Edna Mae Stoever Horecka, lovingly known as “Memaw”, 90, of Hallettsville passed away September 17, 2019. She was born May 15, 1929 in O’Quinn, TX to Alex and Caroline Brueggmann Stoever. She was raised in Fayette County in Freyburg. After her dad passed away when she was only two years old, they moved to her mother’s family farm in Swiss Alp. She completed the 8th grade at the Swiss Alp School, where she was the only girl in her graduating class of three students. She met the love of her life at a dancehall in the Moulton area and married Benedict “Ben” Raymond Horecka on October 7, 1947. They resided in Hallettsville, Seguin, Yoakum and Victoria before settling in Point Comfort, TX in 1952. They were married forty years before Ben passed away in November of 1987. Edna returned to his family’s land in Hallettsville in 1997. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Joyce Horecka Jurica; granddaughter, Tonia Hollas and husband Shane; and 2 great-grandchildren, Jase and Brynlee Hollas.
Memaw was very well-known for her delicious pecan pies and homemade chicken noodle soup. Into her 80’s, she enjoyed maintaining a beautiful garden with an assortment of vegetables. She was meticulous about her home and was a dedicated housewife that lived a simple life centered around the love of her family. The unconditional love she provided will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Horecka, her son-in-law, Thomas Jurica, her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Visitation will be held Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church with a rosary to be recited at 9:30 a.m. followed by the mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Gardens.
Pallbearers are Erwin Chaloupka, Hilbert Henke, Jr., Tim Henke, Brad Keller, Keith Keller and Tommie Matchett
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