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LEERA SKALITSKY Obituary
No reason for sorrow, no reason to cry. It's time for my journey home, a beautiful and peaceful trip that I must make alone. So just be strong and keep a smile. We'll only be apart for a little while. I'm with Our Father in Heaven, and He is lovingly caring for me.
DONNA - After living courageously for several years with Alzheimer's disease, Leera Schobel Skalitsky entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 16, 2009, at the age of 91, at her home in Donna surrounded by her family and caregivers.
Leera was born on July 15, 1918 in Ellinger, Texas to Maximillan and Meta Poenitzch Schobel. Her paternal grandparents immigrated from Wiirttemburg, Germany, on the ship Talisman, which landed in Galveston on April 3, 1846. Leera's mother, who was born in Germany, came with her parents to Texas when she was 5 years old on September 24, 1879.
Leera and her husband, Adolph Skalitsky, moved to the Rio Grande Valley in 1941, and a few months later, chose Donna as their permanent residence where they established a successful farming business and were well known and respected in the community. Leera was a dedicated housewife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was happiest when she was with her family.
Leera was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Oscar James Skalitsky; her husband, Adolph Skalitsky; her son-in-law, George "Eddie" Edwards; five brothers, and four sisters. She was the youngest and last surviving sibling.
She is survived by her children, Leroy (Betty) Skalitsky of Donna, Pearlie (JC) Efird of Alice, Alice Edwards of McAllen, Kenneth Skalitsky of Donna, Jolene (Scott) Neighbors of San Antonio, Laura (Mark) Johnson of Corpus Christi, and Jimmy (Tricia) Skalitsky of McAllen; her grandchildren, Terry, James, Larry and Johnny Skalitsky, Robert Efird and Cheryl Riff, Bill Edwards, Lolly Durso, Kim Edwards-Tamayo, Melanie Edwards, Amber and Kevin Johnson, Laurin Guzman and Lanie and Lindsay Skalitsky; 29 great-grandchildren; and 2 great great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 4 to 6 p.m. with the family present at Kreidler Funeral Home in McAllen. Burial will at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at New City Cemetery in La Grange.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, STAR, 4687 Mesa St., Ste. 200, El Paso, TX 79912.
Leera's family extends a special "thank you" to Dr. Gabriel Gonzalez of Weslaco and to her caregivers, Juanita C. Tamez and Marisela del Angel. Kreidlerfuneralhome.com
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Memories and Condolences
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Jolene Neighbors
October 17, 2018
Hello to you, Daddy, Oscar, and Kenneth♥ God called you Home 9 years ago yesterday (October 16, 2018). We miss all of our loved ones so very much but are comforted that in Heaven all are no longer suffering but instead are living in total peace surrounded by God's Glory. All of you live in our hearts for which we give God all the praise, thanks, and glory. In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name. Amen
Jolene Neighbors
October 16, 2017
Thinking of you today which is 8 years since God called you Home. I am thankful for, and cherish, my memories of you. All thanks, praise and glory to God for exchanging your suffering here for perfect peace at Home with Him in Heaven. AMEN
Love, Jolene (your daughter)
September 4, 2016
Happy Anniversary, Daddy and Mom!!! Would be 81 years. Thinking of you on this special day.
Love,
Jolene
Jolene Neighbors
August 23, 2016
Today, August 23, 2016, is one month until Oscar's 71st birthday. God called him Home when he was 11 years old. Words cannot express how much Daddy and you missed him and the pain both of you endured. My heart is full because the three of you are together in perfect, peaceful Heaven with Our Heavenly Father.
July 16, 2016
Dear Mom,
Thinking of you with love on your 98th birthday, July 15, 2016. I have a special place In my heart for you.
Love,
Jolene
April 9, 2016
Today, Saturday, April 09, 2016, is a very special day. Daddy, you are 103 years old today--Happy Birthday! I can only imagine the beautiful, perfect celebration that happens only in Heaven. I miss you and other departed ones, but I am at peace because all of you are with Our Heavenly Father and are suffering no more.
Love,
Jolene
October 16, 2015
Dear Mom,
Today (October 16, 2015) is six years since Our Heavenly Father called you Home. Time passes so quickly. As I have grown older, I realize that life here is very short. Thinking of, and missing, you and all my departed loved ones, my heart and my memories are where all of you are. I am comforted because there is no pain but perfect Peace in Heaven which only Our Almighty God can give. I just want to say to you that life is not complete here without all of you.
Love,
Jolene
July 15, 2015
Happy Birthday to my dear mother...97 years old today! I miss you and other departed loved ones more than I can express in words, but all are with me in Spirit until me meet again. I am comforted because all of you are with Our Almighty God experiencing Perfect, Peaceful, Pain-free Life.
