Walter Joseph Drgac
1892 - 1971 (78 years)-
Name Walter Joseph Drgac Born 14 Oct 1892 Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA 
Gender Male Died 3 Sep 1971 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA Buried 7 Sep 1971 Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA Person ID I1733 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 28 Jan 2018
Father Joseph Daniel Drgac, Jr., b. 28 Jan 1871, Austin County, Texas, USA , d. 28 Jan 1940, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA (Age 69 years) Mother Anna Marie Sebesta, b. 29 Feb 1872, Wesley, Washington County, Texas, USA , d. 5 Aug 1932, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA (Age 60 years) Married 27 Oct 1891 Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Family ID F656 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annie Mary Langer, b. 4 Aug 1896, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 29 Mar 1936, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 39 years) Married 21 Nov 1915 Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA Children 1. Evelyn Emily Drgac, b. 1 Nov 1916, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 7 Apr 1999, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)2. Marvin Alvin Drgac, b. 19 Jun 1919, Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 13 Feb 1936, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 16 years)3. Dorothy Lillian Drgac, b. 5 Feb 1921, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 5 Nov 2017, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 96 years)+ 4. Viola Adell Drgac, b. 4 Dec 1923, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 11 Feb 1994, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)+ 5. Walter Clarence Drgac, b. 23 Jun 1925, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 28 Mar 1986, Craig, Moffat County, Colorado, USA (Age 60 years)6. Albert Edward Drgac, b. 16 Nov 1927, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 5 Sep 1952, Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA (Age 24 years)+ 7. Hubert Joseph Drgac, b. 30 Jan 1930, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 14 Jul 2003, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)8. Clarice Ruth Drgac, b. 6 Oct 1932, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 6 Dec 2006, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 74 years)+ 9. J.D. Drgac Last Modified 24 Jun 2022 Family ID F717 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Oct 1892 - Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA 
Married - 21 Nov 1915 - Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA 
Died - 3 Sep 1971 - San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA 
Buried - 7 Sep 1971 - Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Walter Joseph Drgac
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Water Bonanza - Walter Joseph Drgac, Albert Edward Drgac, Walter Clarence Drgac, and Hubert Joseph Drgac
WATER BONANZA--This well flowed 880 gallons a minute when brought in three weeks ago. Drilled by W. J. Drgac and his sons, Albert, W. C. and Hubert, shown above left to right, the well furnished water with which the Drgacs, dairy farmers, saved desperately-needed oats thought killed by the March freeze. The well now flows a steady 450 gallons a minute.
(Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on April 23, 1948)
Paid In Full - Walter Joseph Drgac
Joe B. Emerson, San Angelo Representative of National Old Line Insurance Company, is shown presenting his company's check to Mr. Walter J. Drgac, beneficiary of a PROFIT SHARING CONTRACT issued on the life of his son Albert Edward Drgac, who was killed in an airplane accident September 5.
(Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on October 5, 1952)
Documents 
Obituary Walter Joseph Drgac
Published in the Burleson County Citizen Tribune on September 23, 1971
Death Certificate for Walter Joseph Drgac
Name: Walter Joseph Drgac
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1892
Birth Place: Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas
Father: Joseph D. Drgac
Mother: Annie Sebesta
Age at Death: 78
Death Date: 3 Sep 1971
Death Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
Cause of Death: Cardiac arrest
U.S. World War II Draft Card - Walter Joseph Drgac
Name: Walter Joseph Drgac
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1892
Residence: San Angelo, Texas, USA
Obituary of Walter Joseph Drgac
Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on September 3, 1971
Card of Thanks - Walter Joseph Drgac
Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on September 26, 1971
Headstones 
Headstone of Walter Joseph Drgac and Annie Mary Langer Drgac
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA
Plot: Section A (Garden of Christus Annex), Lot A-389, Space 1
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Notes - Obituary:
Walter J. Drgac rites scheduled
Walter Joseph Drgac, 78, of Mereta Route, San Angelo, died at 4:05 a.m. today at Clinic-Hospital.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Tailas of San Angelo, the Rev. Henry Beseda of Caldwell and the Rev. John Hoesman of Dallas, officiating. Burial will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Drgac was born Oct. 14, 1892, at Caldwell and was married to Annie Mary Langer Nov. 21, 1915, at Cooks Point. He moved to San Angelo in 1936 where he had been a stock farmer and longtime dairyman.
