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Justina Olga "Tinnie" Halencak Slovak
24 May 1908 – 22 Mar 2006
| Birth | 24 May 1908 |
| Death | 22 Mar 2006 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Doreen Morelli on 05 Jan 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13778365 |
Bio
Tinnie "Tina" Slovak, 97, of West, passed away Wednesday evening, March 22, 2006, at West Rest Haven. Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Aderhold Funeral Home with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with the Rev. Melvin Dornak as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Tina was born in Anson, Texas, to the late Joseph and Mary (Kalina) Halencak. She attended Monkey Run Schools in Crowell. In January of 1927, she was united in marriage to Frank J. Vanek in Vernon. On September 30, 1931 she was united in marriage to Anton A. Slovak in Frederick, Oklahoma. They moved to West in 1949 to raise their family. Tinnie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. She was also a member of St. Joseph's Altar Society. Tinnie loved to sing Czech songs, play the accordion, and dance. Gardening was one of her favorite hobbies. She was a caregiver for the elderly and the sick, and enjoyed babysitting and being a Nanny for several children. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Vanek in July, 1927; her second husband, Anton Slovak, on February 21, 1959; sons, Johnny R. Slovak, Jerry T. Slovak and Jimmy Wayne Slovak; daughters, Dorothy Marie Slovak and Patricia Catherine Slovak; stepsons Albin Slovak, William Slovak, Adolf Slovak and Raymond Slovak; grandsons, Greg Jares and Larry Vanek; a great granddaughter, Jamie Leann Jares; four brothers; and five sisters. Survivors include sons, Frank J. Vanek and wife, Alice, of Vernon, Robert S. "Bob" Slovak and wife, Judy, of Corpus Christi, Ernest Slovak and wife, Ann, of Elm Mott, David Slovak and wife, Janell, of Elm Mott, and Daniel Slovak and wife, Theresa, of West; daughters, Ruth Gerik and husband, Fred, of West, Shirley Johnson, of Waco, and Gladys Jares and husband, Melvin, of Elm Mott; her daughter-in-law, Hattie Slovak, of Abbott; stepdaughters, Leona Pavlicek, of Quinlan, Mary McNary, of California and Jody Ennis, of Phoenix; 29 grandchildren; many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/24/2006 - 3/25/2006...K
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Family
Parents
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Siblings
- Louise Halencak 1897–1946
- Mary Halencak 1898–1912
- Fred Rudolph Halencak 1901–1957
- Charles C Halencak 1904–1977
- Louis Thomas Halencak 1906–1969
Children
- Johnny Raymond Slovak 1932–2003
- Dorothy Marie Slovak 1935–1935
- Jerry Thomas Slovak 1936–1985
- Jimmie Wayne Slovak 1937–1937
- Shirley Slovak Johnson 1939–2010
- Ernest Edward Slovak 1943–2020
- Patricia Katherine Slovak 1949–1949
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