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Anton Frank “Tony” Liska
14 Apr 1943 – 11 Apr 2017
| Birth | 14 Apr 1943 |
| Death | 11 Apr 2017 |
| Cemetery | Saint Joseph Cemetery Ennis , Ellis County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | snipps on 12 Jul 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178331962 |
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Anton Frank "Tony" Liska, 73, passed away at his home on April 11, 2017. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2017, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis with Rosary at 7 p.m. Mass of the Christian Burial will at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Ennis with Father Henry Drozd as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Tony was born in Ennis, Texas, to the late Stanley and Cecilie (Nekuza) Liska. He grew up on the family farm on Creechville Road and graduated from St. John Catholic High School in 1961. He joined the Texas Army National Guard and proudly served for six years. In 1963 he was employed with Southern Pacific Railroad where he continued to work until his retirement in 2007. On September 11, 1971, Tony married his dancing partner, Jeanette Marie "Jeanie" Slovacek. He was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Ennis where he sang in the Requiem Choir and the Czech Choir. He was also a member of KJT, KJZT, SPJST and the Knights of Columbus. Some of his favorite pastimes included dancing and harmonizing to his favorite Czech tunes, playing golf with his brother, Stanley, making kielbasa with Stanley J. and listening to the Sunday Morning Polka show on KBEC. He was proud of his Czech heritage and passed on his love of the language to his family. He was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Morris; and brother, Stanley A. Liska. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Jeanie Liska; sons: Darren Scott Liska and wife, Gwen, Kyle Jason Liska and wife, Kelley, and Anthony Ryan Liska and significant other, Mollie Dlabaj; grandchildren: Erin, Randa, Joshua, Jacob, Phelicity, Samantha, Lillie, Cade, Koltyn and Laynie; great-granddaughter, Logan Kate; sister, Cecilie Holland and husband, Jerry; sister-in-law, Dorothy Liska; brother-in-law, Kenneth Slovacek; along with a multitude of family and friends. L5
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