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Broulik, Geraldine
GERALDINE BROULIK
Mount Vernon
Geraldine Emma Broulik, 84, of Mount Vernon, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at her home. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mount Vernon. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery, Lisbon. Visitation will be Thursday starting at 4 p.m., with a wake service starting at 7 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church and one hour before the service on Friday.
Geraldine was born in rural Solon, the daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Konecny) Hajek. She married Leonard Broulik on Jan. 3, 1953, in Ely. She and Leonard lived and raised their family on the farm south of Mount Vernon.
She was a member of the Jolly Workers Ladies Club, card club at Gwens and St. John's the Baptist Catholic Church.
She loved to garden and enjoyed being a 4-H Garden Club leader. Geraldine was a master cook and always welcomed any visitor to the farm to join her for a meal. She loved all the animals on the farm and her special pets. Geraldine enjoyed attending all the family and grandchildren's activities and her bus trips with friends.
Geraldine is survived by her sons, Robert (Anna) Broulik of Lisbon and Dan Broulik of Mount Vernon; daughters, Sharon (Keith) Kadlec of Hiawatha, Nancy (Kerry) Vincent of Ely and Teresa (Steve) Weets of Mechanicsville; a daughter-in-law, Julie Broulik of Lisbon; grandchildren, Michelle Bevins, Sara (Cary) Sublette, Stephanie McCord, Abby (Tim) Keegan, Luke (Crystal) Broulik, Jacob Broulik, Jenna (Nick) Dains, Alan "A.J." Weets, Amber (Spencer) Jordan, Joey Broulik, Sally Weets, Stacey Weets and John Broulik; great-grandchildren, Spencer Bevins, Taylor Sublette, Shauna Sublette, Caleb Keegan, Logan Couch, Wesley Broulik, Maxwell Sublette, Beau Keegan, Owen Broulik and Cale Dains; stepgrandchildren, Catie, Matt and Jack Johnson; siblings, Wilma Skripsky, Marcella Fisher and Dick (Margaret) Hajek and a sister-in-law, Myrtle Hajek.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard Broulik on Nov. 14, 2008; a son, John on March 8, 2008; a brother, Bill Hajek; and great-granddaughter, Samantha Broulik.
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.
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