholic Church in Ganado. Interment will follow at Assumption Catholic Cemetery with Rev. Joseph Hybner officiating.

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#48181 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:24 pm
Subject: obit: Charles Roy "Spud" Shimek Sr. 		rose.ermis
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Beaumont Enterprise, The (TX) - December 14, 2006

Deceased Name: Charles Roy "Spud" Shimek, Sr.

A graveside service for Charles Roy "Spud" Shimek, Sr., 87 of Beaumont will be held Friday, December 15, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Dr. Raymond McHenry of Westgate Memorial Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will begin Thursday at 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home.
 
Mr. Shimek was born July 6, 1919 in Weimar, Texas and died at his home on December 12, 2006 after a brief illness. In addition to Weimar, Mr. Shimek was raised in Bay City and Santa Rosa, Texas. While playing high school football he picked up the nickname "Spud" and it has been his name since that time. After marrying his high school sweetheart, Katherine Black, he joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in San Diego, CA. during WWII. Spud worked as a department manager for both J.C. Penney Co. for 15 years and Sears, Roebuck & Co. until he retired with 29 years of service.
 
Mr. Shimek was active in lobbying for the State of Texas to put a center in Beaumont providing services for adults and children with mental retardation. He was also active in sports for children, holding posts in Little League and French High School Booster Club as his boys grew up. Spud was an avid football and baseball fan. He also loved gardening; supplying family and friends with fresh strawberries, green beans and tomatoes.
 
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Katherine O. Shimek; sons, Roy, Larry and wife, Pat, David and wife, Lynda and daughter, Linda Jean. He also has four grandchildren, Will and wife, Deanna Shimek of Beaumont and Stephanie Shimek of Beaumont, Mike Shimek of Covington, LA. and Heather Shimek of San Antonio, TX.; 3 great-grandchildren, Brooke, Blake and Brie Shimek of Beaumont.
 
Mr. Shimek was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Sue Ann and grandchildren, Ben and Katie and 5 brothers.
 
Memorial Contributions may be made to Spindletop Services MHMR: 2750 S. Eighth Street, Beaumont, TX 77701. 1155 N. 11th Street Beaumont, TX

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#48180 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:24 pm
Subject: obit: Bonita Simek 		rose.ermis
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Mrs. Frank (Bonita) Simek, age 67, 311 W. Jones Ave., passed away local hospital Nov. 7.
 
Survivors:  sister, Mrs. E. B. Melton, Fort Worth; grandson, Jimmie Johnson III, Eagle Pass.
 
Private gravesite service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with Rev. Jack Franklin officiating.  Arrangements by Hanavan-McClaugherty.
 
San Antonio Express Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1960
 
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#48179 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:24 pm
Subject: obit: Bohus Simicek 		rose.ermis
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GANADO -- Bohus Simicek, 74, resident of the Ganado area for the past 50 years, died Thursday in a Ganado hospital.
 
Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Psencik Funeral Home Chapel.
 
Funeral services will be held at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, and at 9 a.m. at Assumption Catholic Church in Ganado, with the Rev. Vaclav Bily officiating.  Burial will be in Ganado Catholic Cemetery.
 
Surviving are his wife, Molly; five sons, Clem, Alfred, Syul and Edward, all of Ganado, and Ben of Port Lavaca; three daughters, Mrs. Adela Hicks of Pasadena, Tex., Mrs. Margaret Matak of El Campo, and Mrs. Agnes Goudeau of Deer Park, Tex., and 16 grandchildren.
 
The Victoria Advocate, Friday, May 14, 1965
 
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#48178 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:23 pm
Subject: obit: Alfred O. Taylor - mom Skrovan 		rose.ermis
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Alfred O. Taylor - WHARTON

Sunday, October 16, 2005

WHARTON - Alfred O. Taylor, 87, of Wharton, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005.

He was born Jan. 20, 1918, in Weimer, to the late Arthur Neal Taylor and Agnes Skrovan. He worked for Texas Gulf Sulphur as a driller and tool pusher until his retirement and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton, Knights of Columbus, and the Wharton American Legion. He was U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors: wife, Lorena Taylor; daughter, Karen D. Cox of Byron, Calif.; sons, Gary A. Taylor of Palacios and Theodore A. Taylor of West Columbia; brothers, Robert Taylor and Walter Taylor; and four grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: sisters, Annie Hubenak and Hattie Lutringer; and brother, Arthur Taylor.

Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. Monday at the Wharton Funeral Home chapel.

