Memorials › Robert H. Dobecka
19 Jul 1929 – 8 Dec 2007
| Birth | 19 Jul 1929 |
| Death | 8 Dec 2007 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Michael K Goldsmith on 25 Sep 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23319791 |
Robert Dobecka, 78, of West, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, in Waco. A rosary will be recited and the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption with the Rev. Ed Karasek and the Rev. Anthony Odiong as celebrants. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Robert, an only child, was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, to the late Ludvik "Lud" and Georgia (Sacky) Dobecka. He attended schools in Mesquite and West before graduating from West High School in 1948. On Feb. 14, 1950, he was united in marriage to Lydia Mae Krizan in West. Robert was a farmer and rancher most of his life before retiring in 2000. Robert enjoyed crafts, woodworking, collecting junk, and driving his golf cart. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption. He was also a member of the K.J.T. Society No 31, Czech Heritage Society, West Area Young Farmers, West Sokol, West Longhorn Club and a very active member of S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 6 in Cottonwood. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Therese Dobecka. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Lydia, of West; sons, Robert H. "Bobby" Dobecka and wife, Peggy, of Chalk Bluff, and David Dobecka and wife, Stacy, of Killeen; daughters, Carol Ann Toliver and husband, William, of Holland, Delores "DeeDee" Wolf and husband, Bill, of West, and Shirley Romero, also of West; 13 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one nephew; and many other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/10/2007...G2
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