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Raymond John Hruska
17 Jul 1907 – 23 Apr 1977
| Birth | 17 Jul 1907 |
| Death | 23 Apr 1977 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Jennifer Norris on 30 Jul 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44517386 |
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Raymond J. Hruska Retired Postmaster, Dies Raymond J. Hruska, 69, West civic leader and retired postmaster, died Saturday morning, April 23, in West Rest Haven. Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at West Brethren Church, Rev. Albert Michalik and Rev. William Benish officiating. Burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Mr. Hruska was born at LaGrange July 17, 1907, and moved to West a year later. He began his career as a carrier boy for the Waco News-Tribune while still in grade school. He graduated from West High School in 1926. He was in the grocery and hardware business in West 28 years. Mr. Hruska became West's 18th postmaster Jan. 1, 1956. He was appointed by President Eisenhower. He retired Dec. 31, 1973, after serving longer than any other West postmaster. He was a member of West Brethren Church, Masonic Lodge No. 475 (in which he served as secretary 14 years), Scottish Rite (Waco Consistory), Karem Shrine Temple, West Kiwanis Club, West Chamber of Commerce, SPJST Lodge No. 54 of West, West Bass Club and West Volunteer Fire Department. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Hruska married Christine Nemecek in West July 17, 1934. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Shieldes of Lubbock and Mrs. Jeanette Colley of Dallas; one brother, John Lee Hruska of Clifton; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Brown of Waco and Mrs. Wilma Crippen of Lubbock; and six grandchildren. Aderhold Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Active pallbearers were: Henry Lednicky, Leon Hruska, Alfred Gerik, Charles Smajstrla, Frank Jezek and Lynn Harris. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 87, No. 17, Edition 1, Thursday, April 28, 1977, page 1. Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083)
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- Irene Alvina Hruska Brown 1906–1989 FaG
- John Lee Hruska 1912–1988 FaG
- Wilma Hruska Crippen 1917–2003 FaG
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