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Jerry Daniel Zapalac

20 Jul 1926 – 24 Jan 2006

Birth	20 Jul 1926
Death	24 Jan 2006
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	Poppy on 05 Jul 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13122758

Bio

Jerry D. Zapalac, 79, of West, passed away early Tuesday afternoon, January 24, 2006 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. A rosary will be recited 2:00 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 2:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption with Rev. Ed Karasek and Rev. B.J. Zientek as celebrants. Military Graveside Rites will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West conducted by V.F.W. Post No. 4819 of West. Jerry was born in West, Texas, to the late Ludvick and Albina (Vanek) Zapalac. He attended Alligator School and West High School. In serving his country, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy fighting on the USS Heywood AP6 troop transport to Okinawa during World War II. On September 6, 1948, he married Helen Beatrice Smajstrla, in West. He was manager of the Ben Franklin Store in Hillsboro for over 17 years. He also worked and was co-owner at the West Hardware and West Food Mart until his retirement. He enjoyed the outdoors and his hobbies included gardening, fishing, camping and hunting. Jerry was a member of VFW Post No. 4819 of West, K.J.T. Society No. 31, and S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 6 cottonwood. He was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, where he sang in St. Cecilia's Choir for several years. Jerry was preceded in death by daughter, Kathy Wallace and her husband, Steve, on Oct. 22, 1972. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Helen Zapalac, of West; sons, Wayne Zapalac and wife, Melinda, of West, and Mark Zapalac and wife, Cindy, of Tours; four grandchildren; brothers, Raymond Zapalac, of Dawson and Ludie Zapalac, of Garland; sisters, Martha Dowdy, of Irving and Mary Ann Adams and husband, Jack, of Carrollton; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 1/25/2006 - 1/26/2006...D

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Family

Parents

• Ludvik Frank Zapalac 1896–1978
• Albina T. Vanek Zapalac 1899–1973

Spouse

• Helen Smajstrla Zapalac 1930–2021

Siblings

• Martha Eleanor Zapalac Dowdy 1923–2014
• Raymond John Zapalac 1928–2014
• Luddie W Zapalac 1935–2019

Children

• Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Zapalac Wallace 1950–1972
• Wayne Zapalac 1958–2021

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