Mary Rejcek Miller

Mary Agnes (Rejcek) Miller, age 90, of Leroy, passed away Thursday morning November 9, 2017 at her residence. A rosary will be recited 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, followed be visitation until 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 13, 2017 at St. Martin Catholic Church in Tours with Msgr. Isidore Rozycki and Rev. Walter Dhanwar as celebrants. Burial will follow at St. Martin Cemetery. Mary was born October 8, 1927 in West, the daughter of John and Agnes (Kohut) Rejcek. She attended Abbott schools. On September 11, 1948 she was united in marriage to Albert F. "Cupie" Miller in Corpus Christi. Mary was a stay at home mother in Corpus Christi and also worked as a cook for the Killeen ISD. After moving back to her home town of Abbott and Leroy, she worked at Tours Day Care for 20 years. Her passion in life was caring for, teaching and entertaining children. She was adored by her grandchildren and great grandchildren and taught them all to play a card game, thirty-one. Mary enjoyed having our family garage sales at Abbott and going to other garage sales. She liked going to Oklahoma and Louisiana, gambling with her family and friends. Mary was always ready to go anywhere regardless how she felt. She wanted to be with her children and family and they wanted her with them. She was a good sport about everything and never complained. Mary was a devout Catholic and spread her love and faith with prayer, treating everyone equal. She was a dedicated and faithful member of the St. Martin Catholic Church in Tours for over 35 years. In 2016 she received her 75 year membership pin from the KJZT Society in Tours. Mary is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Jerome, Raymond Jody, Alphonse, Felix, Johnnie, Willie, Edward, Rudolph and Leo Rejcek; sisters, Martha Veselka, Rudy Gaiser and Louise Cooper; and a son-in-law, Howard Rotramel. Survivors include her beloved husband of 69 years, Albert "Cupie" Miller of Leroy; daughters, Judy Rotramel of West, Joan Davila and husband Noe of Aquilla, Jane Barr and husband Denny of Killeen, June Danker and husband Ken of Laguna Park and Janice Otto and husband David; sons, James Miller and wife Susan of Aquilla and John Miller of West; sisters, Willie Mae Janecka and Edna Knapp; 16 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren, who all adored their Grandma; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers are Randee Rotramel, David Davila, Dennis Davila, Brian Renegar, Adam Danker, Travis Otto, Coy Miller and Jon Borger. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Martin's Catholic Church, West Volunteer Ambulance Association or West Meals On Wheels.