Marvin John Ondrusek

Funeral Services are under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home and will be held at the Buffington Funeral Home Chapel in Gonzales, Texas on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:00am with Deacon Terry Brennen officiating.

Marvin was born on September 20, 1923 in Shiner, Texas. He was the son of John and Julia (Vavrusa) Ondrusek. He graduated from Shiner High School and joined the US Army. He received a Honorable Discharge after serving in the Army Air Corps where he was a crew member on the B-17 bomber during WWII. He married Catherine A. Callaway on June 1, 1950. Marvin worked at different jobs during his life, but he mostly worked as a ranch hand or auto mechanic. He attended the Catholic Church here in Gonzales. Marvin liked stock car racing and loved to go dancing. He was a Country and Czech music enthusiast.

He is survived by one son; Michael Kevin Ondrusek of San Antonio, Texas, two daughters; Mary Anne Fisher of Houston, Texas and Christine Marie Kendrick of Houston, Texas, one sister; Mary Lee Bell of Ingleside, Texas, two grandsons; John T. Fisher and his wife, Cydni of Lubbock, Texas, Christopher J. Kendrick of Houston, Texas, one great-grandson; Hudson Walden Fisher, one nephew; Dennis J. Bell and his wife, Julie of Austin, Texas, and a special friend and care giver; Evelyn Barrera of Gonzales, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Joseph and Julia Ondrusek, two sons; John Charles and David Christopher Ondrusek, and one brother; Dennis Roy Ondrusek.

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