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Bernard August Kocian
30 Jul 1927 – 19 Dec 2005
| Birth | 30 Jul 1927 |
| Death | 19 Dec 2005 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Michael K Goldsmith on 26 Sep 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12802260 |
Bio
Bernard A. Kocian, 78, of West, Texas, passed away early Monday morning, December 19, 2005, at St. Catherine's Center in Waco. A rosary will be recited 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption with Rev. Ed Karasek as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Bernard was born in West, Texas, to the late August Rudolph and Anna (Nors) Kocian. He attended St. Mary's School in West. On May 15, 1948, he was united in marriage to Ruby Lorena Schroeder in Waco. Bernard was a self-employed carpenter and had worked for Glenn Cantrell Construction Company and the City of Waco until his retirement in 1986. After his retirement, he and his wife had worked as a janitor for the West Fraternal Auditorium for over five years. He loved the outdoors, working with his hands and raising cattle. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West and S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 66 in Waco. Preceding Bernard in death was a grandson, Robert August Kocian; brothers, Albin Kocian and infant, George Kocian; and sisters, Ruby Moncrief, Hattie Kocian, Willie Mae Volcik, Tracy Schroeder and infant, Annie Kocian. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Ruby Kocian, of West; sons, Roger Kocian and wife, Velma, of Bellmead and Michael Kocian and wife, Sandra, of Kingwood; daughters, Alinda Fickel and husband, Kenneth, of Hewitt, Lydia Itani and husband, Mohamad Ali, of Rowlett, Delores Jones and husband, Robert, of Arrayo Grande, CA., and Elaine Shipley and husband, Harry, of Parker, CO; brothers, August Kocian and wife, Evelyn, and Walter Kocian, all of West; 15 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; sister, Irene Wolf and husband, Floyd, of West; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/20-21/2005...C
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- Ruby Agnes Kocian Moncrief 1916–1964
- Haddie Albina Kocian 1917–2002
- Annie Kocian 1919–1920
- Willie Mae Kocian Volcik 1921–1995
- Albin Louis Kocian 1923–1998
- Tracie M. Kocian Schroeder 1928–1992
- August "Gus" Kocian Sr 1930–2014
- George Joseph Kocian 1932–1932
- Walter Rudolph Kocian Sr 1933–2009
- Irene Kocian Wolf 1938–2025
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