Love,
Jolene
June 21, 2015
Thinking of all this Sunday. Happy Father's Day to Daddy, Leroy, and Eddie!!!
Love and miss all,
Jolene
May 15, 2015
Dear Mom,
Two days ago, May 13 (in 1957), Daddy and your son and our then 11-year-old brother, Oscar, was called Home by Our Heavenly Father. How sad for Daddy and you that your little boy was very ill. It broke your hearts when his life ended, and both of you never stopped missing him. Years later, first Daddy in 1993, then you in 2009 joined Oscar in God's Eternal Home. What a joyful reunion! We miss all of our departed loved ones, but that day will come when God calls us Home and we meet again!
Love,
Jolene
April 9, 2015
Dear Daddy, Mom, and Oscar,
Each day that God gives us is a special gift. Today, April 9, 2015, is extra special, Daddy: your 102nd birthday...Happy Birthday! Our Heavenly Father called you Home 22 years ago, February 13, 1993. Cherishing memories of you and all departed loved ones, I thank God for having all of you in, and enriching, my life.
Always Loved, Never Forgotten--
Jolene
October 16, 2014
My Dear Mother,
Today (October 16, 2014) is 5 years since Our Heavenly Father called you Home. I thank God for the sweet memories I have of departed loved ones.
I am looking forward to bringing flowers to Daddy, Oscar, and you tomorrow. As I arrange the flowers, I will feel God and the three of you looking down on me from Heaven. Thank You, Heavenly Father, for these precious moments.
Love,
Jolene
July 15, 2014
Dear Mom??
HAPPY BIRTHDAY??????
??96 years young today, July 15, 2014??
You and other departed loved ones are always in my heart.
????
Jolene
June 15, 2014
?Thinking of all departed loved ones today and wishing my Daddy, a Happy Father's Day and also my brother Leroy, and my brother-in-law Eddie?
Miss and Love You,
Jolene
April 9, 2014
Dear Loved Ones,
Thinking of you on this special day, April 09, 2014, because it is Daddy's 101st birthday. Although it's been 21 years since God called you Home, Daddy, I still miss you. How I wish I could be celebrating your special day with you. Since I am not with you, I will cherish the day with pleasant memories of your happy, smiling face at your many birthday parties our family and friends celebrated together. Happy Birthday, Daddy!
Love you Daddy, Mom, Oscar,
Jolene
March 16, 2014
Thinking of you, Daddy, Oscar, Leroy, Eddie, and other departed loved ones this peaceful Sunday morning (4 years and 5 months since God called you Home). I am looking forward to bringing flowers for (and spending time close to) Daddy, Oscar, and you soon.
Heartfelt Love,
Jolene
September 4, 2013
Today is Daddy and your 78th wedding anniversary--Happy Anniversary!!! I imagine Heaven as the loveliest setting
for an awesome anniversary celebration. I'm with Daddy and you in Spirit!
Thinking of you, missing you, and loving you today and always,
Jolene
August 17, 2013
Dear Mom,
Yesterday, August 16, was 3 years and 10 months since God called you home. I miss Oscar, Daddy, Eddie's mom, Eddie, you, Leroy, and all the other loved ones who have gone before me to include Uncle Albert and Aunt Millie, Uncle John and Aunt Adela, Aunt Annie, and Aunt Alma. Time passes, but I have special thoughts and memories and clear visions of each of you. My heart smiles, and I even laugh out loud when I think of times spent with each of you and amusing things each one said or did. Thank you Heavenly Father for the many ways my deceased loved ones live on in my life while being Home with You in complete Peace with no pain.
All my love,
Jolene
May 13, 2013
Dear Mom,
Today, I write in remembrance of Oscar, 56 years since Our Heavenly Father took His Precious Child Home on May 13, 1957. He was 11 (born 09-23-1945); I was 8 (born 12-02-1948). He was my brother and playmate. Being very young, my understanding was limited. I sensed the sadness, but did not experience the depth of sadness that my older siblings and Dad and you experienced. How difficult for Dad and you to lose such a young son. BUT God had to take him Home to no more sickness and no more pain to Heavenly Peace. And how delightful that the three of you are together again for eternity with 0ur Almighty Father.
Until We Meet Again; With Love,
Jolene
April 16, 2013
Dear Mom,
Today is 3 years and 6 months since you left us. Missing you, I imagine how nice it would be if you could be here with me today. BUT that is very selfish of me. You are ideally in Heaven with God, and I am thankful for the many years He lent you to us, the memories we have, and the Heavenly peace you have. Time goes on, but I will never forget you and other departed loved ones.
