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Joe Edward Zahirniak

12 Mar 1928 – 28 Sep 2007

Birth12 Mar 1928
Death28 Sep 2007
CemeterySaint Marys Catholic Cemetery
West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added byDoreen Morelli on 14 Jan 2010
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21837704

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Joe E. Zahirniak, 79, of West, passed away Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at his residence. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West with the Rev. Ed Karasek and the Msgr. Isidore Rozycki as celebrants. Military Graveside Rites will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery conducted by V.F.W. Post No. 4819 of West. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home. Joe was born to the late Willie and Annie (Cepak) Zahirniak. He attended schools in West prior to serving his country with the U. S. Navy during World War II. On April 25, 1949, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Pavlas in West. Joe worked for General Tire and Rubber Company in Waco for 33 years until his retirement in 1986. After his retirement he became a dedicated funeral assistant at Aderhold Funeral Home for over fourteen years. Joe was a very accomplished accordion player and enjoyed playing for the residents at West Rest Haven and many other gatherings. He also enjoyed buying and selling tractors, collecting junk, working on and racing cars, spending time with his family and grandchildren, and especially visiting and talking with his coffee buddies at the Ole Czech Bakery. Joe was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars West Post No. 4819, K.J.T. Society #31, and the West Longhorn Club. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Drews; and a sister, Willie Mae Sulak. Survivors include his beloved wife of 58 years, Dorothy Zahirniak; sons, Edward "Zork" Zahirniak and wife, Sherry, William "Bill" Zahirniak, and Charles "Chuck" Zahirniak, all of West; daughters, Donna Adair and husband, Dennis, and Mary Berger, all of West; brothers, Ernest "Shorty" Zahirniak and wife, Mona, Robert Zahirniak and wife, Mary, and Willie "Bill" Zahirniak and wife, Beulah, all of West; sisters, Mary Hessel, of Waco and Helen Warner and husband, James, of Ft. Worth; grandchildren, Dylan Berger, Renee Lynch, Amber Zahirniak, Zach Zahirniak, Ronald Petter, Kimberly Epps and husband, Scott, Andrea Hooker and husband, Jerry, Kristie Schier, and Sherry Alligood; great-grandchildren, Joey Petter, Meagan, Amber, and Kimberly Hooker, Olivia Epps, Landon Edwards, Gavin and Grayson Lynch, Coy and Riley Schier, and Ashley and Ty Alligood; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 9/30/2007...A2

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