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Arnold Raymond Cocek

19 Oct 1928 – 23 Feb 1943

Birth	19 Oct 1928
Death	23 Feb 1943
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	Michael K Goldsmith on 26 Feb 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44520096

Bio

Arnold Cocek Dies Of Tetanus Attack Arnold Cocek, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cocek, Sr., of this city, passed away in a Waco hospital on Tuesday of this week following an attack of tetanus which resulted from a cut the youngster received on a leg. The cut was suffered some days ago but was not thought to be serious until lockjaw developed without warning. Funeral service will be held here at the home at 9:30 a.m. and at the Catholic church at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Rev. E.J. Polcak officiating. Interment will be in the Catholic cemetery. Arnold was born here and was one of the most popular youngsters in the city. He was a student in the local high school and leaves a host of friends, both young and old, who will mourn his untimely passing. He is survived by his parent; three brothers, Joe Jr., and Alphons of California, and Pvt. Willie Cocek, Camp Edwards, Mass.; five sisters, Misses Leona and Hattie Cocek of West, Mrs. G. L. Borgeson of Dallas, Mrs. A.B. Ctvrtlik of Waco, and Mrs. G.J. Phife of Houston. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 53, No. 40, Edition 1, Friday, February 26, 1943, page 1. Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083)

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Parents

• Joseph Frank Cocek Sr 1879–1944
• Josephine "Julie" Gerik Cocek 1885–1953

Siblings

• Amalie J. "Mollie" Cocek Ctvrtlik 1906–1992
• Olga Cocek Phife 1908–2002
• Hattie Marie Cocek Urbanovsky 1909–1989
• Joseph William Cocek 1912–1989
• Leona A. Cocek 1914–1992
• Lillian Regina Cocek Borgeson 1916–1999
• Alphonse Thomas Cocek 1918–1981
• William E. Cocek 1921–1995

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