Love,
Jolene
April 9, 2013
Dear Mom,
Celebrating Daddy today on his 100th birthday is bittersweet for me. I am comforted that he, you, and Oscar are together in Heaven with Our Almighty God; however, I miss the three of you very much. Happy birthday, Daddy!!! I give thanks to God for memories of birthdays we (your family) and friends celebrated with you. You enjoyed your birthdays; we all did!!! The food was delicious, the birthday cakes were special, and ice cream (your favorite and many times homemade) was a must. Most of all, I loved seeing how happy you were.
Love,
Jolene
February 16, 2013
Dear Mom,
This past November 24 was one year since Leroy left us, today is three years and four months since you left us, this coming April 2 will be four years since Eddie left us, a few days ago, February 13, was 20 years since Daddy left us, and this coming May 13 will be 56 years since Oscar left us. Time passes, but memories remain.
It was very special spending time with Daddy, Oscar, and you on February 13 and 14. As I made flower arrangements at the grave site, I was happy, feeling you three looking on me from Heaven. What a blessing from God and the beautiful weather on both days, also.
Love,
Jolene
October 16, 2012
Dear Mom,
Three years ago today God called you Home. Because of memories, you live on in my life until we meet again in Heaven. I thank God for the many years that He gave you to us. Above all, I thank God for loving you unconditionally and giving you eternal life.
Love,
Jolene
September 16, 2012
Dear Mom,
Today is two years and eleven months since God called you home.....next month will be three years. I miss you and love you very much.
Always thinking of you,
Jolene
August 18, 2012
Mom,
August 16 was 2 years and 10 months since God called you home.....checking in to say hi to you, Daddy, and Oscar and to let the three of you know that I love and miss you very much!
In my heart always,
Jolene
July 15, 2012
Well, my dear Mom, today is your birthday, and tomorrow is two years and nine months since God called you Home. Tearfully thinking of you, I am missing you very much.....if only I could reach out and touch your face and give you a kiss. Happy birthday, sweet angel! You have a special place in my heart.
Love,
Jolene
June 16, 2012
Dear Mom,
Thinking of you today, 2 years and 8 months since we've been without you. AND tomorrow will be Father's Day. I remember how exciting it was when we celebrated together as a family. Happy Father's Day, Daddy! Looking at my life as a puzzle, it is missing 2 most important pieces, my parents. I find myself wishing that I still had the two of you in my life. MOST OF ALL, thank You, dear God, for them and the many years I had with them.
Love,
Jolene
May 16, 2012
Dear Mom,
Thirty-one months ago today you left us. We were sad when you left, but departed loved ones were waiting for you to join them in Heaven. We rejoice that all of you are in the ultimate, problem-free, pain-free Home with Our Loving Heavenly Father, and we thank Him for the time that He gave us with all of you. I cherish the memories.
Love,
Jolene
April 16, 2012
Dear Dad and Mom,
Daddy, happy belated birthday on April 9. Wow, you would have been 99 years old!
Mom, today (April 16) is 30 months since you joined loved ones in Heaven. Time certainly does fly!
I am so happy that God chose you to be my parents! I will miss you until we meet again.
Love,
Jolene
March 16, 2012
Dear Mom,
Thinking of you today, 29 months since you left us, I cherish the time that we spent together. You did and said things that brought me much laughter.
I thank Daddy and you for your strong work ethic, honesty, and numerous other qualities that the two of you passed on to me. Daddy and you loved all eight of your children equally and sacrificed so much for us.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Love you, love you, love you!!!
And miss you so much,
Jolene
February 16, 2012
Dear Parents and Brother,
Daddy, Monday (February 13) was 19 years since you left us. Mom, today (February 16 & just 3 days later) is 28 months since you left us.
Alice & I were blessed to spend time at the cemetery Sunday (February 12) making arrangements of red roses for Valentine's Day for the three of you. Upon our arrival at the cemetery, we saw the beautiful Christmas flowers that JC and Pearlie had brought during the Christmas season.
For those of us left behind, the words "Gone But Not Forgotten," inscribed on your tombstone, describe exactly how we feel now and how we will always feel about you, Daddy, Mom, and Oscar.
Miss you, and love you, my three angels,
Jolene
January 16, 2012
Dear Mom,
Today is twenty-seven months since you left us. It's a new year with another son in Heaven with Daddy and you.
My Bible-based belief of life in Heaven is no pain, beauty, peace, love.....all things good. I thank God that Oscar, Daddy, Dell, Eddie, you, Leroy (who left us in that order), and our many other loved ones are experiencing an incredible family life with our Heavenly Father.
