Sylvester Jerome Kollaja

Sylvester Jerome Kollaja obituary, El Campo, TX

Sylvester Jerome Kollaja

Sylvester Kollaja Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Triska Funeral Home - El Campo on Nov. 10, 2023.
Sylvester Jerome Kollaja, 74 of El Campo, passed away on November 8, 2023. He was born in Fayetteville on September 6, 1949 to the late Jerome Ludvik and Carrie Florence Janosek Kollaja. He was retired from Prasek's Smokehouse.
Sylvester was preceded in death by his parents; brother Leonard and wife Dorothy Kollaja and his sister Agnes Kollaja Schoenvogel.
He is survived by his brother-in-law Kenneth Schoenvogel of Bay City, niece Michelle Brandes and husband Daryl of Hillje; nephew Edward Scherdick and wife Rika of Hawaii, great nephew Preston Brandes of El Campo, and great niece Sanae Sheldon and husband Maxwell of Seabrook.
Visitation will begin on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 9AM at St. Philip Catholic Church with a Rosary at 9:30AM followed by the funeral mass at 10AM. Burial will be at St. John's Cemetery in Fayetteville at 2PM.
Pallbearers will be Daryl Brandes, Preston Brandes, Clayton Brandes, James Svrcek, and Lou Janosek.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the family to help defray funeral expenses.
Condolences may be shared online at www.triskafuneralhome.com

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Triska Funeral Home - El Campo

612 Merchant Street, El Campo, TX 77437-3440

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