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Shiner Gazette 24 Mar 1955 Mrs. Mary Hajek Called By Death; Rites March 23 Mrs. John F. (Mary) Hajek passed away in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kutach in Hallettsville, Monday, March 21 at 10:55 a.m., following a long, serious illness, that failed to respond to superior medical skill, professional nursing and hospitalization, due to advanced age. Mrs. Hajek had reached the age of 84 years, 10 months and 1 day. Funeral services were held from the Buffington Funeral Home, Shiner, Wednesday morning, March 23 at 9 a.m., continuing to Shiner Catholic Church for Requiem High Mass at 9:30. The Very Rev. Dean Alois J. Morkovksy of Hallettsville and the Rev. J. J. Hanacek of Shiner officiated. Rosary was recited at the funeral home Monday, March 21 and Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. Interment was in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Hajek was born in Czechoslovakia May 20, 1870, daughter of John and Annie Cieferhoffer Ficl, who came to America in 1871, settling in Flatonia, where they engaged in farming. Mary Ficl was married to John F. Hajek in Praha, October 3, 1887. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Frank (Emma) Pechacek, Flatonia; Mrs. Oscar (Agnes) Manning, Houston, Mrs. Adolph (Mary) Bohuslav, Mrs. Julius (Vlasta) Kutach, Hallettsville; two sons, Ernest Hajek, Ed. Hajek, Shiner; 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren. Preceding her to the grave were her husband who died June 6, 1937 and a son, Emil Hajek, who passed away May 4, 1953. Mrs. Hajek was a devout and loyal member of the Catholic Church, also of the Catholic Daughters of America, KJZT and SPJST. Pallbearers were her grandsons, John and Gene Hajek, Emil and Ernest Pechacek, Walter and Buford Manning. Her funeral rites were largely attended and many beautiful flowers testified to the love and esteem in which she was held. The family moved to Shiner from Flatonia in 1910 and for nearly half a century they have been known in this area as among the prominent and representative citizens of the community. Mrs. Hajek was a quiet and unassuming woman. She enjoyed the esteem of a wide
circle of friends who with her family are deeply grieved over her passing. Posted by Matt Cross
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