You all paid your dues here on earth, or as you told us so sweetly when you were with us in your latter years and not cooking any more, "I paid my 'duties'." Yes you did, and we miss your "ever so delicious" food!
Miss you, love you, and carrying precious memories of you with me,
Jolene
December 25, 2011
Daddy, Mom, and Oscar,
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jolene
December 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Today is twenty-six months since you left us and less than one month since Leroy joined you, Daddy, Oscar, Eddie and his mother, and other loved ones in Heaven. I am happy for all of you together in Heaven.
I will have to say that we miss all of you deeply, which we feel even more deeply this holiday season with Leroy's passing on Thanksgiving Day. Know that all of you are with us in spirit, and we wish you a Merry Christmas!
Love,
Jolene
November 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Twenty-five months ago today, you left us. At this time of year, I have fond memories of the past Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons celebrated with departed loved ones. You all continue to be us in spirit.
Love you,
Jolene
October 17, 2011
grandma grandma i miss you so much it has been two years since you been gone to me it feels like you are here with us love mikayla<3 (:
October 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Two years ago today, you went to be with our Lord. It is not the same without you; however, you had to go, because you had fulfilled God's purpose for you here on earth. Nothing compares to the beauty and peace that you are experiencing in Heaven.
I must say that I miss you very, very much; however, I am at peace knowing that you are not suffering any longer. Truthfully, I do long for you to be here for many reasons to include: looking at you, seeing you smile, touching you, hugging you, and giving you kisses; but, what God has given me is much deeper. You are always with me in spirit. God chose you to be my mother, and you live in my heart.
Although I miss you, I love you more. You belong to God, and I thank Him for lending you to us for many, many years. I thank Him for the care and unconditional love that He gives like no other can.
Sweet dreams, our Princess Angel.
Love,
Jolene
October 16, 2011
White hair grandma its been two yers that you have been gonne, but really to me you are still here(: its like i can still smell you breakfest i miss you so much i love you muahh
love kristen
October 16, 2011
Missing you even more today. It has been two years since you left us. Love you very much.
Love, Laura
September 23, 2011
thru mom to oscar,
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR BROTHER!"
someday i will be there to celebrate your birthday with you and see for myself what it's like. now i can only imagine, and what i imagine is an amazing, Heavenly celebration like no birthday party that i have ever experienced! i am so happy that you, daddy, mom, eddie, dell, and all of our other loved ones who have departed us are in God's House celebrating your birthday today! IT CAN'T GET ANY MORE SPECIAL THAN THAT!!!
love you, oscar,
jolene
September 16, 2011
hi, mom!
i'm checking in with you today, 23 months since you left us. although time passes, my memories of, and love for, you will never pass. i won't keep you, because i believe that you are busy planning a very special birthday party for oscar on september 23. i send a big "happy birthday" to my brother! i do have a request, "if possible to get it to me, i would love a taste of the delicious cake that you bake for him!
love,
jolene
September 16, 2011
Hi, Mom!
I'm checking in with you today, 23 months since you left us. Although time passes, my memories of, and love for, you will never pass. I will not keep you, because I believe that you are planning a special birthday party for Oscar in 7 days (September 23). Please wish my brother a Happy Birthday, and if there's a way to get it to me, I would love a taste of the delicious cake that you bake for him.
Love,
Jolene
September 4, 2011
September 4, 2011
Dear Daddy and Mom,
Happy anniversary! Wow, today would be 76 years!!!
Love and miss you,
Jolene
August 16, 2011
Hi, Beautiful Mom!
It's me again. I'm checking in with you today, 22 months since you left us. You've been gone too long! Whenever there is a falling star in the sky that is you, I hope to catch it, put it in my pocket, and have you close to me always!
Love and miss you,
Jolene
July 18, 2011
Dear Grandma,
Sending special birthday wishes to you. I love looking at pictures of you and remembering all the wonderful times we shared. Love and miss you!
Love,
Lolly
July 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Yesterday was your birthday, and today is 21 months since you went to be with our Lord. Tears are falling as I am writing to you. Some are tears of joy, because you are in Heaven with God, and His love for you is the greatest love of all. The other tears are because I am missing you very much. I am so glad that God chose you to be my mother and that He gave you to us for a very long time!
Sending you all my love,
Jolene
July 15, 2011
Hey Grandama
Today is your birthday i know if you were still here we would be throwing you the biggest party ever(: but know matter what your always on my mind and always in my heart... i love you so much grandam have a wonderful birthday
xoxox kristen HAPPY BIRTHDAY
July 15, 2011
Happy Birthday Grandma Grandma
I love and miss you
Mikayla
July 15, 2011
Happy Birthday Grandma
I love you
Mark Johnson
July 15, 2011
Happy Birthday Mom
Love you and miss you more each day that passes.
