Willie Vanicek

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32


Willie Mae Hutka Vanicek

Funeral services for Willie Mae Hutka Vanicek are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Seaton Brethren Church with the Rev. Denise Mikeska officiating. She died Saturday, June 15, 2013 following a lengthy battle with Alzheimers. Burial will follow at Seaton National Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 8:00 p.m. at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple.

Willie Mae was born August 30, 1927 in Temple Texas, the middle child of the late Paul and Annie Pagac Hutka. When she was five, Willie Maes father died and she was raised by foster parents Emil and Minnie Fojtasek of the Red Ranger and Ratibor communities.
A loving wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, Willie Mae gave unselfishly of herself throughout her life. Possessing a true servants heart, Wilie Maes compassion to do unto others was an inspiration. Throughout her adult life, she gave unselfishly of herself to care for and manage the personal affairs of her brother, motherinlaw, mother, foster mother, cousin and beloved husband during their times of need. As an employee of Haywood Manufacturing, Temple News Agency and the Temple Independent School District, Willie Mae was a tireless worker and friend to many, bringing warmth to the lives of everyone she touched.

After attending Thompson, Content and Temple schools, Willie Mae met her sweetheart, Henry Vanicek, following her performance in a school play. Henry and Willie Mae were married on December 20, 1945, just before Henry shipped out to the South Pacific, Philippines and Japan in WWII.

Married for 50 years, Willie Mae and Henry raised three children, David, Harold and Brian. A woman of faith with a strong work ethic, Willie Mae was no stranger to the joys and discomforts of farm work. She was a member of Seaton Brethren Chuch for her entire adult life and in recent years, a visitor, along with her aide and companion, Savana Maziel, to the New Faith Fellowship Church.

Willie Mae devoted quality time as well as quantity time to her children serving as the perpetual school room mother and PTA member, hosting class parties, accompanying students on field trips and baking for countless school concession sales. With the birth of her first granddaughter, Terri, in 1967, Willie Mae and Henry took on the role of supportive grandparents being there as needed and being there to share and celebrate the defining moments of their grandchildrens lives.

With a joyous spirit and zest for life, Willie Mae loved to dance, read, play dominoes, build puzzles, try new recipes, bake cookies, cakes, kolaches and rosettes, chat with friends and family and especially in her later years go on outings to the casinos of Shreveport, Atlantic City and Las Vegas.

Both Willie Mae and her husband, Henry, were active members of the SPJST and involved in a range of Czechheritage and community service projects over the years. Willie Mae received the Lifetime Achiever Award for loyal an dedicated service to the SPJST and SPJST Lodge 24, Cyclone in 2002.

May her dearly departed soul rest in everlasting peace.

Pallbearers are Harold Vanicek, Jr., Brent Vanicek, Samuel Vanicek, Ronald Psencik, Anton Hutka and Bill Smetanka. Memorials may be made to the SPJST Scholarship Fund co the SPJST Home Office P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503.

Willie Mae is survived by: Son, David and wife Pat Vanicek of Zabcikville daughterinlaw, Doris Vanicek of Rosebud son, Brian and wife Joan Vanicek of Zabcikville grandchildren, Terri Vanicek of Zabcikville Harold and wife Deborah Vanicek of Marble Falls Brent and wife, Jennifer Vanicek of Temple Stephanie Vanicek of Austin and Samuel Vanicek of Austin and great grandchildren, Virginia and Henry Vanicek of Marble Falls. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry son, Harold brother George Hutka and sister, Pauline Psencik.

Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:31

Visitation

HarperTalasek Funeral Home
500 W. Barton Ave.
Temple, TX  76501
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
68 PM

Service

Church

Seaton Brethren ChurchH
12561 St. Hwy 53
Seaton, TX  76501
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
10:00 AM

Cemetery

Seaton Cemetery
Seaton, TX  76501

Memorial Contributions

P.O Box 100
Temple, TX  76503