Korenek

Nettilee R. Korenek, 88, of Rockdale died Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at S.P.J.S.T. Assisted Living in Taylor.

A funeral mass was held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 18, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale. Burial was at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale.

Visitation with a rosary was held on Sunday, July 17, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.

M r s . Korenek was born Jan. 25, 1934, in Witting to Edmund J. and Lena (Spies) Perrard.

She attended school in Weimar.

On Jan. 12, 1957, she married Ike G. Korenek in Weimar, where their lifelong romance began. They came to Rockdale in 1957, where they began raising their family.

Mrs. Korenek was a homemaker.

She was active in St. Joseph Catholic Church for 65 years, a member of St. Joseph Ladies Altar Society and a member of New Salem EEA Club.

She enjoyed her family and friends, cooking, baking, sewing, gardening, helping people, dancing, camping and working at the church and Knights of Columbus Hall.

She and husband Ike were hall managers of the KC Hall in Rockdale for many years.

Mrs. Korenek lived the past seven years in Taylor at S.P.J.S.T. Assisted Living Center. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ike on Sept. 13, 2012; two children, Debra Ann Korenek in 1961 and Joseph Charles Korenek in 1967; her parents and her in-laws, Frank and Annie (Janecka) Korenek; three sisters, Earline Britton, Bernice Billeck and Charlene Fojt; three brothers, Leroy Perrard, Melvin “Bob” Perrard and Bernard Perrard; a sister-in-law, Virginia Perrard; four brothers-in-law, Walter Ripper, Willie Korenek, Joe Korenek and Neil Britton; and three nephews, Mark Ripper, David Ripper and Steve Kubenka.

Survivors are two sons, Michael Korenek and wife Genella of Rockdale, Alan Korenek and wife Vickie of Rockdale; a daughter, Teresa Shaw and husband Mitch of Corpus Christi; eight grandchildren, Amanda Burris and husband Damon of Huntsville, Amy Caffey and husband Steven of Rockdale, Randy Korenek and wife Matilda of Jarrell, Jason Korenek and wife Jamie of Katy, Cade Shaw and wife Lacey of Huffman, Garrett Korenek and girlfriend Lani Denman of Franklin, Rylee Sordia and husband Tyler of Corpus Christi and Hannah Shaw and fiancée Carson Cave of Corpus Christi.

Also, 13 great-grandchildren, Lillie Burris, Eli Burris, Liam Korenek, Emily Korenek, Charlie Cave, Aubree Sordia, Brantley Denman, Jonah Cave, Hudson Caffey, Oliver Sordia, Brooklynn Korenek, Carter Korenek, Kacey Shaw and three more on the way; a brother, Roy Lee Perrard; two brothers-in-law Frank Korenek and wife Bea, Delmar Foyt and wife Mary Jane; and five sisters-in-law, Ann Perrard, Helen Perrard, Gracie Perrard, Annie Mae Ripper and Isyjean Korenek; along with many nieces, nephews and cherished friends.

Pallbearers were Damon Burris, Steven Caffey, Randy Korenek, Jason Korenek, Cade Shaw, Garrett Korenek, Tyler Sordia and Carson Cave.

Honorary pallbearers were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale or the Knights of Columbus Hall in Rockdale.