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Josephine "JoJo" Maresh Sulak

18 Sep 1916 – 23 Mar 2006

Birth18 Sep 1916
Death23 Mar 2006
CemeterySaint Marys Catholic Cemetery
West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added byDoreen Morelli on 18 Jan 2010
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Josephine "JoJo" (Maresh) Sulak, 89, of West, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2006, at West Rest Haven. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Saturday, at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m., Sunday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with the Rev. Ed Karasek as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery near West. JoJo was born in Penelope, Texas, and was the second of four daughters born to the late Joseph and Sophie (Darilek) Maresh. She attended Penelope Public Schools. On September 22, 1942, Josephine and Albin Rudolph Sulak were married in Waco. In the early 50s they moved to their home on Marable Street in West and raised their family there. JoJo was a talented and skilled seamstress and a gracious hostess. After the untimely death of Albin in 1970, Josephine enrolled in a vocational nursing course and began the next chapter in her life as a caregiver. Upon graduation, she worked at the West Community Hospital for over 15 years until her retirement in 1987. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of America Court No. 829, K.J.Z.T. Society No. 11 and St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption. Preceding her in death were sisters, Lydia Braden and Angeline Krenek; a niece, Donna St. Pierre; and her beloved Springer Spaniel, Marco. She is survived by daughters, Patricia Kolar and husband, Roger, of Austin, and Jane Luco and husband, Jerry, of Houston; sons, Albin Sulak Jr., of Houston, Michael Sulak and wife, Jeanette, of West, and Timothy Sulak and wife, Gail, of Austin; grandchildren, Paul Sulak and wife, Melissa, Susan Bohn and husband, Bill, Stephen Kolar, Jill Vrla and husband, Frankie, Emily Kolar, Anthony Kolar, John Kolar, and Sarah Sulak; great-grandchildren, Dawson and Emma Sulak; her devoted sister, Clara Prikyrl, of West; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/24/2006 - 3/25/2006...L

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