Anita Pauline (Kalisek) Shimek, 88, of Pasadena, died there on Friday, Feb. 4 at 1:10 p.m. after having Alzheimer’s Disease for four years.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, with visitation at 9 a.m., rosary at 10:30 a.m. and the funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Fr. Scott Hill will officiate and burial will take place in the church cemetery. Named to serve as pallbearers were Alan Cernoch of Houston, John Cernoch of Houston, John Novak Jr. of Sweeney and Mark Novak of Port Lavaca, nephews; Thomas Sistrunk of Huntsville, greatnephew; and Bill Moreland of Livingston, nephew.
Born on April 24, 1933 at Moulton, she was the daughter of Frank and Anna (Jungbauer) Kalisek. She attended Needville High School. On June 5, 1954, she married Alfons Shimek at Needville. She lived in Schulenburg from 1954-56 and Pasadena from 1956 until her death. She worked as a domestic engineer and was a member of St. Hyacinth Catholic Church of Deer Park. She loved her family, and she loved going dancing, doing yard work, going to grandkids’ activities, working on the farm, drinking Dr. Pepper and eating Cowboy cookies, and playing dominoes with her grandkids.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryl Shimek of Pasadena; a son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Melissa Shimek of Pasadena; two sisters, Josephine Novak of Port Lavaca and Helen Kalisek of Houston; two brothers, John Kalisek and Eugene Kalisek, both of Rosenberg; and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Frank and Anna Kalisek; husband, Alfons Shimek; brothers, Frank Kalisek Jr., Daniel Kalisek and Laddie Kalisek; and sisters, Mary Cernoch, Emily Krischke and Mildred Barcak.
Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.