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Emelia Zielonka Parma
9 Feb 1916 – 5 Jun 2008
| Birth | 9 Feb 1916 |
| Death | 5 Jun 2008 |
| Cemetery | Hillside Cemetery Cuero , DeWitt County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | West Texas Angel on 07 Jun 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27403036 |
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Emelia Parma Emelia Parma, 92, of Cuero, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 5, 2008. She was born Feb. 9, 1916, in Yorktown, to Steve and Sophie Hahn Zielonka. She married Ben Parma Sr. on Nov. 22, 1932 in Westhoff. Emelia was a homemaker, a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Meyersville, and a member of a small community club named Copy Kats. She was engaged in farming and ranching along with her husband and she enjoyed her vegetable garden. She loved dancing and polka music. Emelia lived for her family and dearly loved family gatherings. She is survived by two daughters, Ellen Stary and husband Harvey of Cuero and Linda Jacob and husband Jeff of Cuero; three sons, Ben L. Parma Jr. and wife Joyce of Goliad, Ernest "Pete" Parma of Cuero, and Larry Parma and wife Mickey of Cuero; sisters, Irene Orsak of Denton, Ella Barber of Cuero, Corrine Zengerle of Freeport, and Mary Jo Granz of Shiner; a brother; Herbert "Jack" Zielonka of Yorktown; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 55 years, Ben Parma Sr.; sons, Alvin Parma and Jerry Parma; sister, Delores Smith; brothers, Eddie Zielonka, Joe Zielonka, Alvin "Tully" Zielonka, and Emil Zielonka; and a grandchild, Craig Schley. Visitation will be at 5:30 p.m. today, followed by a rosary at 7 p.m., at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 8, 2008 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Meyersville with Fr. Frank Lenz officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Cuero. Pallbearers: Arlen Parma, Gary Parma, Mike Parma, Ben Parma, Keith Parma, Bruce Parma, Kenny Parma, Kevin Parma, and Colton Jacob. Honorary pallbearers: all remaining grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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- Edward Lawrence "Eddie" Zielonka 1918–1968
- Irene Agnes Cecelia Zielonka Orsak 1920–2018
- MSGT Alvin Louis "Tully" Zielonka 1922–1983
- Ella Sophie Zielonka Barber 1923–2013
- Emil Steve Zielonka 1927–1984
- Herbert Albert "Jack" Zielonka 1931–2009
- Corinne Augusta Zielonka Zengerle 1932–2013
- Dolores Angela Zielonka Smith 1935–1993
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