Rosarie M. Jecha, 90, Timken, Kansas, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, at Locust Grove Village, La Crosse, Kansas.

Mrs. Jecha was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Wayne, Kansas, the daughter of Vincent Matthew and Ella Anna (Blazek) Baxa. She was a resident of Rush County, Kansas, for 70 years, moving from Cuba, Kansas.

A 1945 graduate of Belleville High School, Belleville, Kansas, she was a homemaker. She also was an elementary school teacher for one year at the Kunkel School, Cuba, Kansas, and was employed for five years as the Timken Elementary School secretary, Timken, Kansas.

Rosarie was devoted to her church, and dedicated many hours serving as the church sacristan at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas. She was also a member of St. Ann’s Altar Society, Timken, Kansas.

On May 4, 1948, she married Edward Joe “Ed” Jecha at St. Edward’s Catholic Church, Belleville, Kansas. He preceded her in death May 19, 2006.

Survivors include: two sons, Thomas Jecha, Wichita, Kansas, and Edward Jecha, Hutchinson, Kansas; five daughters, Cecilia May, Lawrence, Kansas, Margaret Waterman (Elmer), Bonaire, Georgia, Mary Casselman (David), Arlington, Texas, Rita Andress (John), Great Bend, Kansas, and Jane Jacobs (John), Garden City, Kansas; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Joe Jecha; four sisters, Alice Baxa, Magdalena Pachta, Frances Winbinger, and Elizabeth Oborny; and seven brothers, Vincent Baxa, Henry Baxa, Fred Baxa, Alfonso Baxa, Alois Baxa, Edmund Baxa, and Edward Baxa.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas. A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:00 p.m.

Church visitation will be from 9 to 9:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas, with Father Eric Gyamfi, Father Henry Baxa, and Father Matthew Kumi officiating. Interment will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Timken, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers or plants, the family requests memorials to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Timken, Kansas, or Locust Grove Village, La Crosse, Kansas.

Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.

Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785-222-2517.