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Marvin Cernik '50 June 5, 2017 1:00 PM updated: June 5, 2017 1:06 PM
Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home obituary
701 South Main Street
Schulenburg, Texas 78956
Phone: (979) 743-4151
Fax: (979) 743-4213
Marvin Cernik
(August 9, 1926 - May 18, 2017)
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 10am from the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home, in Schulenburg. Visitation will begin to the public after 5pm on Friday, with the Schulenburg VFW memorial services at 6:30pm from the funeral Home. Interment will be in the Schulenburg City Cemetery, Schulenburg, with full military honors conducted by the Schulenburg VFW and American Legion. The family has requested donations be made to: The Fayette County A&M Club, La Grange, Tx or The Gardenia Jassen Animal Shelter, La Grange or a charity of one's choice. Survivors include: daughter-Bonnie Kay Witt/husband Gary of Houston; sons-Glen Ray Cernik/wife Sophie Mae of Moravia; Clinton Lee Cernik of Taylor; 4 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife-Georgie Mae and 1 brother.
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The Schulenburg Sticker
Marvin Cernik
Posted: May 30, 2017
Marvin Cernik of Moulton passed away at the age of 90 years, 8 months, 18 days.
The funeral was held on Saturday, May 27 at 10 a.m. at the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home. Interment took place in the Schulenburg City Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. Pallbearers were Cory Witt and Aaron Witt, grandsons.
On Friday, May 26, the VFW conducted services at 6:30 p.m. at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home.
Born on Aug. 9, 1926 on the family farm near Moulton, he was the son of August and Pauline (Jurica) Cernik. He attended Komensky School through 11th grade, Schulenburg High School in the 12th grade, Texas A&M University receiving a bachelor of science and master of science in agriculture education, and University of Michigan for a master of science in family planning and nutrition. On Aug. 5, 1950, he married Georgie Mae Gilmore at the Little Flower Catholic Church in San Antonio. During World War II, he was a sergeant in the U.S. Army in the Pacific and Korea. He also served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and retired as a colonel after 28 years.
He lived in Lavaca County for 52 years; 29 years overseas and in Washington, D.C.; East Bernard, 1957-59; Tehran, Iran, 1959-66; Ankara, Turkey, 1966-69; Ann Arbor, Mich., 1968-69; Kabul, Afghanistan, 1969-74; Washington, D.C., 1980-83; Bogota, Colombia, 1975-80; and Panama City, Panama, 1983-87. He was a vocational-agriculture teacher, diplomat for the U.S. Agency of International Development, colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, and rancher on the family farm. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, Military Officers Association, Former Students of Texas A&M and SPJST.
Marvin was fluent in Czech, Spanish, Farsi, Turkish and German. He loved to travel and go on cruises to Alaska, Hawaii and Russia. He was active in several dance and dinner clubs. An avid Aggie, he had season tickets to the football games through 2015, when he marched in the front line into Kyle Field with other Aggie WWII veterans to honor the military graduates. After retirement from the State Department, he returned to his roots as a rancher on the farmily farm. He enjoyed dancing and socializing at parties, dinners and feasts. He loved to practice his language skills with friends and family.
Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Kay Witt and husband Gary A. Witt of Houston; two sons, Glen Ray Cernik and wife Sophie Mae (Clausen) Cernik of Moravia, and Clinton Lee Cernik of Taylor; four grandchildren, Keith Cernik, Jason Cernik, Cory Witt and Aaron Witt; and a great-grandson, Daniel Cernik.
Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, and a brother, Harry Cernik.
Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The family requests that donations be made to Fayette County A&M Club, La Grange; Gardenia Janssen Animal Shelter, La Grange; or a charity of one's choice.
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Sent by brother
MARVIN CERNIK’50
AUG 9, 1926—MAY 18, 2017
MOULTON, TX
AT A&M: MEMBER OF VD-1. BS & MS IN AG. EDUATION. LATER A MS FROM U. OF MICHIGAN IN FAMILY PLANNIN & NUTRITION.
US ARMY IN WWII IN PACIFIC & KOREA. RETIRED FROM USAF RESERVES AFTER 28 YEARS AS COLONEL.
STARTED AS VO-AG TEACHER IN SCHULENBURG & EAST BERNARD. JOINED STATE DEPARTMENT TO SERVE IN IRAN, TURKEY, AFGHANISTAN, COLOMBIA & PANAMA AS A DIPLOMAT WITH US AID.
RETIRED TO HOME RANCH IN MOULTON, TX RAISING CATTLE.
PREDEDED IN DEATH: WIFE OF 51 YEARS, GEORGIE.
SURVING CHILDREN: GLEN ’73, CLINTON, & BONNIE WITT. 4 GRANDSONS, & 1 GREAT-GRANDSON.
