Memorials › Joyce C. Jurik Plasek
13 Nov 1942 – 7 Jul 2019
| Birth | 13 Nov 1942 |
| Death | 7 Jul 2019 |
| Cemetery | Saint Joseph Cemetery Ennis , Ellis County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | snipps on 30 Jul 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200984878 |
Joyce Jurik Plasek, 76, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Waxahachie, Texas, with loved ones at her side. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Joyce was born in Ennis, Texas, on November 13, 1942, to Willie C. and Carolyn Leona (Nekuza) Jurik. She grew up in Bardwell and attended school in Bardwell graduating from St. John Catholic High School in 1960. Joyce went on to attend Rutherford Business College. On April 17, 1961, Joyce married Edwin J. Plasek and they made their home in Ennis. Joyce worked for seven years as a secretary for Ennis Business Forms before joining her husband as Office Manager for Ed's Garage in 1976. Joyce was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church and KJZT. Joyce was very active in the community serving on the St. John Booster Club where she was Booster of the year for 1981-1982, was the Director of the Ennis Chamber of Commerce from 1987-1995, was Volunteer of the Year for the Ennis Chamber of Commerce for 1990-1991 and was a member of the City of Ennis Planning and Zoning Commission from 1994-2016 when she retired after 22 years of service. Joyce enjoyed working in her yard and gardening but above all else, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her special aunt and uncle, Joe and Florence Vitovsky. Joyce leaves behind her husband of 58 years, Ed Plasek; son, David Plasek and his wife, Shirley; daughter, Kelly Falkenbach; grandchildren: Kara Blazier and her husband, Nick, Julia Springer and her husband, David, Scott Falkenbach, and Haven Keilers, Haven Libal, Kaden Plasek, and Nicolas Cruz; seven great-grandchildren: sister, Nancy Jurik and her husband, Gray; along with a host of extended family and friends.
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