Stan is survived by his wife of 49 years Carleen Pechacek Heinold, his daughter Monica Heinold Watkins and her husband Ken, and his sister Martha Baros and her husband Charlie. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Lois Sparkman.
Stan was born in Goliad County on October 20, 1942, the youngest of the three children of George and Florine Heinold. He attended and graduated from Victoria High School in 1961. He met Carleen at a mutual friend’s wedding in 1971 and a year later they were married.
As the owner operator of Stan’s Texaco for 40 years, Stan was well known throughout all of Victoria. Later, after retirement, he continued to keep busy as an assistant at Victoria Auto Auction and afterward would enjoy the occasional cold Lone Star Light with his friends. Stanley and his wife were active members of Our Lady of Victory Cathedral, where Stan served as a greeter and Carleen sang in the church choir.
His wife and daughter would like to extend their gratitude to the Stephanies, Kristine, Evelyn and the rest of the MICU staff at Citizens Medical Center in Victoria.
Visitation will be held Thursday, July 15 at 5:00 PM at Rosewood Funeral Chapel with a rosary to be recited at 6:00 PM. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 16 at 2:00 PM at Our Lady of Victory Cathedral with burial to follow in Resurrection Cemetery with flag folding by the Victoria Veteran’s Council.
Pallbearers are Paul Bonorden, Larry Heinold, Larry Reese and James Meischen. Honorary pallbearers will be Ken Watkins, Russel Pechacek, Robert Easterling, Kenny French, Sr. and Jimmy Heinold. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Victory Cathedral. Additional information is available, and memories may be shared at www.rosewoodfuneralchapel.com.
