Josephine Balek

Balek, Josephine (nee Lato) on April 30, 2018 baptized into the hope of Christ's Resurrection. Wife of the late Raymond F. Balek "Mr. B"; beloved mother of Michael (Marisue) Balek, Gregory (Deborah) Balek and Rosalie (David) Pauck; loving grandmother of Mary Kathleen (Stephen) Kempf, Sr. Teresa Christi Balek, O.P. "Lauren", Ryan & Tyler Balek, Joseph (Lisa) Pauck and Jeffrey & Julianne Pauck; great grandmother of Avah Pauck, Anna & Emma Kempf. Our aunt, great aunt, cousin and friend. Josephine was an avid supporter of the Sarnelli House Orphanage in Thailand . She enjoyed the quilters club at church and a friend to all at her second home in Fort Myers Beach , FL. SERVICE: Funeral from JOHN L. ZIEGENHEIN & SONS FUNERAL HOMES - South County ( 4830 Lemay Ferry Road ) Friday 9:30am to Mary, Mother of the Church for 10:00am Mass with reception to follow. Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery- Florissant at 2:45pm VISITATION THURSDAY 4:00pm to 8:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Friends of Sarnelli House c/o Fr. David Polek 1118 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63106 or the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist 4597 Warren Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105. May 03, 2018
04:00 pm - 08:00 pm
John L. Ziegenhein & Sons South County Chapel
4830 Lemay Ferry Road (63129)
May 04, 2018
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Mary, Mother of the Church
5901 Kerth Road (63128)