Stanley Konvicka

Stanley Albert Konvicka, 86, of Wharton, TX passed away on August 30, 2023 in a Houston hospital. He was born on July 27, 1937, in Wharton to the late Frank and Mary Malek Konvicka. Stanley was raised in the Wharton area and attended school in Wharton. He served our country honorably in the United States Army and was a farmer all his life. On November 27, 1963, he married Bessie Merta in Taiton, TX. They celebrated 59 years together and were blessed with eight children. Stanley enjoyed meeting his friends in the mornings at the coffee shop (the office) and was known as a first-class sauerkraut and wine maker. He loved being outdoors and could often be found on his tractor or feeding and checking on his cattle. Stanley loved to try his luck in Louisiana occasionally and on scratch-offs almost daily. He loved to fish the Colorado River and Matagorda. The week-long fishing trip he took with his sons, other family members and friends, to Choke Canyon State Park, was an annual highlight, and a source of hilarious stories, inside jokes, and treasured memories. Many a fisherman came to him to get their bait and swap fishing stories. Stanley had a big garden and was always willing to share with others, as he and Bessie sold their many goods at the Farmer’s Market in Wharton. Stanley always had a joke to tell, and many were told multiple times. He was an usher at Holy Family Catholic Church and the Lenten fish fry’s will not be the same without him as the hushpuppy fryer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Frank, Ben, and Ed Konvicka, brother - in-law Daniel Brod and sisters-in-law Elsie and Ruby Konvicka. Stanley is survived by his wife, Bessie Konvicka, daughters, Irene Hlavinka and husband, Gary of Hungerford, Denise Zamazal and husband, Frank of Needville and Christi Meador and husband, Jeff of Gadsden, AL, sons, Stanley J. Konvicka and wife, Stephanie of Boling, Steven Konvicka and wife, Stacie of Wharton, Allen Konvicka and wife, Melissa of Deer Park, Richard Konvicka and wife, Angie of Weimar, and David Konvicka and wife, Cylinda of Wharton, sisters, Lillian Brod of Wharton and Mary Ann Polasek and husband, Theo of Montgomery, sisters-in-law Bettie and Helen Konvicka, grandchildren, Ashley Lucher and husband, Jared, Amanda Kitzmiller and husband, Cody, Christopher Hlavinka and wife, Korenna, Cody Hlavinka and wife, Sarah, Jody Konvicka, Matthew and Kayla Konvicka, Chaz Duhon- LeBlanc and wife, Brittany, Quintin Zukywich and fiancée Kimmy Taft, Paige Zukywich, Kyle and Abby Konvicka, Blayne White and wife, Sarah, Brett & Brynn White, Andrew Zamazal, Hailey, Holden and Taylor Meador, great grandchildren, Callie, Case, and Colt Kitzmiller, Emma, Logan, and Danika Hlavinka, Leah and Evan Lucher, Luke and Noah Hlavinka and Ryleigh Zukywich, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Pallbearers will be his sons and sons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers are his many nieces and nephews and his longtime friend, Irvin Ullmann. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 7, 2023, starting at 5 pm with rosary recited at 7 pm at the chapel of Wharton Funeral Home. Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11 am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton under the auspices of the American Legion Post 87 and VFW Post 4474 of Wharton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Holy Family Catholic Church. Funeral services under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home. Condolences at whartonfuneralhome.com