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Shiner Gazette
Mrs. Margaret Machacek of Shiner, age 83 years, 5 months and 3 days, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 1985 at 4:10 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Home in Shiner, where she was a resident since Mar. 18, 1983. The body lay in state at the Buffington Funeral Home, Shiner, until 9:00 a.m. Thursday, June 6, when it was conveyed to Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church where Holy Mass was offered at 10:00 a.m. by the Rev. Patrick Fidgeon. Burial was in the Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were James Sofka, Edward Machacek, Edwin Machacek, Johnny Ray Knezek, all of Shiner; Frank Bannert Jr. and Mark Bannert, both of Houston. Rosary was recited at the Buffington Chapel Wednesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. by the parish and at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in church by the KJZT and Altar Societies. Mrs. Machacek, one of five children, was born December 31, 1901 near Moulton, daughter of John and Wilhelmina (Branecky) Kubicek, natives of Frelsburg and Praha, Texas, respectively. During her early childhood, her family moved to a farm in the Charlottenburg community near Shiner, where she since resided continuously. On October 20, 1931, she was married to Frank Peter Machacek in the Shiner Catholic Church with the Rev. L.P. Netardus conducting the ceremony. They made their home on part of the Kubicek farm, consequently, she lived most of her life farming the family homestead with her husband who died Oct. 3, 1973. For the past two years, she had a very happy and productive life at the Trinity Lutheran Home, and was appreciative of the staff's care and attention. She was very active in the nursing home's social activities, including quilt making, knitting, playing bingo, etc. She loved to visit and talk with the staff and friends, always relying on her sense of humor to add joy to her life, as well as to others. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her father, Dec. 1, 1945; her mother, May 5, 1952; two brothers, Jerome "Jerry" Kubicek, in 1900, at 7 years; John Ben Kubicek, Feb. 13, 1983; and two sisters Mrs. Johanna "Janie" Sofka Bujnoch, May 31, 1984, at the age of 96 years; and Annie Kubicek, in infancy. Mrs. Machacek was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
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