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Emil Joseph "Hoot" Hutyra
6 Feb 1926 – 21 May 2008
| Birth | 6 Feb 1926 |
| Death | 21 May 2008 |
| Cemetery | Saint Martins Cemetery Tours , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Poppy on 11 Jul 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26995027 |
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Emil J. "Hoot" Hutyra, 82, of Tours, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in West. A rosary will be recited 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, followed by visitation until 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. Martin's Catholic Church of Tours, with the Rev. Isidore Rozycki as celebrant. Military Graveside Rites will follow at St. Martin's Cemetery, conducted by West V.F.W. Post No. 4819. Hoot was born in Nixon, Texas to the late Emil C. and Frances (Pavlica) Hutyra. He attended St. Mary's School and graduated from West High School in 1944. He served his country with the United States Army Air Corp during World War II, where he was a radar operator on a B-17 and B-29 in the Southwest Pacific. Emil was discharged as a Master Sergeant and also served over 20 years with the Air Force Reserves. On July 20, 1950, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Grimm in Tours, Texas. Emil was the owner of Hoot's Radio & TV in West from 1953 until his retirement in 1988. He was a longtime member of St. Martin's Catholic Church of Tours. He was also a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post No. 4819 where he served as a past commander, American Legion Post No. 478, K.J.T. Society No. 31, and the Knights of Columbus Council Nol. 2305. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Emily Rose Hutyra ; his parents; brothers, Raymond Hutyra and Henry Hutyra; and sister, Mary Ann Wachel. Survivors include his beloved wife of 57 years, Marilyn Grimm Hutyra, of Tours; sons, Jerry Hutyra and wife, Jessica, of Waco, Tom Hutyra and wife, Janice, of West, Anthony Hutyra, of Plano, Charles Hutyra, of Tours, Johnny Hutyra and wife, Lisa, of West, Richard Hutyra and wife, Felisha, of Woodway, and Matthew Hutyra and wife, Amy, of Ennis; daughters, Mary Rose Schwartz and husband, Gene, of Keller, Theresa Polansky and husband, Charles, of West, Ruth Ann Hutyra, of Spring, and Phyliss Teasdale and husband, Brad, of Montgomery; brother, Roy Hutyra and wife, Doris, of West; sisters, Ida Drozd, of West, Dorothy Podsednik and husband, John, of Houston, and Evelyn Whitner, of Owensville, M.O.; brother-in-law, Joe Edd Grimm and wife, Annie, of West; sister-in-law, Martha Altus and husband, Tommy, of Arlington; 23 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 5/22/2008...Y2
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- Edward Joseph Hutyra 1921–1921 FaG
- Henry Emil Hutyra 1922–1981
- Evelyn Frances Hutyra Whitener 1924–2013 FaG
- Ida Mae Hutyra Matus 1928–2014 FaG
- Mary Ann Hutyra Wachel 1932–1990 FaG
- Raymond J. Hutyra 1934–1990 FaG
- Roy D Hutyra 1937–2016 FaG
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