He was a charter member of the Unity of the Brethren Church at Cooks Point, serving as secretary for the church Sunday school union. He was a Sunday school teacher at Cooks Point and also taught Czech Bible School there.
After moving to San Angelo he was a member of the Unity of the Brethren Church in Wall and served as president of the Board of Elders of the church and was a member of the choir.
He held offices in the Farmers Mutual Protective Association and SPJST Life Insurance at Cooks Point. He was a member of the SPJST at Cooks Point more than 50 years and a member of the Mutual Aid for 55 years.
He helped organize the local SPJST Lodge No. 160 and RVOS Lodge No. 25 of which he was a charter secretary of both.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
Survivors include four daughters, Evelyn Drgac of Veribest, Mrs. Dorothy Kokes and Clarice Drgac, both of San Angelo, and Mrs. Viola Krupala of Wall; three sons, W. C. Drgac of Craig, Colo., Hubert Drgac of San Angelo and J. D. Drgac of Odessa; three brothers, Bill Drgac, Ed Drgac and Frank Drgac, all of Caldwell; six sisters, Mrs. Lydia Kubena, Mrs. Milady Kubena, Mrs. Libbie Chaloupka, Mrs. Elizabeth Luksa and Mrs. Olga Urbanovsky, all of Caldwell, and Mrs. Albina Meyer of Cameron; an uncle, Pete Drgac of Caldwell; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Larry Drgac, Gary Drgac, Stanley Holik Jr., all of San Angelo, Melvin Hronek and Lamar Drgac, both of Caldwell, and Marvin Kubena of Houston.
(Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on September 3, 1971)
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Funeral services for Walter J. Drgac, 78, of Mereta Route, San Angelo, Texas, were held on Sept. 7, 1971, in San Angelo with Rev. Thomas Tallas and Rev. Henry Beseda officiating. Burial was in Lawn-haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Drgac died Friday, Sept 3, in Clinic Hospital in San Angelo after a brief illness.
He was born in Burleson County, near Cooks Point, on Oct. 14, 1892, the son of John and Mary (Sebesta) Drgac. He was a charter member of the Brethren Church of Cooks Point, taught Sunday School, and also taught a Czech Bible School. On Nov. 12, 1915, he was married to Annie Mary Langer at Cooks Point, and nine children were born to this union. He lived all his early life on a farm near Cooks Point except for six years that he worked for the Parkhill Grocery Company in Caldwell.
In 1936 he moved his family to San Angelo, where he became a well known farmer, rancher, and dairyman. He was active in the Wall Brethren Church, the Mutual Aid Society, RVOS, and SP JST.
He was preceded in death by his wife and two sons. Survivors include four daughters, Evelyn Drgac of Veribest, Mrs. Dorothy Hokes and Clarice Drgac, both of San Angelo, and Mrs. Viola Krupala of Wall; three sons, W. C. Drgac of Craig, Colo., Hubert Drgac of San Angelo and J. D. Drgac of Odessa; three brothers, Bill Drgac, Edd Drgac, and Frank Drgac, all of Caldwell; six sisters, Mrs. Lydia Kubena, Mrs. Milady Kubena, Mrs. Libbie Chaloupka, Mrs. Elizabeth Luksa, and Mrs. Olga Urbanovsky, all of Caldwell, and Mrs. Albina Meyer of Cameron; an uncle, Pete Drgac of Caldwell; also 10 grand children.
Serving as pall bearers were Larry Drgac, Gary Drgac, Stanley Holik, Jr ., all of San Angelo; Melvin Hronek and Lamar Drgac of Caldwell, and Marvin Kubena of Houston.
(Published in the Burleson County Citizen Tribune on September 23, 1971)
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