Willie Mae Hutyra

Willie Mae Hutyra, age 83, of West, formerly of North Richland Hills, passed away Monday early morning, November 10, 2008 at West Rest Haven in West. A rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home in West. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with Rev. Anthony Odiong as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. Hutyra was born on October 23, 1925 in West, the daughter of Louis Joseph and Mary Frances (Soukup) Bezdek, Sr. She attended St. Mary's School and graduated from West High School in 1943. Willie Mae was also Treasurer of her senior class. On July 28, 1947 she was united in marriage to Edwin Anthony Hutyra in West. He preceded her in death on March 10, 1983. Willie Mae was a bookkeeper for K. W. Martin Lumber Company in Smithfield for over 20 years, retiring in 1988. Prior to that she worked for Camp Swift in Bastrop. She was a former member of the Catholic Daughters of America and was a Camp Fire Leader. Willie Mae was a member of St. Patrick's Cathedral Catholic Church in Fort Worth. She enjoyed gardening, needlework, and genealogy. She especially loved spending time with her family. Mrs. Hutyra was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Louis Bezdek, Jr. Survivors include five daughters, Deborah Cavasar and husband James, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Rose Barnard and husband Eugene, of Haltom City, Linda Johnson and husband Gerald, of Canton, Georgia, Veronica Gloeckner and husband Dennis of West, and Cathy Vasquez and husband Homer, of Grapevine; 13 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Pallbearers are Dennis Gloeckner, Adam Gloeckner, Matthew Gloeckner, Homer Vasquez, Gerald Johnson and Andrew Johnson. Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Alzheimer's Association, or St. Mary's School Endowment Fund.