Frank R. Olsovsky Sr.

Frank R. Olsovsky, Sr. of Shiner, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023.
Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, with a rosary beginning at 7 p.m. at Rosewood Funeral Chapel in Victoria.
Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 26 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Victoria, with burial following at Resurrection Cemetery.
Pallbearers were his grandsons, Steven Young, George Olsovsky, Wesley Shimek, Jeffrey Bartlett, Quinton Ladewig, and Devin Watson.
Honorary pallbearers were the remaining grandchildren.
He was born on March 24, 1936, to Alphonse and Christine (Parma) Olsovsky. Frank married the love of his life, Alice Fay Jahn on August 31, 1956.
He retired after 20 years of service from the United States Army. During this time, he served in Italy, Korea, Japan, Germany and was a USAOC&S Instructor at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and was a member of the Third Place Team at the USAADCEN Matches (1967); he was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization.
After retirement from the United States Army, Frank worked for Brown & Root Construction at the South Texas Nuclear Project in Bay City. Shortly after working for Brown & Root, he retired again, and lived the remainder of his life in Shiner.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Jahn Olsovsky; his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; daughter, Katherine Young, (grandson Steven and Liliany; grandson Brian and Pricella Peña—great granddaughter Athena Grace); son, Frank “Richie” Olsovsky Jr. and Jo Ann (grandson George Olsovsky and Mandy Daniel Olsovsky - great granddaughter Addysen Daniel; granddaughter Donna and Kenny Volek - great grandson Jayden Balderas); daughter, Christine and Bruno Shimek (grandson Wesley and Emily Trutter Shimek - great grandchildren Charlotte, Andrew and Adelaide); daughter, Mary and fiancé Sammy Wenske (grandson Richard Bartlett - great grandchildren Madison, Bailey, Trista, and Peyton; grandson Jeffrey Bartlett - great grandchild Kaden, Kylie, and Kameron); daughter, Rebecca and Nathan Ladewig (granddaughter Kaitlyn Ladewig - great grandchild Montana Valdez; grandson, Quinton and fiancé Alicyn Estrada - great grandchildren Melanie Estrada, and Elicia Ladewig; grandson Colin Ladewig, and granddaughter Skylar Chomout); daughter, Loretta Gayle Trobl (granddaughter Kayla and Matthew Brown - great grandchildren Branson, Brantley and Braxton; and grandson Devin Watson); and sisters; Veronika Mikula and Mary Ann Innocenti.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers,  Ben (wife Doris) and E.F. “Al” (wife Valerie); brothers-in-law, Alfred Lewis Mikula and Ernest Innocenti; and sons-in-law, Ronnie Chase Watson, and Robert Young.
Donations in memory of Frank R. Olsovsky, Sr., can be made to St. Mary’s Church, 101 West Church St., Victoria, Texas, 77901; or Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, 306 South Ave. F, Shiner, Texas 77984.