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Sophie Agnes Svacina Berger
9 Jun 1924 – 22 Apr 1997
| Birth | 9 Jun 1924 |
| Death | 22 Apr 1997 |
| Cemetery | Saint Martins Cemetery Tours , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Andrea Berger Walston on 11 Mar 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38905191 |
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Sophie Svacina Berger, 72, of McGregor, formerly of Penelope and West, died Tuesday evening in a McGregor nursing home. rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday in St. Eugene's Catholic Church in McGregor, by the Rev. George C. George. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Eugene's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Angelo Bertini as celebrant. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon Saturday in St. Martin's Cemetery in Tours. Mrs. Berger will lie in state at Kotch Funeral Home in West from noon Thursday until 3 p.m. Friday and from 5 p.m. Friday until rosary time at St. Eugene's Catholic Church. Waco Tribune Herald, Thursday, April 24, 1997. ************************** Sophie (Svacina) Berger received a Lay Teacher's Certificate in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine from the Diocese of Austin, Texas. The certificate states: This is to certify that Mrs. Clarence Berger, having completed the Basic Teacher Training Course of the Diocese of Austin, is hereby declared qualified to discharge the functions of Catechist in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine in the Diocese of Austin. Given at Austin, Texas this 18th day of May, 1969. Signed by Msgr. Claude A. Faust, Diocesan Director. Sophie taught a large class, preparing them to receive confirmation. Bishop Harris was at St. Eugene's Church to perform the confirmation rites. Normally the bishop asks the confirmants some catechism questions, to assure that they're really prepared. He began by saying, "I don't suppose anyone is really prepared for confirmation rites", to which Sophie stood up and loudly replied, "Oh yes they are". So the Bishop asked his questions and was quite impressed. On April 13, 1969, Sophie received a Certificate of Appreciation for her outstanding and meritorious service to the church and parish organization as a religion teacher. This was presented to her by Rev. Bollislav J. Zientek (before he became Msgr. Zientek). He was the parish priest at St. Eugene's Church at the time. He always enjoyed visiting with Sophie and Clarence and eating Sophie's home-cooked meals. Invariably, while eating, he'd make comments like, "OOoo Weee, UMMmm, Gee, that's good." Sophie was a very good cook and enjoyed making pastries and desserts. She and a friend cooked meals for the Rotary Club that met at the St. Eugene's parish hall. *************************** Sophie was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Mary Anna (Pustejovsky) Svacina; her paternal grandparents, Joseph and Aloisia (Dlabaja) Svacina; her maternal grandparents, Frank Josef and Anna (Hanzelka) Pustejovsky; a grandson, Daniel Paul Hartless ; and daughter-in-law, Virginia Ann (Leahey) Berger .
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- Annie Marie Svacina Petter 1912–1978
- Marie Aloise Svacina Karlik 1914–2005
- Alois Frank Svacina 1917–1976
- Albin Charlie Svacina 1919–1990
- Henry Joseph Svacina 1922–1993
- Josef August Svacina 1927–1929
- Margarette Martha Svacina Klimitchek 1930–1955
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