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Joe Simon Masek

January 25, 1933 — May 17, 2023

 Joe Simon Masek

January 25th 1933 ~ May 17th 2023

Joe Masek passed away on Wednesday, May 17th 2023 at his residence in Wharton following a lengthy illness.  He was born in Flatonia, TX on January 25, 1933, to the late Frank and Aurellia Branecky Masek.

Joe was raised in the Orchard  area and graduated from Orchard High School with the class of 1951. He later attended the University of Texas to study Industrial and Business Management. After serving our country in the United States Marines Corps honorably, he moved to the Houston area and began a career with Firestone tire. On June 1, 1957 he married Mary Dorothy Hanchey. She preceded him in death on March 13, 2009. Joe enjoyed playing baseball, gardening, baking and cooking, and loved to sing at church. In addition to his parents and wife, Joe was preceded in death by his sister, Anne Luman and brothers, Johnny and Frank Masek.

He is survived by his sons, Thomas Frank Masek and wife, Lynette of Wharton and Matthew Alan Masek of Hershey, PA; sisters, Hattie Hlavinka and Mary Macha; granddaughters, Elizabeth White and husband, David and Sara Masek, and great granddaughter, Charlotte.

Relatives and friends are invited to visitation on Monday, May 22, 2023 after 9am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton, with the Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal beginning at 10 am. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.whartonfuneralhome.com

Services under the direction of:

Wharton Funeral Home

515 E. Boling Hwy.

Wharton, TX 77488

(979) 532-3410


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Visitation

Monday, May 22, 2023

Starts at 9:00 am (Central time)

Holy Family Catholic Church

2011 Briar Lane, Wharton, TX 77488

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Mass of Christian Burial

Monday, May 22, 2023

Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)

Holy Family Catholic Church

2011 Briar Lane, Wharton, TX 77488

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