Love,
Laura
July 15, 2011
Dear Mom,
This is a special Friday, July 15, your 93rd birthday. Thinking of some of your birthdays when you were physically with us, I wish you were here so I could see again how much you enjoyed them. More than that, I wish I could see you at your party in Heaven today.....what a party that must be!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEAUTIFUL LEERA!
Love you and miss you,
Jolene
June 19, 2011
Thru: Mom
To: Dad
Happy Father's Day, Daddy! I think of you, miss you, and carry you with me in my heart.
Love,
Jolene
June 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Thinking of you today, 20 months since you left us. I have missed you since the moment you left us, and I miss you more with each passing moment.
I thank God for the memories of you, which keep you alive in my heart. God gives us one mother, and He gave me you--that is very special, and you are very special!
Love,
Jolene
May 31, 2011
Grandma,
I think of you often and love remembering the fun times we had on the farm. I loved collecting eggs from those crazy chickens in the coop, eating your homemade chicken noodle soup, helping you with your rose garden and watching Wonderful World of Disney every sunday night before I had to go home. Billy and I hiding from you and grandpa and making you two worry,was not nice, but at least we can laugh about it now. I was just telling Sydney how grandpa use to sit at the dining table and cool is coffee by pouring a little at a time onto his saucer to cool it and then drink it. I told her how you were such a hard working grandma and were the best cook ever! There are so many great memories and you will always be remembered as the grandma we all were so excited to go spend the night with on the farm! Heaven is a happy place with you in it!
Love,
Lolly
May 16, 2011
My Dear Mother,
Nineteen months since you left us, and I miss you more than ever. Thinking of departed loved ones, I recall several occurrences since this January 2011--18 years since Daddy left us on February 13; 2 years since Eddie left us on April 2, Daddy's 98th birthday on April 9, celebrating you on Mother's Day, May 8; and 54 years since Oscar left us on May 13.
How happy I am that you, Daddy, and Oscar are reunited in Heaven! As a child I did not understand how difficult it was for you and Daddy to lose your 11-year-old son. When I was old enough to understand and thereafter, my heart bled for you and Daddy. It took many years for the three of you to be reunited, BUT WHAT A HAPPY ENDING TO BE TOGETHER IN BLISSFUL HEAVEN!!!
Love,
Jolene
May 8, 2011
dear mom,
happy mother's day, princess! oh, how i miss you & wish you were here to give you hugs & kisses & celebrate with you.
but, it's ok, because the beautiful, joyful, & peaceful mother's day that god gives in heaven is the greatest gift of all. thanks to god that you are no longer in pain, for giving you to us for so many years, & for choosing you to be my mother!
love,
jolene
April 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Although today 1-1/2 years have passed since you left us, I continue to miss you very much. No other person or thing can replace our loved ones who have left us. I thank God for the memories of the times I spent with you. God gave you to us for many years, and He took you to be with Him in Paradise so you would not suffer any longer. WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE!
I love you, Princess!
Jolene
April 9, 2011
Hi to my dad, mom, & brother on this special day--your birthday, Daddy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! I can only imagine what your day will be like. Will Mom make a special meal followed by a birthday cake and ice cream? Daddy, I remember not only that you loved ice cream but also the delicious homemade ice cream we had. Since Oscar passed away at such a young age, I imagine that he is making up for all the parties he missed with the family! ;-) Who will be at your party--Jesus, Mom, Oscar, your parents & brothers & sisters, Eddie & his mom & dad, friends? Who else? Just know that we're thinking of you on your special day & that we love & miss you very much!
Jolene
March 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Seventeen months today since you passed away. I think of you and carry you in my heart always. The flowers are blooming which brings back memories of you working joyfully in your yard. I imagine that the flowers in Heaven are beyond beautiful, so I see a big, happy smile on your face. Although you are gone, you will never be forgotten!
Love and Miss You,
Jolene
February 16, 2011
Dear Mom,
Today is 16 months since you passed away. It was a blessing to be at the cemetery with you, Daddy, and Oscar yesterday. Our Lord called Oscar Home 53 years and 9 months ago, Daddy 18 years ago, and you 1 year & 4 months ago.
I was pleased with how the flowers looked. I wanted you, Daddy, and Oscar to have red roses for Valentine's Day.
I carry the three of you with me in my heart always. I love and miss you very much.
Hugs and Kisses,
Jolene
February 13, 2011
Dear Daddy, Mom, and Oscar,
Vivid in my mind today is 18 years ago when you, Daddy, passed away the day before Valentine's Day. Then Feb 13 fell on a Saturday; this year on a Sunday.
Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow to three angelic sweethearts!
Love and miss you,
Jolene
January 15, 2011
Dear Mom,
Tomorrow will be 15 months since you passed away. Mikayla and I are talking about how much we love and miss you.
Please give Daddy and Oscar my love. I am happy that the three of you are together in Heaven.
Love,
Jolene
January 1, 2011
Happy New Year Daddy, Mom, & Oscar!
Thinking of you,
Jolene
December 30, 2010
Grandma Grandma,
Happy New Year! I hope you liked the flowers for Christmas.
Love, Mikayla
December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas Daddy, Mom, and Oscar!
Love and miss you,
Jolene
December 14, 2010
Dear Mom,
In 2 days, you will have been gone 14 months. Last year it was only 2 months.
With Christmas Day approaching, I thank God for the blessing to share, in spirit, with you, Daddy, and Oscar, the day of the birth of His Precious Son.
Love,
Jolene
December 2, 2010
Thinking of you, Daddy, and Oscar and missing you so much.
Love,
Jolene
mikayla johnson
November 19, 2010
dear grandma grandma,
i miss you so much and i was wondering if you whir alive how it whod be like i love you and miss you so much happy thanksgiving.
mikayla johnson
November 19, 2010
dear gandma gandma i miss you so mush i am wondering what it whad be like if you are still alive i love you very mush and miss you too
November 16, 2010
Dear Mom,
Thirteen months ago today since you passed away--thinking of you, Daddy, and Oscar as I always do. Wondering what Thanksgiving Day is like in Heaven, I wish the three of you a very Happy and Heavenly Thanksgiving!
All my love,
Jolene
October 12, 2010
Dear Mom,
Saturday, October 16, 2010 will be one year since you passed away. My plans are to visit with you, Daddy, and Oscar at the cemetery in LaGrange on Saturday, October 16. It will be so nice to spend time with the three of you. I miss the three of you very much.
Love,
Jolene
October 2, 2010
Dear Mom,
Yesterday as I was walking, I had an empty feeling. What I needed to fill me was you. It brought back memories of something that I had read a few years ago--you will always miss your mother--and that was exactly what I was experiencing.
Shortly thereafter yesterday, I saw a man cross the street. He was much older than Daddy and much smaller in stature, but his face looked just like Daddy's face!!! That brought quite a feeling over me, too.
Perhaps, the above two stories are some of the ways God keeps our loved ones who have passed on alive to us.
September 23 was Oscar's birthday. Please wish him a happy birthday for me. I remember how difficult it was for you and Daddy to lose him at such a young age. Although you had seven other children, this did not make losing him any easier. I loved the way you always said, "I love all of you the same."
I love and miss you, Daddy, and Oscar so much, and I thank God for the memories.
Jolene
September 16, 2010
Dear Mom,
Today (September 16, 2010) is 11 months since you passed away. It is so nice to keep in contact with you here on Legacy. I will always cherish the special times we shared.
Loving you and missing you very much,
Jolene
August 16, 2010
Beautiful Leera,
Today is 10 months since our Heavenly Father called you Home. Although time seems to pass so quickly, my memories of you will never fade. I love you and miss you very much.
Love,
Jolene (Your Daughter)
July 9, 2010
Dear Mom,
Dropping you a few lines--first to wish you a happy birthday on Thursday (07-15-2010). This will be our first birthday without you--your 92nd one. We will miss seeing your big smile. You always enjoyed your birthday so much. I am certain that you will be enjoying your birthday so much more in Heaven, so I will be wearing a big smile on your special day. In summary, I thank God so much for giving you to us for so many years.
Second--the day after your birthday (Friday, 07-16-2010) will be nine months since God called you Home. Although tears are falling down my face as I write to you now, they are tears of joy, and my heart is filled with love for you. I thank God for giving me the gift of you as my mother.
Miss you and love you very much,
Jolene
June 19, 2010
Dear Mom,
Please tell Daddy "Happy Father's Day" for me tomorrow (06-20-2010)!"
Love,
Jolene
June 14, 2010
Hi Mom,
Wednesday (06-16-2010) will be eight months since you left us. Time passes quickly; however, memories of you and our other loved ones never pass. Because we no longer have all of you here with us, we cling to, and cherish, our memories.
I miss spending time with you, but I thank God for the time that He gave me with you.
Love you and miss you very much,
Jolene
May 15, 2010
My Beautiful Mother, Leera,
Tomorrow (Sunday, 05-16-2010) will be seven months since you left us. Although it doesn't seem that long ago, it has been too long for us to be without you. So...what we do is keep the faith that we will be with you, Daddy, Dell, Eddie, Oscar, and other loved ones when God calls us Home. We also cherish precious memories of all of you, feel you near us, and carry you with us in our hearts wherever we go.
