Katherine M Holecheck's Obituary
Katherine Marousek “Kitty” Holecheck passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 at her home in Federalsburg. She was 76 years old.
She was born in Cambridge, MD on Nov. 26, 1930, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Era Marousek.
She was a graduate of Patterson Park High School in Baltimore and had worked for Acme Markets for many years. She farmed with her husband, Joe, on their Hol-Mar farm for 38 years. She was a member of the Dorchester Farm Bureau. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes in Seaford and also attended Lady of Good Council in Secretary. She often said, “Those who till the land depend on God and Mother Nature to take care of them.”
She is survived by her husband of over 56 years, Joseph W. Holecheck whom she married on Nov. 4, 1950, a brother James Marousek and his wife, Marie, of Dover, DE, a sister, Betty English and her husband, Robert, of Salisbury, MD, several nieces and nephews, including Anne Marie Williams and her husband, Donald, Joseph Hock and his wife,Cindy, and a god-daughter, Debra (Tobat) Robbins and her husband, Mark. She was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers, Eula Schimunek, Marie Hock, Frances Corkran, Josephine Marousek, Albert Marousek and Joseph Marousek.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wed., Aug. 1, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.at Our Lady of Good Council with Rev. Anthony Greco serving as the celebrant. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery in Secretary. Friends may call at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg on Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Wake Prayer Service will be held on Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Serving as pallbearers will be William and Tony Fralick, Joe Hock, Leonard Wanex, Jr., Skipper Wimbrough, and Mike Holecheck.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Ass. Eastern Shore Chapter, 209C Milford St., Salisbury, MD 21804 or to Our Lady of Good Council, P. O. Box 279, Secretary, MD 21664.
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