Frances Marie Ender

Frances Marie (Pavlicek) Ender, age 91, of Chilton, passed away late Friday morning, May 21, 2010 at Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Tours, with the Msgr. Isidore Rozycki as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West. Mrs. Ender was born on August 27, 1918 in Tours, the daughter of Joseph and Annie Mae (Marek) Pavlicek. She attended schools in Tours. On January 2, 1940, she was united in marriage to Carl Ervin Ender in Tours. He preceded her in death on July 26, 1996. Frances and her husband worked together on the farm and also raised hens and sold the eggs. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Frances was a caregiver at Evangila Foster Home for Children in Waco for several years. She was a former member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lott. She was also a member of the S.P.J.S.T. Lodge #66 at Linden Hall in Elm Mott. Frances is also preceded in death by a son, James D. Ender and a daughter, Angelina A. Ender, who passed away on June 1, 1953; seven brothers; Edward Pavlicek, Joseph "Jody" Pavlicek, Adolph Pavlicek, Frank Pavlicek, James Pavlicek, Albin Pavlicek and Leo Pavlicek; and three sisters, Bessie Pustejovsky, Vlasta Svoboda and Adele Thun. Survivors include three daughters; Shirley Ann McClinton and husband Don of Oglesby, Ruby Mae Sykora and husband Harry of Georgetown and Frances Marie Evans and husband Gary of Kansas City, Missouri; a son, Carl Jerome Ender and wife Betty of Golinda; 10 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers are Clint Evans, Randy McClinton, Dennis Sykora, David Sykora, Jimmy Pavlicek Jr. and Buddy Pavlicek. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Cemetery or the Chilton Volunteer Fire Department.