A part of us leaves us each time a loved one leaves us. But...life goes on until we meet again.
Love, hugs, and kisses,
Jolene
May 9, 2010
Happy Mother's Day, Beautiful Leera!
Everywhere I go, I think of you. When I see things that remind me of you, I have mixed feelings. Although I am saddened because I miss you, I am happy at the same time, because I feel you very close to me.
I will share with you a few of my experiences. In the grocery store, I see many of the food items that you cooked for us; in the bakeries, I see kolaches and the lemon desserts which were some of your favorites; in the clothes stores, some of the clothes remind me of those you wore; in the shoe stores, I see shoes similar to the ones you wore; and, in nurseries, I see flowers and plants that you loved so much.
This is our first Mother's Day without you. Since I can't physically give you kisses, I'm blowing them to you right now.
All of my love,
Your daughter, Jolene
April 2, 2010
Dear Daddy, Mom, and Oscar,
Happy Easter! I always think of you and miss you very much, but I am comforted knowing that you are in Heaven with God where everything is perfect and there is no pain.
Daddy, soon it will be your birthday--April 9--HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Mom, soon you will have been gone six months--April 16--we miss you, and we miss Daddy and Oscar!
Oscar, I wish I could be there with you to celebrate Daddy's birthday. I know that Mom will make a delicious cake for him. Enjoy!
Love you with all my heart,
Jolene
February 13, 2010
Dear Daddy, Mom, and Oscar,
Daddy, 17 years ago today (February 13, 2010) you went to be with God in Heaven. We miss you today as we missed you when you left us on February 13, 1993.
Mom, in a few days it will be Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (4 months since you joined Daddy in Heaven to be with God). We miss you as we miss Daddy.
Oscar, I was very young when God called you Home, but I think of you every day, dear brother. When we were children, you were my big brother. I wish that I could have known you as my adult big brother, but I understand that only God could provide the care that you needed.
Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow my three sweethearts. You are always with me in my heart.
Love and Kisses,
Jolene
January 12, 2010
Dear Daddy, Mom, Oscar, Eddie, & Dell,
Happy belated New Year 2010! You are always with me in my thoughts, prayers, and spirit. I miss you, my parents and brother, as I miss you, Eddie (my brother-in-law) and Dell (my sweet friend and Eddie's mother). However, I rejoice in knowing that the five of you are without pain enjoying perfect peace and beauty with our Father in Heaven.
Mom, on December 16, 2009, it was only 2 months that you left us, but soon it will be three months (January 16, 2010). Eddie, it was 9 months that you left us on January 2, 2010, but soon it will be 10 months (February 2, 2010). Dell, you left us 10+ years ago. Daddy, you left us on February 13, 1993, which will soon be 17 years ago on February 13, 2010. Oscar, you left us on May 13, 1957, when you were only 11 years old, which will be 53 years on May 13, 2010. What I'm trying to say is that I love all of you so much and no matter how much time has passed, my love for you goes on. You are always with me in my heart and memories.
Enjoy Heaven and one another! Keeping the faith, I look forward to joining you when God calls me Home.
Love,
Jolene
December 24, 2009
Merry Chistmas Grandma! Mark, Ryan, Sydney and I are in Dallas and enjoying snow. I know you are enjoying a beautiful Christmas with my Dad. Give him a big hug for me.
Love,
Lolly
December 24, 2009
Dear Daddy, Mom, and Oscar,
Merry Christmas! I am so glad you are celebrating the birth of Jesus in Heaven where there is only beauty and no suffering.
I thank God for the many years I had with you, Dad and Mom, and I rejoice because you are now with Oscar in Heaven. Wow, this is the first time for the three of you to celebrate together in Heaven the birth of Jesus!
Always in my heart,
Jolene
November 27, 2009
Dear Beautiful Leera (My Mother),
This first Thanksgiving Day without you and Eddie was difficult, but I can only imagine the wonderful Thanksgiving Day that you experienced in Heaven with all of the loved ones you joined. I have so much for which to give thanks to God. Foremost in my heart at this moment are Oscar, Daddy, Dell, Eddie, and you (in the order in which God called each of you Home to be with Him in Heaven).
I can only imagine that you must be tired today, the day after Thanksgiving Day. Perhaps you, Dell, your sisters, Aunt Millie, and many other loved ones were in Heaven's kitchen preparing your special recipes. I can see Daddy and Eddie bragging to the other loved ones on your turkey and dressing and Dell's pumpkin pie. And, I am so happy that Oscar, who was sick most of his short 11 years on earth, is now able to enjoy all of the good food that you prepared for all of us.
