Margaret Mary (Mollie) Exler Vrecenar was born April 12, 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and passed away February 2, 2006 in Houston after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Mollie was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, sister, Alice Exler Miller, brothers, Ralph, Tom and George Exler. She is survived by son, Joseph T. and wife Stacie, son, Stephen and daughter, Michelle. Mollie had six grandchildren whom she adored: Marcie, James, John, Tom, Ryan and Jennifer.
Mollie always had an adventurous spirit. In high school, she idolized Amelia Earhart and hoped to learn to fly someday. During World War II, she started working for the Pittsburgh Press and she continued working until her first pregnancy in 1953. Joe and Mollie lived in Pasadena, California for a short time in the early fifties, but returned to Pittsburgh when her beloved father was terminally ill. They eventually moved to Bellaire, Texas in 1963 when Joe was transferred to Houston by his employer. The Vrecenars were parishioners of Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
Mollie started working again when her youngest child started school. She spent most of her career working for Memorial Southwest Hospital and retired as a Unit Supervisor in 1986.
Mollie will be remembered for her friendliness, her great sense of humor and her equally great fondness for chocolate. She was a devoted friend, mother and grandmother. She struggled for many years to balance a job and caring for a chronically ill child. In spite of her hardships, Mollie managed to maintain her sense of humor and she was the kind of mom that you knew you could always depend on.
The tragedy of her death is that her disease robbed her, in her final years, of the dignity and humor that made her our Mollie. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in her honor.
Mollie was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, sister, Alice Exler Miller, brothers, Ralph, Tom and George Exler. She is survived by son, Joseph T. and wife Stacie, son, Stephen and daughter, Michelle. Mollie had six grandchildren whom she adored: Marcie, James, John, Tom, Ryan and Jennifer.
Mollie always had an adventurous spirit. In high school, she idolized Amelia Earhart and hoped to learn to fly someday. During World War II, she started working for the Pittsburgh Press and she continued working until her first pregnancy in 1953. Joe and Mollie lived in Pasadena, California for a short time in the early fifties, but returned to Pittsburgh when her beloved father was terminally ill. They eventually moved to Bellaire, Texas in 1963 when Joe was transferred to Houston by his employer. The Vrecenars were parishioners of Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
Mollie started working again when her youngest child started school. She spent most of her career working for Memorial Southwest Hospital and retired as a Unit Supervisor in 1986.
Mollie will be remembered for her friendliness, her great sense of humor and her equally great fondness for chocolate. She was a devoted friend, mother and grandmother. She struggled for many years to balance a job and caring for a chronically ill child. In spite of her hardships, Mollie managed to maintain her sense of humor and she was the kind of mom that you knew you could always depend on.
The tragedy of her death is that her disease robbed her, in her final years, of the dignity and humor that made her our Mollie. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in her honor.
Margaret Mary (Mollie) Exler Vrecenar was born April 12, 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and passed away February 2, 2006 in Houston after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Mollie was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, sister, Alice Exler Miller, brothers, Ralph, Tom and George Exler. She is survived by son, Joseph T. and wife Stacie, son, Stephen and daughter, Michelle. Mollie had six grandchildren whom she adored: Marcie, James, John, Tom, Ryan and Jennifer.
Mollie always had an adventurous spirit. In high school, she idolized Amelia Earhart and hoped to learn to fly someday. During World War II, she started working for the Pittsburgh Press and she continued working until her first pregnancy in 1953. Joe and Mollie lived in Pasadena, California for a short time in the early fifties, but returned to Pittsburgh when her beloved father was terminally ill. They eventually moved to Bellaire, Texas in 1963 when Joe was transferred to Houston by his employer. The Vrecenars were parishioners of Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
Mollie started working again when her youngest child started school. She spent most of her career working for Memorial Southwest Hospital and retired as a Unit Supervisor in 1986.
Mollie will be remembered for her friendliness, her great sense of humor and her equally great fondness for chocolate. She was a devoted friend, mother and grandmother. She struggled for many years to balance a job and caring for a chronically ill child. In spite of her hardships, Mollie managed to maintain her sense of humor and she was the kind of mom that you knew you could always depend on.
The tragedy of her death is that her disease robbed her, in her final years, of the dignity and humor that made her our Mollie. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in her honor.
Mollie was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, sister, Alice Exler Miller, brothers, Ralph, Tom and George Exler. She is survived by son, Joseph T. and wife Stacie, son, Stephen and daughter, Michelle. Mollie had six grandchildren whom she adored: Marcie, James, John, Tom, Ryan and Jennifer.
Mollie always had an adventurous spirit. In high school, she idolized Amelia Earhart and hoped to learn to fly someday. During World War II, she started working for the Pittsburgh Press and she continued working until her first pregnancy in 1953. Joe and Mollie lived in Pasadena, California for a short time in the early fifties, but returned to Pittsburgh when her beloved father was terminally ill. They eventually moved to Bellaire, Texas in 1963 when Joe was transferred to Houston by his employer. The Vrecenars were parishioners of Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
Mollie started working again when her youngest child started school. She spent most of her career working for Memorial Southwest Hospital and retired as a Unit Supervisor in 1986.
Mollie will be remembered for her friendliness, her great sense of humor and her equally great fondness for chocolate. She was a devoted friend, mother and grandmother. She struggled for many years to balance a job and caring for a chronically ill child. In spite of her hardships, Mollie managed to maintain her sense of humor and she was the kind of mom that you knew you could always depend on.
The tragedy of her death is that her disease robbed her, in her final years, of the dignity and humor that made her our Mollie. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in her honor.
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