Marcelline Ann Blaha

Heaven gained a precious angel on Tuesday, April 17, 2024 when Marcelline Ann Pavlicek Blaha went to her eternal home to be with Jesus. Marcelline, or MeMaw to many, carried the light of Christ into every interaction she had and left each life she touched feeling brighter and more loved.

Marcelline was born on July 26,1931 in Moulton, Texas where she grew up on her family's farm and attended school. She loved sports, music, and dancing. It was at a local dance that she met Bernard Blaha, and at first sight he declared to a friend that he would marry that girl! Marcelline and Ben married on November 14, 1955 at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Praha, Texas and settled in Angleton soon after.

Marcelline helped to run the family business, Blaha Air and Heat Service, for over 40 years, a legacy that she proudly watched her sons continue. She was an active member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Angleton community.

While a great deal of her focus was on raising her 7 children, she impacted countless “bonus children”. Her home was always open to friends and family who wanted a snack, a good game of pool, warm conversation, or a soft pallet to sleep on. She was a fantastic cook, and there was no burden that a trip to Memaw’s for a chocolate chip cookie, a slice of apple strudel, or a bowl of Bluebell couldn’t fix. Marcelline had a beautifully unique way of not only making people feel welcome but also genuinely wanted at all times. Her home had an ever-revolving door of friends and family, and on any given day you could find a good sports game on the TV, the smell of something cooking, and the sound of laughter and camaraderie filling the house. MeMaw loved to laugh and was known to tease and be silly just to send the room into a fit of giggles.

When life slowed down, Marcelline enjoyed taking in the beauty that God brings through nature. She fully appreciated watching the hummingbirds and songbirds each day while humming to a good country or Czech song and sitting with her precious children who cared for her.

She is survived by her loving children, daughter Karen Rhodes and husband Nick of Lorena, son Alan Blaha and wife Amy of Kerrville, daughter Gwen Fuchs of Sweeny, son Glenn Blaha of Angleton, daughter Denise Gayle and husband Boo of Cisco, son Wayne Blaha of Angleton, and daughter Renee Talbot and husband Layne of College Station, 44 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother-in-law, John Blaha and wife Betty of Smithville, along with many nieces, nephews, and extended family.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bernard J. Blaha, her parents, Julia Gieptner Pavlicek and Frank K. Pavlicek, brothers Franklin (Jessie), Otto, and George Pavlicek, and sisters Julia Kainer (Edward), Eugenia Darilek (Jerome), and Georgiann Barta (Louis), great-grandson Pacey Clayton, and son in law Michael Fuchs. She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law John and Anastasia Blaha, brothers and sisters-in-law Ethlyn Michalk (Walter), Eleanora Reiss (Henry), and Paul Blaha (Betty) as well as nieces Linda Darilek Nettles and Genie Cook.

Marcelline’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers. A visitation will be held at Palm’s Funeral Home on Thursday, April 25 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the praying of the Rosary at 6:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, April 26 at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Praha, Texas and she will be laid to rest in Praha Catholic Cemetery.

The family would like to express a special thanks to First Choice Hospice Care for their ongoing loving care and support to our family. Marcelline’s earthly presence will be greatly missed, but the family finds comfort in knowing that she is healed to perfection in her eternal home with Christ.