Joe Lee Marek

Joe Lee Marek, 75, of Rosebud, died Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at a Temple Hospital.  Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. John Kelley will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud.

Mr. Marek was born September 8, 1948, in Rosebud to Jodie and Elfrieda Frerichs Marek.  He graduated from Rosebud High School in 1966 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1970 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. He married Nancy Meier on June 20, 1970. He pursued his passion of farming in the Wilson community where he grew up and was devoted to his kids and grandkids.  He was a current member of the Rosebud City Council and involved with many organizations within the City of Rosebud over his lifetime.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.

He is survived by his son, Steven Marek of Rosebud, daughter, Kimberly Marek of Katy, sister, Jo Ann Pemberton of Temple, two step-brothers, Carroll Wayne Glaser of Rockdale and James Edward Glaser of Cameron, and two grandchildren, Emma Jo Marek and Mason Lee Marek.

Memorials may be made to Woodland Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 795, Rosebud, TX  76570 or Rosebud Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 552, Rosebud, TX  76570.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m.