Thank you for being a wonderful mother. I am happy that you are not suffering anymore, and are living a beautiful, peaceful life in Heaven.
Love,
Jolene
November 24, 2009
Dear Grandma Grandma,
I think about you everyday. When I see a Grandma in the store, I think about you. I miss you very much.
Love,
Mikayla Johnson
November 14, 2009
Dear Beautiful Leera (My Mother),
Monday (11/16/2009) will be one month since God called you Home. Although tears are running down my face now as I am writing to you, I am so thankful that I can communicate with you in this way. I feel you in my heart and think of you every day.
Sometimes I experience tears, somtimes laughter, sometimes sadness, sometimes joy; but, whatever I experience is special, because it is about you and the other loved ones you joined in Heaven to include Daddy, Oscar, Eddie, Dell, Aunt Annie, Aunt Alma, Uncle Albert, Aunt Millie, Grandma Beseda, and on and on.
I'm sure that you are enjoying everyone in Heaven and that they are enjoying you. Oh, how I miss your cooking, but I am so glad that those in Heaven with you are enjoying the wonderful food you are preparing for them. I will never forget how happy you were when everyone couldn't get enough of the food that you prepared--your smile must be from ear to ear!
Although I miss all of you more than words can say, I am comforted by knowing that none of you are suffering any longer. Thank you, dear God, for the perfect, eternal life that our loved ones are sharing with You in Heaven.
I am satisfied with my life. God still has work for me to complete here on earth, and when He calls me Home, I will share that perfect life in Heaven with all of you.
With heartfelt love,
Jolene
Melanie Edwards
October 31, 2009
My Dear Grandma,
You gave me such a gift in the memories that you created for me. . . and everyone else in the family. . . the traditional holidays with all the fun. . . and SO many of us there. You truly instilled a TREMENDOUS appreciation for the "simple things" in me, as well as a TRUE appreciation of family. I am SOOO grateful for that, and am happy to say that alot of the good things that I see in myself, came from you. I miss you, but am happy to know that you are OK now, and that you're with my SUPERDAD! Miss you...
- Melanie
October 26, 2009
To My Beautiful Mother,
When I miss you so much that it seems unbearable, I look upward and see your face in the clouds. Then I thank God for taking you Home with Him where your suffering has turned into joy.
What an awesome God we serve, and I thank Him for lending you to us for so many years. I can only imagine your Homecoming when you met up with Daddy, Oscar, Eddie, Dell, your mother and father, your brothers and sisters, Grandma Beseda, and your other loved ones and friends.
I have very fond memories of you, and I will carry you in my heart forever.
I thank God for blessing me with you, the mother who put her family before herself.
Love,
Jolene
Kristen Johnson
October 24, 2009
Hey White Hair Grandma, it's been really hard the past few weeks but I know I will see you again. but I know you are in a better place I miss you .And I am gonna have to let my bestfriend try some fruit at your house.Well I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART
Mikayla Johnson
October 23, 2009
I miss you Grandma Grandma. I love you so much.
October 20, 2009
To the family of Mrs. Skalitsky,
My name is Molly Raabe from Weimar, Texas, and Mrs. Skalitsky was my paternal grandmother's sister.
My grandmother was Leona Schobel Urban. Although I did not know your loved one, I knew her through my grandmother who often talked about her family.
When I was a child in the 1950's I spent a lot of time with my grandmother and delighted in her stories of her childhood.
My condolences to you on the loss of your loved one.
Molly Raabe
October 20, 2009
Terry & Mary Ann Skalitsky
October 19, 2009
The passing of our Mothers is a most difficult time but soon your thoughts will return to the wonderful memories created over a lifetime of Love.
Our Sincere condolences.
Harold and Jay Seiver
Wayne and Dawn Elsik
October 18, 2009
May God bless the family and comfort you at this time of sorrow.
We heard so much about Leera through Grandma Anna Elsik.
Arlley and Beverly Elsik
October 18, 2009
Our prayers are with the family at this time of sorrow. We are saddened to hear of Aunt Leera's passing.
Leera will always be remembered and missed.
Marshall Myers
October 17, 2009
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
October 17, 2009
Grandma,
Although it brings us sadness that you are no longer with us, it gives us comfort knowing that you are no longer suffering. I am so glad that I decided to take AJ to visit you only a few days before you passed away. I will make sure to introduce him to some snickerdoodles and kolaches when he gets more teeth and can start eating. We love you and miss you grandma.
Kim, Alex, and AJ Tamayo
Neal Boettger
October 17, 2009
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
BETTS OIL & BUTANE INC
October 16, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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