Margaret Lyssy Dlugosch, 92, of Cuero passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014. She was born April 16, 1922 in Cestohowa to the late Kasper Lyssy & Pauline Pawlik Lyssy. She married Bernard Raymond Dlugosch on January 28, 1942 in Cuero at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Margaret was a lifetime member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and Altar Society. Margaret's dearest loves were God, her husband, daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Margaret worked side by side with Ben to maintain their farm and cattle. She loved supporting St. Michael's Church and School throughout the years, many times by baking her wonderful cakes and goodies for bake sales. She took great joy in her grandchildren, spoiling, nurturing, and loving them. Her favorite hobby was gardening and loved her flowers. She could make any plant flourish and bloom and she maintained them with the same gentle love and understanding she had for everyone and everything. Her most beloved gift to her family was sharing her faith, respect, and love of God that she demonstrated throughout her life in all things and in all ways.
She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Ann Pollok and husband, Edward, of Bastrop, Carrie Berger and husband, Jerry, of Waco, Dell Gohmert and husband, Mike, of Victoria, and Barbara Vahalik and husband, Paul, of Victoria; brother, Chester Lyssy of Victoria; grandchildren, Margaret Wright of Red Rock, Emil John Reiman of Lorena, Rhonda Reiman of Hewitt, Eric Reiman of Dallas, Dustin Gohmert of Houston, Kimberly Prichard of Round Rock, Jennifer Jurica of Canyon Lake, Mark Vahalik of Phoenix, and Luke Vahalik of Dallas; and great-grandchildren, Tucker and Tessa Wright, Jody and Jacob Jurica, Dylan Gohmert, and Morgan Heckel.
She is preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband of 70 years; sisters, Mary Tipton, Anna McClendon, Albina Smalley, and Celia Pokluda; brothers, Ed Lyssy, Dan Lyssy, Louis Lyssy, and Conrad Lyssy; and grandson, Eddy Pollok.
Visitation will be held Sunday, October 19, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. at Freund Funeral Home with the Rosary at 7 p.m. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday 20, October , 2014, at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father David Berger officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers include Emil John Reiman, Eric Reiman, Dustin Gohmert, Mark Vahalik, Luke Vahalik, and Tucker Wright. Honorary pallbearers are Margaret's longtime caregivers, Gina Zowarka, Debbie Rodriguez, Eva Cartwright, Stephanie Steiner, Lucille Price, and Melissa Barfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michaels School, 309 E Church Street, Cuero, Texas 77954.
Freund Funeral Home, 361-275-2343.
