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Joseph Henry "Pete" Nemecek

30 Mar 1920 – 2 Jul 2007

Birth30 Mar 1920
Death2 Jul 2007
CemeterySaint Marys Catholic Cemetery
West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added byDoreen Morelli on 14 Jan 2010
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20247786

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Joseph H. "Pete" Nemecek, 87, of Corpus Christi, formerly of West, Texas, passed away Monday, July 2, 2007, in Waco. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. Military Graveside Rites will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery conducted by West V.F.W. Post No. 4819. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Joseph was born in West, to the late Rudolph and Ludmila (Smajstrla) Nemecek. He attended St. Mary's School in West, the Allen Academy in Bryan, and received his high school diploma from Santa Ana High School in California. He served his country with the U. S. Army Air Corp during World War II. On December 13, 1947, he was united in marriage to Lera Saylors in Abbott, Texas. Pete was an aviation mechanic for many years at the Naval Base in Corpus Christi before his retirement. He was a member of St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church also Corpus Christi. Pete especially enjoyed playing the saxophone; he played with Bubba And the Boys at Panjo's Pizza in Corpus for over 30 years, as well as some polka bands in the early days. He was a member of the American Sokol, S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 79 in Corpus, and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4819 in West. Pete was preceded in death by his wife on March 30, 2003; and sisters, Mamie Archer Urbanovsky, Rudie Grimm, Georgia Cocek, and Hattie Piehl. Survivors include brother, Alfred "Fritz" Nemecek and his wife, Virginia, of Pflugerville; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 7/3/2007...S1

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