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Shirley Slovak Johnson
27 Oct 1939 – 3 Jul 2010
| Birth | 27 Oct 1939 |
| Death | 3 Jul 2010 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Michael K Goldsmith on 26 Sep 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54495601 |
Bio
Shirley (Slovak) Guillory Johnson, 70, of Waco, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Ridgecrest Retirement Care in Waco. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Viking Drive in Waco, with Bishop Frank Partin officiating. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. A rosary will be recited 6 p.m. Tuesday at Aderhold Funeral Home, with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. Shirley was born in Donna, Texas, to the late Anton A. and Justina (Halencak) Slovak. She attended schools in Abbott and graduated from Abbott High School in 1957. Shirley worked as a cashier for H.E.B., in accounting for Waco Communications, for T-Shirts Plus International, and Waco Savings & Loan, all in Waco. She also worked as a teacher's aide for the Bosque County Coop in Meridian. Shirley was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she was also a member of the Relief Society. She was a former Girl Scout Leader and a librarian for the Family History Library where she was a genealogist. Shirley was a very patriotic person who loved her country. She enjoyed caring for her family, watching old movies with Heather, singing to her grandchildren, caring for the flowers and trees in her yard, especially her daffodils, and was known as an artist who loved music and poetry. She was preceded in death by brothers, Johnny R. Slovak, Jerry Slovak, and an infant, Jimmy Slovak; and two infant sisters, Dorothy Slovak and Patricia Slovak. Survivors include daughters, Angela Loftin, of Waco, Teresa Lyons and husband, Tim, of Richardson, and Robin Watkins, also of Waco; grandchildren, Michelle Hanzlicek and Rudy Bravo, Heather Hanzlicek, Holly Lyons, Emily Lyons, Anastasia Vana and husband, Billy, and Nicole Joyner and fiancé, Mark Kuban; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jonathan, and Destiny; brothers, Frank Vanek, of Vernon, Robert "Bob" Slovak and wife, Judy, of Corpus Christi, Ernest Slovak and wife, Ann, and David Slovak and wife, Janell, all of Elm Mott, and Daniel Slovak and wife, Theresa, of West; sisters, Ruth Gerik, of West and Gladys Jares and husband, Melvin, of Elm Mott; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 7/05/2010 - 7/06/2010...A6/TD4
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- Albin Peter Slovak 1909–1986
- Leona Elizabeth Slovak Pavlicek 1913–2014
- Adolf Apold Slovak 1917–1972
- Josephine H. Slovak Ennis 1923–2018
- Johnny Raymond Slovak 1932–2003
- Dorothy Marie Slovak 1935–1935
- Jerry Thomas Slovak 1936–1985
- Jimmie Wayne Slovak 1937–1937
- Ernest Edward Slovak 1943–2020
- Patricia Katherine Slovak 1949–1949
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