Catherine Vanek

Catherine Elizabeth Vanek passed peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Life Care Center of Plano in Dallas. A Rosary will be recited 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 25, 2022 at the church followed by visitation until service time. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, 1404 Old Gate Ln., Dallas, Texas 75218. Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 25, 2022 St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Catherine was born on February 15, 1942 in Abbott, the youngest of eight children of William and Mary (Pustejovsky) Kolar. Catherine is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Daniel Vanek; her parents, William and Mary (Pustejovsky) Kolar; four brothers, Elo, Bennie, Vitus and Wesley Kolar; and two sisters, Lillian Mynar and Bernadette Dooley. Catherine is survived by her loving children, Mary Kay Lavy and Michael Vanek; two grandchildren, Michaela Ann Lavy and Geoffre Michael Lavy; her sister, Mary Ann Cocek; sister-in-law, Diane Hejl and husband Eugene; and numerous nieces and nephews.