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Obituary- Martinek, Bennie 1

Bennie J. Martinek

ROSSVILLE -- Bennie J. Martinek, 81, Rossville, died Saturday, March 4, 1995, at a hospital in Topeka.

He was born July 4, 1913, near Rossville, the son of Vincent and Agnes Simecka Martinek, and was graduated from Delia High School in 1931. He spent most of his life in the Rossville and Delia communities and the past two years in Wimberley, Texas. He had been a teacher several years and was a farmer and stockman many years. He also was an insurance agent more than 40 years.

Mr. Martinek was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia and St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wimberley, Texas. He served on the parish council at Sacred Heart Church and on church committees. He was an honorary life member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 657 and a member of the Fourth Degree, both in St. Marys. He was a 50-year member of Moravian Lodge No. 128 in Delia.

He was married to Ruth A. Diehl Aug. 24, 1937, in Delia. She survives. A son, Sonny V. Martinek, died Aug. 2, 1949.

Other survivors include two sons, Douglas Martinek, Topeka, and Dwight Martinek, Wimberley, Texas; a brother, Henry Martinek, Rossville; a sister, Helen Macha, Rossville; and six grandchildren

Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys. Mr. Martinek will lie in state from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys and after 5 p.m. at the church in Delia where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Delia or to the organization of the donor’s choice.

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