Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 10 am from the Praha Catholic Church in Praha, Texas.

Visitation will begin at 5 pm Tuesday, September 24 from the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home in Schulenburg, Texas, with the Parish rosary to follow at 6:30 pm.

Interment will be in the Praha Catholic Cemetery in Praha, Texas.

Survivors include:  wife-Rosemary Klekar of Praha; daughters and sons-in law-Theresa and Mace of New Jersey, Joan of Richmond, Debora and Keith of Schulenburg and Nichole and Bryan of Praha; sons and daughters-in-law-David and Adriana of Katy and John and Dianne of Praha; and 7 grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother; sister; daughter-in-law and granddaughter.