Frank "Butch" Hryhorchuk, 80, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at his home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2012, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be Reverend Steven Leger. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens near Bridge City.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m.
Born in Deweyville, Texas, on March 18, 1932, Butch was the son of John and Mary Katherine Rut Hryhorchuk. He served in the US Army and worked as a lab tech leader at Texaco.
He was preceded in death by his son, Bryan Hryhorchuk; daughters, Mary Jane Hryhorchuk Scales and Rose Marie Hryhorchuk Weatherholt; brothers, Adolph, Johnni, Eugene, Steven, Vincent and Tommy Hryhorchuk; and sisters, Lorena Doyle, Rose Bergstresser and Stephanie Burton.
Butch is survived by his wife of 56 years, Eva Hryhorchuk; son, Mark Hryhorchuk and wife Karen of Corpus Christi; daughter, Barbara Hryhorchuk Lee and husband Lance of Corinth; fifteen grandchildren, Thomas Hryhorchuk, John Tyler Hryhorchuk, Samantha Scales Bryan, Jennifer Scales Rybolt, Christina Scales Macey, Emily Scales Smith, Sean Hryhorchuk, Corey Hryhorchuk, Jeremy Lee, Anthony Lee, Andrew Lee, Jenna Lee, Janie Weatherholt, Kelli Weatherholt, Bradley Weatherholt; sixteen great-grandchildren; and sisters, Nickie Cappel, Bessie Hryhorchuk, and Katherine Mason.
Serving as Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the caregivers from Texas Home Health Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson Disease and Lewy Bodies Dementia, PDCMDC, 6550 Fannin, Suite 1801, Houston, Texas 77030 checks payable to PDCMDC