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Mary Michalek Knapek
7 Jan 1908 – 27 Mar 2005
| Birth | 7 Jan 1908 |
| Death | 27 Mar 2005 |
| Cemetery | Holy Cross Cemetery Granger , Williamson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | John Christeson on 22 Sep 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21706558 |
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Mary Michalek Knapek. On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005, the Lord received into His Kingdom our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and aunt. Rosary will be 7 PM Monday, March 28th at Providence Funeral Home Chapel. Celebration of life mass will be 2 PM Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church with Father Isidore Ndagizimana officiating. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Mausoleum. She was born on January 7, 1908 in Senice, Province of Moravia, Czechoslovakia, to Frank and Marie (Kurtin) Michalek. In 1910 the Michalek family left Czechoslovakia for America and the journey across the Atlantic Ocean took two months. After landing in Galveston, they traveled to Granger where they would be engaged in farming. On August 12, 1930 she married John F. Knapek. He preceded her in death in 1986. She was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Granger, the KJZT and St. Flora's Altar Society. She was the oldest alumnus of SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic School. She dearly loved the Lord, family and friends. She had a deep devotion to the Mother of God and was a promoter of the Miraculous Medal. She was blessed with many talents and delighted in making quilts and crocheting doilies, many of which she donated to church raffles and auctions. She was also a wonderful cook, and baking homemade bread and kolaches was a regular routine. Being an avid gardener, she spend many hours canning and freezing produce from her garden. Her beautiful flower garden and potted plants were a reflection of her love for God s creation. She was generous and all will miss her unselfish love and caring heart. Mary was the oldest of ten children. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son, Johnny, an infant daughter, Alice; three brothers and one sister. Surviving are one daughter, Mary Ann Strmiska of Granger, four sons, Frank and wife Adella of Thrall, Louis and wife Blanche, George and wife Linda, Joe and wife Virginia all of Taylor, daughter-in-law Tonie Knapek of Granger; sisters, Agnes Stojanik and Georgia Mikulencak of Granger, Frances Klepac of Bay City, Evelyn Demirsu of Lafayette, LA; one brother, Johnny Michalek of Granger; 34 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Memorial may be made to SS. Cyril & Methodius School or Church in Mary's memory. Friends are invited to share their words of comfort in an online tribute at www.Providencefuneralhome.com in Mary Knapek's memory.
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Family
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Siblings
- Frank Joe Michalek 1910–1977
- Hattie Michalek Klepac 1913–1990
- Frances Agnes Michalek Klepac 1916–2012
- Anton V. Michalek 1918–1975
- Joe John Michalek 1920–1975
- Agnes Michalek Stojanik 1922–2014
- John Louis "Johnny" Michalek 1925–2014
- Georgia Vlasta Michalek Mikulencak 1927–2020
- Evelyn Louise Michalek Demirsu 1931–2025
Children
- Johnny Adolph Knapek 1931–2003
- Frank Raymond "Frankie" Knapek 1933–2011
- Mary Ann Knapek Strmiska 1934–?
- Alice A. Knapek 1935–1936
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