Joseph Andrew Tomek

Joseph Andrew Tomek, 94, of Burlington, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in a Cameron nursing facility. 

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Marak with Rev. George Thirumangalam and Rev. Jim Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in the Sts. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery.  Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m. at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home.

Mr. Tomek, a retired farmer, was born Oct. 4, 1922, in Groveton to Karel and Frances Tomek. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of World War II. He married Martha Mary Mikula on Jan. 28, 1947, and she preceded him in death on Oct. 25, 2009. He had also worked as a school custodian. 

He was preceded in death by brothers, Alfons, Charlie, Ludwig, Frank and Peter; sisters, Frances Roper and Sister Juliana; by grandson, John Paul Meier; and sons-in-law, John Hall and Joe Hammermeister. 

He is survived by: son, George Tomek and wife Veronica of Cameron; daughters, Theresa Meier and husband Johnny of Temple, Rebecca Hall of Richardson, Josie Tinnin and husband Stan of Rosebud, Kathy Bailey and husband Bobby of Rosebud, Ruth Coker of Rosebud, Andrea Hammermeister  of Rosebud, and Julia Coker and husband Eddie of Rosebud; brother, Stanley Tomek of Temple; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and his “favorite daughter” Annette Tynes – of hospice.

Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.