Monica R. King

Monica R. King, age 56, of Ross, passed away Monday morning, May 26, 2008 at Providence Healthcare Center in Waco. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 3:00 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with the Rev. Ed Karasek as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Monica was born on December 28, 1951 in Waco, the daughter of John and Mary Anastasia (Jaska) King. She attended school in Ross and graduated from West High School in 1970. Monica worked for Stuckey's Pecan Shop, J. L. Enloe Truck Stop, and was co-owner and operator of Ross Store for several years. She also worked at West Community Hospital where she received her licensed vocational nursing degree, A. Jackson Home Health in Waco, and was currently an opthalmalic and surgical assistant for Waco Eye Associates, where she worked for over 25 years. Monica loved camping and the outdoors. She also enjoyed gambling, "sheeting", gardening, playing 42, and tending to the cows. She was a former volunteer for the West Ambulance Association and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. She is preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Terry (King) Walker, who died on August 22, 2006. Survivors include two sons, Jeremy Veselka and his wife Alli of Corinth, and Jeffery Veselka and his wife April of Arlington; one daughter, Melissa Veselka of West; two brothers, John King Jr. and LaDonna of Whitney and Sam King and Elaine of Lacy Lakeview; six sisters, Mary Ruth Dudik and Roberta Gerik and husband Brice, all of West, JoAnn Kreder and husband Gary of Ross, Martha Stalkfleet and husband Brad of Ft. Worth, Cecilia Kuklies and husband Robert of Lake Jackson, and Edith Kubala and husband Mark of West; three grandchildren, Colton, Scott, and Jacob; her special friend and companion, Tommy Janek of West; the father of her children, Donnie Veselka of West; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Active pallbearers will be Brice Gerik, Mark Kubala, Freddie Kaluza, Donnie Veselka, Robert Kuklies, John King Jr. and Gary Kreder. Honorary pallbearers will be Waco Eye Associates & Staff, Louis Hajek, Bob Gerik, Scott Turner, Colton Veselka, Tommy Janek and Jacob Veselka. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Parish Center, West Ambulance Association, or Ross Volunteer Fire Department.