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William J. Kolar

27 Sep 1894 – 15 Jul 1980

Birth	27 Sep 1894
Death	15 Jul 1980
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	Jennifer Norris on 29 Jul 2025
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44517911

Bio

William (W.J.) Kolar, 85, of Waco, a retired farmer, died Tuesday in a Waco hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Monsignor Ed Rabroker officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in West. Rosary was recited at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wilkerson and Hatch Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Kolar was born in West and attended schools here. He married Mary Pustejovsky in 1921, and the couple farmed in Abbott and Waco until their retirement in 1960. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Lillie Mynar and Mrs. Mary Ann Cocek, both of West, Miss Bernadette Kolar of Waco and Mrs. Catherine Banek of Dallas; one son, Wesley Kolar of Waco; four sisters, Miss Carrie Kolar of Waco, Mrs. Annie Muehlstein of Stamford, Mrs. Agnes Divin of Hillsboro and Miss Wilma Kolar of Waco; two brothers, Albert Kolar of West and Johnny Kolar of Hillsboro, 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 90, No. 29, Edition 1, Thursday, July 17, 1980, page 7. Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083)

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Family

Parents

• John Kolar 1867–1945
• Karolina "Carrie" Grmela Kolar 1875–1908 FaG

Spouse

• Mary Rosalie Pustejovsky Kolar 1901–1959 FaG

Siblings

• Emilie K "Millie" Kolar Marek 1896–1976
• Carrie A. Kolar 1898–1991
• Emil A Kolar 1900–1905
• Mary Kolar Pustejovsky 1902–1977
• Robert J. Kolar 1904–1957
• Albert V. Kolar 1908–1996
• Anne Angeline Kolar Muehlstein 1910–1991
• Agnes L Kolar Divin 1911–2005
• Wilma Jane Kolar 1914–2001
• John Vincil "Johnnie" Kolar 1915–2003

Children

• Vitus William Kolar 1922–1961 FaG
• Lillie Marie Kolar Mynar 1924–2017 FaG
• Wesley Frank Kolar 1925–2001 FaG
• Elo John Kolar 1929–1939 FaG
• Bennie Kolar 1932–1939 FaG
• Bernadette Joan Kolar Dooley 1940–2006 FaG
• Catherine Elizabeth Kolar Vanek 1942–2022 FaG

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