Willie Mae was a member of the Catholic Daughters of Americas, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Willie Mae is survived by: son Jesse Kahanek of Hallettsville; 2-daughters, Doloris Leopold of Hallettsville and Marie Michalec of Houston; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Willie Mae was preceded in death by: husband Jim (February 2, 1956); parents John & Mary Bitala Kalcak; 2-sons, one at infancy and Jimmie kahanek; 2-sisters, Annie Schneider, Agnes Matejek, and Mathilda Waligura; and 1-1/2 brother Jim Bitala.

Service: 2:30pm, Saturday, July 15, 2006 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. Visitation: 5:30pm, Friday at Kubena Funeral Home. Officiate: Rev. John Peters. Burial: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Rosary: 2pm, Saturday at Sacred Heart Church. Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Pallbearers: Ronald Kahanek, Gary Kahanek, James Kahanek, Douglas Michalec, Charles H. Leopold, and Timothy "Buck" Janak.