A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. Monday at the chapel.

Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, the Rev. Joe Vrana officiating.

Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Victoria Advocate, The - (Oct/16/2005)


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#48177 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:23 pm
Subject: obit: Albert J. Simcik Sr. 		rose.ermis
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Funeral arrangements for Albert J. Simcik Sr., 59, of Route 3, Box 285, will be announced by Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service.
 
Simcik died at 6 a.m. yesterday in a local nursing home after a long illness.
 
A native of Williamson County, he had lived in Corpus Christi 57 years.  He was a member of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church.
 
Survivors include his wife, Alice; one daughter, Mrs. Don Yocum of Robstown; a son, Albert J. Simcik Jr. of corpus Christi; his mother, Mrs. S. A. Simcik of Corpus Christi, five sisters, Mrs. Albertina Causey, Miss Ella Simcik and Mrs. Della R. Elzner, all of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Sylvia Steel of French Camp, Calif., and Mrs. Lillian Covill of Walnut Creek, Calif.; a brother, Victor Simcik of Corpus Christi; and five grandchildren.
 
Corpus Christi Times, Mon. Jan. 3, 1972
 
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#48176 From: "Rosemary Ermis" <roseermis@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:22 pm
Subject: obit: Agatha Julia Simcik 		rose.ermis
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX) - February 1, 2004

Deceased Name: Agatha J. Simcik

Agatha Julia Simcik, a former member of Corpus Christi Cathedral and a member of St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church, died Jan. 30, 2004. She was 88.

Survivors include five daughters, Jeanette Bearden, Elaine Stallings and Elizabeth Simcik, all of Corpus Christi, Judy Smith of Spring, and Pat Bentley of Katy; a son, Victor Simcik Jr. of Corpus Christi; a sister, Adell Thomas of Mathis; 18 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Sawyer-George Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park.

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#48175 From: Paula Foster <pfosterbmt@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:40 am
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I never notice till now, but this seems to be how they dressed boys in stages.  The first is the young boy who seems to be wearing a coat like outfit with a bow in front (not a dress, because way it is cut and the material), the second boy is wearing what I would call a blousy shirt with a wide overlaid collar and some kind of neckwear, and the oldest is wearing a traditional suit.  The boys outfits seem more European than Texan.  paulasmaggie

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Is the young boy in a dress?


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#48174 From: Lois Petter Pereira <epereira@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:56 am
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I am working on Zbraneks for a friend and I ran across this. Thought you might like it...lois

Houston Chronicle (TX) - September 7, 2006

Deceased Name: Late judge Zbranek stayed true to his roots Son of Czech immigrants will be honored with a special concert

J.C. "Zeke" Zbranek always expressed pride in his Czech heritage despite having been teased for his inability to speak English when he first started school.

He also never complained about living in a one-room log cabin without indoor plumbing or electricity after his father's once-flourishing Czech bakery in Crosby failed during the Depression.

The son of Czech immigrants, Zbranek died last month of cancer at age 76.

Now, Zbranek - who grew to prominence during the three decades he spent as a lawyer, three terms as a state representative and a dozen years as a Liberty County district judge - will be the first ever honored with a memorial concert at the Czech Cultural Center in Houston's Museum District.

The concert of classical Czech compositions played on a Petrof baby grand piano and sung by a mezzo soprano and bass baritone at 7 p.m. today will have an Old World feeling. It will be performed in the center's gallery with its sparkling Bohemian crystal chandelier and dramatic wrought iron and brass staircase.

The $4.5 million center, a baroque-styled, three-story brick palace, opened in 2004 on San Jacinto, and the center's spokeswoman, Effie M. Rosene, knows of none other like it in the United States.

"We're memorializing him because he is a fine Texas statesmen and he never forgot his Czech roots," she said.

An excerpt from Smetana's The Bartered Bride, one of the numbers to be performed, has a title reminiscent of how Zbranek's parents came to marry.

A Horatio Alger story

In 1924, his father, Ladislav, was 50 and living in the Houston area when he decided it was past time for him to get a wife. So he found a "mail-order bride" from his home country. She was then working in a candy factory in Canada.

Marie Picka had emigrated after her first husband of only three months had been killed in a border skirmish there.

When Ladislav Zbranek arrived to take her back to Texas, Picka was surprised to learn that he was more than twice her age of 24.

"She told him that he was far too old, but he said he had already come too far to go back without her. So she went," said Zbranek's daughter, Felicia.

"And I'm grateful that she did," Zeke Zbranek quipped in a 2002 interview.

