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Leona Hykel Taylor

11 Oct 1921 – 15 Sep 2014

Birth	11 Oct 1921
Death	15 Sep 2014
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	Theresa Cernosek on 09 Dec 2021
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135945467

Bio

Leona Pustejovsky Taylor, 93, of West, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014, at Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, September 17, at Aderhold Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 18, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with Rev. Paul Hudson as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Leona was born in Abbott, Texas, to the late Louis A. and Julia (Kallus) Hykel. She attended schools in Abbott. On October 3, 1938, Leona was united in marriage to Albin J. Pustejovsky in West. On August 8, 1957, she married Frederick "Sandy" Taylor, in Waco. Leona was a homemaker for most of her life and also worked for Gulf Oil Company in West for a number of years. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. Leona was also a member of K.J.Z.T. Society and the West V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary. Leona enjoyed sewing, baking, canning, fishing, and going camping in the R.V. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Leona was preceded in death by her first husband, Albin, on February 8, 1957; second husband, Frederick, on February 7, 2010; a brother, L.A. Hykel; sisters, Clara Nors and Helen Pustejovsky; a great-grandson, Nathan Spinks; and a son-in-law, Gary Winters. Survivors include sons: Albin Pustejovsky and wife, Carol, of Malakoff, Roger Pustejovsky and wife, Debbie, of Mertens, Leon Pustejovsky and wife, Peggy, of West, and Fred Taylor, of West; daughter, Joan (Pustejovsky) Winters, of Napa, CA; grandchildren, Thomas Winters, Monica Nagy and husband, Brian, Cynthia May and husband, Keith, Angie Spinks and husband, Jonathan, Mary Barnes and husband, Mark, A.J. Pustejovsky, Brandie Smith and husband, Devin, Tracie Griffin and husband, Brad, Jeff Pustejovsky and wife, Amanda, Tyson Taylor and wife, Nikki, Derek Taylor, and Brent Taylor; 22 great-grandchildren; sister, Judy Ridlehuber; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. K16

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Parents

• Julia Kallus Hykel 1890–1985
• Louis Alois Hykel 1892–1985

Spouse

• Albin J. Pustejovsky 1913–1957
• Frederick Derrell "Sandy" Taylor 1926–2010 FaG

Siblings

• Louis Alois Hykel Jr 1915–2009
• Helen Catherine Hykel Pustejovsky 1916–2012
• Clara Hykel Nors 1918–2009
• Judith Marie Hykel Ridlehuber 1923–2022

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