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Mildred Pauline Betik Trojacek

31 Jul 1931 – 30 May 2017

Birth31 Jul 1931
Death30 May 2017
CemeterySaint Joseph Cemetery
Ennis , Ellis County , Texas , USA
Added bysnipps on 18 Jul 2021
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179875383

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Mildred Trojacek, 85, passed away in Waxahachie, Texas, on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel of Ennis with Rosary at 6 p.m. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Friday, June 2, 2017, in the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church of Ennis. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery. Mildred was born in Alma, Texas, to the late Joseph and Frances Marusak Betik, the fourth of ten children. The family later moved to the Creechville area. Mildred was brought up in a religious home as a devout Catholic where she learned the value of dedication to family and her hard work ethic. Her first language was Czech, and she was very proud of her Czech heritage. She graduated from St. John Catholic School. On May 2, 1953, she married Adolf Trojacek, and they continued to live and raise their family in the Creechville area. Her country home was a welcoming place where family and friends came to sit, laugh and relax. She was affectionately known as Mamaw to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and many others who knew and loved her. Mildred was fondly known as "Tillie" by her beloved siblings. Mildred enjoyed farm life, especially her garden. She was a homegrown produce vendor at the Dallas, Corsicana, and Ennis Farmer's Markets for many years where she was always eager to share her knowledge of gardening. She was a dedicated and respected employee at Ennis Automotive. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her greatest joy. She was always encouraging and supportive of their academics and their extra-curricular school activities. She took every opportunity to travel and visit family on the West Coast, and her trip across the pond to London was one of her most memorable. Her interests included being an avid NFL fan and armchair umpire and sideline coach. She enjoyed picking, cracking and shelling pecans, and working challenging jigsaw and word puzzles while watching Wheel of Fortune. She called this her "therapy." She was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, the KJZT, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the Telico Volunteer Fire Department, and St. John's Golden Crusaders. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adolf Trojacek; granddaughter, Colette Trojacek; sisters, Lillie Crowley and Helen Barrett; and brother, Bernard Betik. Survivors include her sons: Danny Trojacek and his wife, Laura, Mark Trojacek and his wife, Debbie, and Greg Trojacek; daughters: Janis Wensowitch and her husband, Alex, Judy Rickman and her husband, Tommy, Kathy Rutherford and her husband Lance; 27 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; brothers: Joe, Wesley, and Bob Betik; sisters: Mary Trojacek, Ella Heard, and Evelyn Slovak; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends. M5

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