His life would later resemble one of those Horatio Alger stories, of an immigrant's kid who starts at the bottom and rises to the top.

Zbranek shined shoes for 5 cents, worked as a roughneck and, before Prohibition ended in Texas, even helped cap home-brewed beer to make ends meet when he was 4.

But that would be the last time anyone would find him on the wrong side of the law.

He graduated in the top 10 percent of his class from the University of Texas Law School and made the law review.

Lost highly publicized case

In legal circles, he became known as "the Liberty Lion." Houston attorney Tom Alexander said he once ran into famed defense attorney Percy Foreman after he had lost four cases against Zbranek.

"When I asked him what he thought about Zbranek, Foreman said, 'If Patrick Henry had ever gone to Liberty, he would have taken death.' "

However, in 1981, Zbranek lost his most highly publicized case, which involved a former Dairy Queen waitress who admitted pulling the trigger but was acquitted in the slaying of her prominent husband, former Speaker of the Texas House Price Daniel Jr.

Zbranek had represented Daniel's relatives in a custody fight for the couple's two children before the murder trial. After losing, Zbranek said the jury had failed to equate being an unfit wife to also being an unfit mother.

He always had a tender spot for children, not only raising his own three but also his wife Nelda's twin brothers. Their father died in a fire when they were 16. One of the twins, C.T. "Rusty" Hight, grew up to be a lawyer and replaced Zbranek as district judge when he retired in 2002.

Hight recalls often seeing Zbranek talk in Czech with his mother and then deciding to continue the legacy by only speaking in Czech to his youngest grandson, 7-year-old Zane.

"Zane surprised him once when he pointed out a rabbit in Czech. He couldn't recall ever teaching him that word," Hight said.

Mug: J.C. "Zeke" Zbranek, before his legal career, shined shoes for 5 cents and worked as a rough-neck.Author: CINDY HORSWELL
Edition: 3 STAR
Page: 1 MetFront
Copyright (c) , 2006, Houston Chronicle. All Rights Reserved.

 

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#48173 From: Matt Cross <lennonluv@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:30 am
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Shiner Gazette, 3 Jan 1900

 

Two Farmers Assaulted and Robbed.

 

ONE HAS DIED AND THE OTHER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

 

Last Wednesday night about 7 oclock as Gustave Schmidt and Joe Benes were returning to their homes in the country, driving a two horse wagon, they were assaulted and badly beaten by some unknown party or parties, about one and a half miles from town. The whole affair is shrouded in mystery and no clew [sic] to the perpetrators can be had. Both men were knocked insensible by blows on the head. Mr. Schmidt recovered sufficiently to drive or lead the team home, while Mr. Benes lay insensible in the wagon, his head in a pool of blood. Mr. Benes never recovered consciousness and died Saturday morning from the injuries inflicted. Mr. Schmidt is also in a precarious condition and has only partially recovered his mind. During his lucid intervals he made the following statement: He says that he and Mr. Benes left town together about 7 or 7.30 oclock and when about one and one-half miles from town, a party whom they took to be a negro hailed them and asked permission to ride and he climbed into the back part of the wagon. Shortly after this something went wrong with some part of the harness and Mr. Schmidt stopped the team and got out to fix it. While doing this he heard Mr. Benes holler and fall back in the wagon. Some one then struck him a severe blow on the head from behind and he fell to the ground unconscious. When he recovered consciousness, he immediately started to get back into the wagon and found Mr. Benes lying in the bottom of the wagon with his head in a pool of blood. He tried to revive him, but could not do so, and he then attempted to drive the team home, but found the lines cut or broken. He then got out of the wagon and lead [led] the horses home. Upon reaching home Mr. Benes was taken from the wagon still unconscious.

 

An examination disclosed six or seven bad wounds on the head, made by some heavy, blunt instrument, apparently a sixshooter. Mr. Schmidt has also several bad wounds in the head, one of which, it is feared, will prove fatal, as the scull [sic] is partially fractured. Nothing whatever is known of the affair, except what Mr. Schmidt tells. The officers are on the hunt for some clew [sic], but thus far none has been obtained. The negro who was riding in the wagon at the time has disappeared and nothing has been seen or heard of him.

 

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The funeral of Mr. Joe Benes, who died last Saturday, from the effects of the assault committed Wednesday night, took place last Monday from the Catholic church.

 

[Tise, Vol. V, SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Shiner, BENES, Jozef, 28 Uno [Feb] 1848 30 Pro [Dec] 1899]


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