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Anton Edwin "Tony" Lenart
29 Jan 1926 – 21 Apr 2013
| Birth | 29 Jan 1926 |
| Death | 21 Apr 2013 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Betty Fajkus Marek on 15 Feb 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109017519 |
Bio
Anton Edwin "Tony" Lenart, 87, of Penelope passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Waco. He was born January 29, 1926 near the community of Hoen to Anton J. Lenart and wife Emilie Jansky Lenart. He attended St. Martin's Catholic School in Tours as well as West High School. During World War II he served his country in the United States Army, serving in the South Pacific. He was a life member of DAV, VFW #4819 and American Legion #478. In the mid 1940's, he met Irene Beseda at a dance and they were married on October 26, 1948 in Penelope. They lived in Dallas for years in the early 1950's, where he trained as a machinest. In 1956, the couple bought a farm on the outskirts of Penelope which was Irene's hometown. This is where they made their home and raised their family. Tony worked as a machinest for 32 years. In his retirement years he operated his own business grinding farm implement discs for farmers all over the Central Texas area. He enjoyed restoring antique tractors and built farm trailers as well as round bale haulers. He was a life-long Catholic who faithfully led his family to church every Sunday without fail. For more than 40 years, he was a member of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Penelope and for the past three years had been a member of his childhood parish, St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. He had a deep love for Czech music and polka dancing from his youth. His heart beat to a polka rhythm. He and Irene attended polka dances almost weekly during most of their marriage. They enjoyed traveling and made friends in many states while attending polka festivals throughout their 58 years of marriage. Tony faithfully visited Irene in the nursing home everyday fr the three years before her death on September 6, 2006. Also preceding him in death were his parents. Survivors include his four children, Charlotte, Dennis, JoAnn and Kenny; three sisters, Helen, Carrie Dudik and Mary Jane; 12 grand children, 27 great-grand children, 4 great-great grand children; several close cousins and numerous nieces and nephews. A Rosary will be recited Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Hillsboro with visitation to follow. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. M_M
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- Benjamin Joseph Lenart 1919–1928
- Edmond Anton Lenart 1924–1924
- Helen Christine Lenart Rauschuber 1928–?
- Caroline Lenart Dudik 1930–2016
- Mary Jane Lenart Spaniel 1937–?
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