701 South Main Street
Schulenburg, Texas 78956
Phone: (979) 743-4151
Fax: (979) 743-4213
Marvin Cernik
(August 9, 1926 - May 18, 2017)
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 10am from the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home, in Schulenburg. Visitation will begin to the public after 5pm on Friday, with the Schulenburg VFW memorial services at 6:30pm from the funeral Home. Interment will be in the Schulenburg City Cemetery, Schulenburg, with full military honors conducted by the Schulenburg VFW and American Legion. The family has requested donations be made to: The Fayette County A&M Club, La Grange, Tx or The Gardenia Jassen Animal Shelter, La Grange or a charity of one's choice. Survivors include: daughter-Bonnie Kay Witt/husband Gary of Houston; sons-Glen Ray Cernik/wife Sophie Mae of Moravia; Clinton Lee Cernik of Taylor; 4 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife-Georgie Mae and 1 brother.
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The Schulenburg Sticker
Marvin Cernik
Posted: May 30, 2017
Marvin Cernik of Moulton passed away at the age of 90 years, 8 months, 18 days.
The funeral was held on Saturday, May 27 at 10 a.m. at the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home. Interment took place in the Schulenburg City Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. Pallbearers were Cory Witt and Aaron Witt, grandsons.
On Friday, May 26, the VFW conducted services at 6:30 p.m. at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home.
Born on Aug. 9, 1926 on the family farm near Moulton, he was the son of August and Pauline (Jurica) Cernik. He attended Komensky School through 11th grade, Schulenburg High School in the 12th grade, Texas A&M University receiving a bachelor of science and master of science in agriculture education, and University of Michigan for a master of science in family planning and nutrition. On Aug. 5, 1950, he married Georgie Mae Gilmore at the Little Flower Catholic Church in San Antonio. During World War II, he was a sergeant in the U.S. Army in the Pacific and Korea. He also served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and retired as a colonel after 28 years.
He lived in Lavaca County for 52 years; 29 years overseas and in Washington, D.C.; East Bernard, 1957-59; Tehran, Iran, 1959-66; Ankara, Turkey, 1966-69; Ann Arbor, Mich., 1968-69; Kabul, Afghanistan, 1969-74; Washington, D.C., 1980-83; Bogota, Colombia, 1975-80; and Panama City, Panama, 1983-87. He was a vocational-agriculture teacher, diplomat for the U.S. Agency of International Development, colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, and rancher on the family farm. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, Military Officers Association, Former Students of Texas A&M and SPJST.
Marvin was fluent in Czech, Spanish, Farsi, Turkish and German. He loved to travel and go on cruises to Alaska, Hawaii and Russia. He was active in several dance and dinner clubs. An avid Aggie, he had season tickets to the football games through 2015, when he marched in the front line into Kyle Field with other Aggie WWII veterans to honor the military graduates. After retirement from the State Department, he returned to his roots as a rancher on the farmily farm. He enjoyed dancing and socializing at parties, dinners and feasts. He loved to practice his language skills with friends and family.
Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Kay Witt and husband Gary A. Witt of Houston; two sons, Glen Ray Cernik and wife Sophie Mae (Clausen) Cernik of Moravia, and Clinton Lee Cernik of Taylor; four grandchildren, Keith Cernik, Jason Cernik, Cory Witt and Aaron Witt; and a great-grandson, Daniel Cernik.
Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, and a brother, Harry Cernik.
Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The family requests that donations be made to Fayette County A&M Club, La Grange; Gardenia Janssen Animal Shelter, La Grange; or a charity of one's choice.
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Sent by brother
MARVIN CERNIK’50
AUG 9, 1926—MAY 18, 2017
MOULTON, TX
AT A&M: MEMBER OF VD-1. BS & MS IN AG. EDUATION. LATER A MS FROM U. OF MICHIGAN IN FAMILY PLANNIN & NUTRITION.
US ARMY IN WWII IN PACIFIC & KOREA. RETIRED FROM USAF RESERVES AFTER 28 YEARS AS COLONEL.
STARTED AS VO-AG TEACHER IN SCHULENBURG & EAST BERNARD. JOINED STATE DEPARTMENT TO SERVE IN IRAN, TURKEY, AFGHANISTAN, COLOMBIA & PANAMA AS A DIPLOMAT WITH US AID.
RETIRED TO HOME RANCH IN MOULTON, TX RAISING CATTLE.
PREDEDED IN DEATH: WIFE OF 51 YEARS, GEORGIE.
SURVING CHILDREN: GLEN ’73, CLINTON, & BONNIE WITT. 4 GRANDSONS, & 1 GREAT-GRANDSON.
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