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Jerry J. Bezdek
2 Jul 1922 – 16 Jan 2011
| Birth | 2 Jul 1922 |
| Death | 16 Jan 2011 |
| Cemetery | Fatima Cemetery Abbott , Hill County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | 8675309 on 31 Dec 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64436448 |
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Jerry J. Bezdek, 88, of Abbott, passed away Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, at Providence Health Center in Waco from complications due to the flu. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Abbott, with the Rev. B. George as celebrant, assisted by Deacons Butch Prewitt and Denver Crawley. Military Graveside Rites will follow at Fatima Cemetery near Abbott, conducted by the Ft. Hood Honor Guard, assisted by West V.F.W. Post 4819. A Rosary will be recited 6:30 p.m. Friday at Aderhold Funeral Home in West, by Sonny Tlustos and Missie Pustejovsky, followed by visitation until 8 p.m. Jerry was born in Abbott, Texas, to the late Joseph Frank and Mary Katherine (Vochoska) Bezdek. He attended the Denton and Treadwell schools near Abbott. In service to his country, he enlisted with the United States Army during World War II, participating in the Sicilian Campaign with the 18th Infantry. Jerry received a Good Conduct Medal, European Theatre of Operations Medal, Combat Badge and the Bronze Star, before being honorably discharged on Jan. 2, 1945. On Oct. 20, 1944, he was united in marriage to Leona Anna Tichavsky in San Antonio. Jerry was a farmer for most of his life until retiring in 1987. He was a longtime and faithful member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Abbott. He was also a member of the West Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4819 and the Abbott K.J.T. Society No. 107. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years on Jan. 31, 2007; brother, Joe Bezdek; and sisters, Josephine Makovy, Mary Dudik, and Irene James. Survivors include daughters, Barbara Bezdek, of Chalk Bluff, and Linda Rosen and husband, Jay, of Houston; son, Michael Bezdek and wife, Jan, of Abbott; grandchildren, Rachel Rosen, Zachary Rosen, Jeff Bezdek, and James Bezdek; brother, Danny Bezdek and wife, Mary Ann, of Arlington; sisters, Dorothy Dyer and husband, John, of Garland, and Evelyn Hanak, of West; a sister-in-law, Doris Bezdek, of Arlington; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 1/20/2011...Y6
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- Mary Bezdek Dudik 1924–1992
- Evelyn Bessie Bezdek Hanak 1927–2022
- Irene Helen Bezdek James 1929–1977
- Joe Henry Bezdek 1931–2008
- Daniel Eugene Bezdek Sr 1933–2016
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