Tarrant County - Obituaries - Wesley J. Cihak *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coble Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Mansfield News Mirror December 22, 2006 Wesley J. Cihak, 77, was reunited with the love of his life, his wife, Lorraine, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. Funeral was Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church, Mansfield. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Mansfield. Wesley was born the sixth of eight children in Tripp, South Dakota on Sept. 13 1929. He served his country in the U.S. Navy for four years during the Korean War. He married Lorraine Hlavac on Dec.. 28, 1953, and were blessed with eight children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Wesley was a local small business owner, owning JMJ Enterprises, and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Josephs Mens Club. He had been a longtime member of the Webb Volunteer Fire Department, a Boy Scout leader for many years, and was a recipient of the St. George Award. He was always an active member of his community and was quick to help whenever a neighbor was in need. Wesley was a great man and a compendium of practical knowledge with no shortage of opinions and suggestions and was always prepared for a bit of mischief when the opportunity presented itself. He enjoyed barbecuing for family, friends and church and kept more than one fish fry running smoothly. He will be sorely missed for all he was and did for those around him. Survivors: Children, Carl of Joshua; Kathleen of Burleson; Valerie of Gunter; Tina of Kennedale; Kurt of Rumford, Maine; Joseph of Ennis; Mary of Milwaukee; and Christopher of Friend, Nebraska; brother, Charles of Fort Worth; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.