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Vitus William Kolar
1 Nov 1922 – 10 Sep 1961
| Birth | 1 Nov 1922 |
| Death | 10 Sep 1961 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Jennifer Norris on 30 Jul 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44517909 |
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Vitus Kolar, 38, Dies In Accident Vitus Kolar, 38, of Rt. 6, Waco was killed shortly before noon Sunday when his pickup truck swerved off a bridge on the South 12th St. Road in Waco and plunged about 12 feet into the water. The bridge is located about two miles south of the Waco city limits on a branch of Flat Creek. Highway Patrolman Henry Kluck said Kolar left home about 11 a.m. and when he did not return his brother, Wesley Kolar, went looking for him. The brother discovered the truck about 3 p.m. Kluck said Mr. Kolar was travelling south when the truck went off the east side of the bridge. The vehicle Mr. Kolar was driving was loaded with arsenic cotton poison. Kluck said that several of the containers broke and contaminated the water in the creek. He said any cattle that drink the water in that area could be poisoned. An effort was made to inform farmers in the area. Rosary was recited in Wilkerson and Hatch Chapel at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Church of the Assumption, Waco, Father Mark Deering officiated, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery at West. Mr. Kolar was born at Abbott. He was a veteran of World War II and a farmer. Survivors are his wife; his father, William J. Kolar of Waco; five sons, Charles Kolar, Raymond Kolar, Harry Kolar, James Kolar and Thomas Kolar, all of Waco; two daughter, Carolyn Kolar and Mary Jane Kolar, both of Waco; a brother, Wesley Kolar of Waco of Waco; four sisters, Mrs. Lillie Mynar and Mrs. Mary Ann Cocek, both of West, Miss Bernadette Kolar and Miss Catherine Kolar, both of Waco. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 71, No. 20, Edition 1, Friday, September 15, 1961, page 1. Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083)
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- Lillie Marie Kolar Mynar 1924–2017
- Wesley Frank Kolar 1925–2001
- Elo John Kolar 1929–1939
- Bennie Kolar 1932–1939
- Bernadette Joan Kolar Dooley 1940–2006
- Catherine Elizabeth Kolar Vanek 1942–2022
Children
- Charlie V. Kolar 1949–2007 FaG
- Rosalie Marie Kolar 1952–1952 FaG
- James Joseph Kolar 1955–2004 FaG
- Carolyn Ann Kolar Reyes 1957–2017 FaG
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