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Julius Joseph Repka Sr

15 Aug 1930 – 22 Jul 2006

Birth	15 Aug 1930
Death	22 Jul 2006
Cemetery	Mount Calvary Cemetery Refugio , Refugio County , Texas , USA
Added by	Kay Marshall on 23 Mar 2018
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40136965

Bio

Julius Joseph Repka Sr., 75, of Refugio, died Saturday, July 22, 2006. He was a retired welder and a member of Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church. Mr. Repka spent his childhood in Alice where he graduated from William Adams High School in 1947. He joined the United States Air Force and served during the Korean War as an aircraft mechanic. He married Mary Joan Repka on Aug. 18, 1951, and the couple moved to Refugio in 1958. Following his retirement, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, singing and dancing, and spent many hours building the Repka family bayhouse and fishing pier in Bayside. Repka was born Aug. 15, 1930 in Agua Dulce to Lucy and Peter L. Repka. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter Julie Ann Repka and daughter Joanie Smith; three sisters, Evalyn Eldredge, Aggie Bayus and Louise Bishop; and one grandson, A.J. Repka. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mary Joan Repka of Refugio; two daughters, Julie Repka of Corpus Christi and Laurie Repka and husband Jim Naylor of Tilden; seven sons and their wives, Pete and Sandy Repka, Tom Repka, Johnny Repka, and James and Donna Repka, all of Refugio, Tim and Pauline Repka of McAllen, Joey and Angie Repka of Portland and Cliff and Lynn Repka of Imperial, Mo.; one sister, Angie Martin of Bakersfield, Calif.; 24 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren. A rosary was recited on Tuesday, July 25, at 7 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26, at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Refugio. Pallbearers were Pete Repka, Tim Repka, Tom Repka, Joey Repka, Cliff Repka, Johnny Repka and James Repka.

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Family

Parents

• Peter Repka 1896–1953
• Aloisie Josephine "Lucy" Kret Repka Baker 1902–1975

Spouse

• Mary Joan Petty Repka 1934–2016 FaG

Siblings

• Angelina Maria "Angie" Repka Martin 1933–2016
• Louise Ann Repka Bishop 1936–1986

Children

• Julie Ann Repka 1952–1953 FaG
• Joanie Marie Repka Smith 1955–2006 FaG
• Julie Marie Repka 1955–2022 FaG

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