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Submitted: 8/29/20 • Approved: 10/17/20 • Last Updated: 10/20/20 • R347551-G0-S3
July 4, 1909 - January 1, 1975
*OBITUARY
SVETLIK
Steve Thomas Svetlik, 65, of Rt. 1 Cameron died in a Temple hospital Wednesday morning.
Funeral was at 2 p. m. Friday with Rev. Roger Shuemate officiating. Burial was in the Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Buckholts.
Mr. Svetlik was born July 4, 1909. He was a former employee of Milam County. He attended the Buckholts Brethren Church and was a member of SPJST Lodge 15 of Buckholts.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gertie Lee Svetlik of Cameron: two sons, John Thomas Svetlik of Cameron and Steve Sveltik of San Diego; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Lock, Mrs. Opal Seaton, and Miss Gladis Svetlik, all of Cameron, Mrs. Doris Bene of Golden Meadows, Louisiana, and Antone Svetlik all of Buckholts; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Matyastik of Cameron, Mrs. Annie Fuchs of Buckholts, and Mrs. Francis Vogelsang of Cameron; and six grandchildren.
The Cameron Herald(Cameron, Texas), 06 Jan 1975, Mon, Page 5
Family Members
Spouse
Gertie Lee Kraatz Svetlik
1924–2009 (m. 1941)
Siblings
John Svetlik
1892-1977
Frank Svetlik
1894-1986
Rose Matyastik
1904-1999
Annie Fuchs
1906-1985
Antone Svetlik
1911-1991
Francis Vogelsang
1914-2019
Children
John Thomas Svetlik
1943-2011
Steve Frank Svetlik
1953-1978
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Contributed on 8/29/20 by lynst.peters62
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