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ESTELLE FRANCES TOMEK YASHINSKIE

Victoria Advocate – Thursday – March 06, 1997

Yoakum – Estelle Frances Yashinskie, 76, of Yoakum, died Wednesday, March 05, 1997.                 

She was born Oct. 10, 1920 in Lavaca County to the late Joseph R. and Margie Wagner Tomek.  She was a homemaker and was retired from Foley Brothers Department Store.  She was a member of Garden Club, Yoakum Pink Ladies Auxiliary and she was a Catholic.                 

Survivors:  sisters, Agnes Indorf and Anna Meyer, both of Yoakum, and Evelyn Svoboda of Shiner.

Preceded in death by:  husband Stanley Peter Yaskinskie; and brother,  Emil J. Tomek.

Services will be 10:30am Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rev. Gary Janak officiating.                 

Burial will be at Shiner Catholic Cemetery No. 2.  Buffington Funeral Home, Yoaku, 293-2333.

Memorials:  St. Joseph Catholic School Endowment Fund; St. Paul Catholic School Repair Fund in Shiner or Yoakum Community Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary.

Contributed by Patricia Williams

Mrs. MAJOR YORK

Shiner Gazette, 22 Dec 1897, Nickel column

Mrs. Major York died on the 5th of this month, leaving a husband and five little children bereft of a mother’s loving tender care. We deeply sympathize with them. [Burial place unknown.]

Contributed by Matt Cross

SANDY YOUNG

Shiner Gazette, 16 Oct 1901

J. J. Richardson was indicted for the murder of Sandy Young and gave bond for $1000 with Emil Appelt, T. H. Miller and R. B. Miller as sureties.

Contributed by Matt Cross

MRS. H. C. YOUNGKIN

Yoakum Weekly Herald, January 20, 1910

The remains of' Mrs. Youngkin, who died yesterday morning at her home in Hallettsville arrived in the city this afternoon on the 1:40 train and were conveyed to the City cemetery, followed by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends to pay their last sad tribute of respect to this noble and estimable lady. She was consigned to mother earth by the side of her late husband, H.C. Youngkin, who had gone to his reward only a few months previously. The Herald extends its heartfelt sympathy and condolence to her two sons, Drs. John and Si, and her relatives and many friends in their loss of mother, relative and friend. Words can only suffice when we say, "She has gone to her home in heaven, where there is no sadness, nor sorrow, sickness nor pain."

Transcribed by Carla Ratcliff

MARIE MARALIK YUREK

San Antonio Express, Thursday, August 10, 1950

YOAKUM—Mrs. Marie Yurek, pioneer citizen of this section and a native of Austria, died at Gatesville Friday. Burial was in St. Ann's Cemetery in Yoakum Monday with services in St. Ann's Church with Msgr. Pustka officiating. Mrs. Yurek was 90 years old. One daughter, Mrs. V. Kucera, of Houston, survives.

Marie's surname is spelled Jurek on her tombstone. Contributed by Roland Beausoleil