IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Wallace Edward
Nini
November 13, 1918 – March 3, 2014
Obituary
Wallace Edward Nini, 95, was born to the late Edward Nini & Lela Baxter Nini on November 13, 1918 in Matagorda, Texas. He passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Bay City.
He was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church of Bay City, member of VFW Post 2438, American Legion and member of the 100 Club.
He served in the United States Marine Corp from 1942 to 1945 and was in active duty in the South Pacific Theater of War. He also served in the Korean War in 1950. After serving in the Korean War and returning home, he became a commercial fisherman. He and his late wife, Audrey, lived in Aransas Pass, Texas where he, in later years, owned and operated a fleet of shrimping vessels. After retiring in 1986, they moved back to Bay City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife of 50 years, Audrey, and his sister Addie Lee Johnson.
He is survived by his loving family Hadden & Dorothy Dietrich of Bay City; Hadden Dietrich, Jr. and wife Kathy of Katy, Cole Dietrich of Houston, Zachary Dietrich & wife Lacey and their two daughters Tylar and Riley of McKinney, Shelby Dietrich Vinson & husband Richard and their two daughters Katy Cole & Leah of Medlothian; cousins Luke & Harry Charles Lara of Galveston, Fredye Lou Dennard & husband James of Cleveland, Gayle Watkins & wife Mattie of Selkirk, Margaret Ruth Lagrone & husband Don of Nasa, Barbara & Zane Miller of Pearland and Andy Nini of Conroe.
Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm with a Rosary at 6:30 PM Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be 10:00 AM Friday, March 7, 2014 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Rev. Greg Korenek officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with Military Honors. Pallbearers will be Hadden Dietrich, Jr., Cole Dietrich, Zachary Dietrich, Richard Vinson, Gayle Watkins and Kim Abshire.
The family would like to thank the Legacy Campus Nurses and the Houston Hospice of El Campo Nurses for their special attention given to our beloved Wallace. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the charity of your choice.
He was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church of Bay City, member of VFW Post 2438, American Legion and member of the 100 Club.
He served in the United States Marine Corp from 1942 to 1945 and was in active duty in the South Pacific Theater of War. He also served in the Korean War in 1950. After serving in the Korean War and returning home, he became a commercial fisherman. He and his late wife, Audrey, lived in Aransas Pass, Texas where he, in later years, owned and operated a fleet of shrimping vessels. After retiring in 1986, they moved back to Bay City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife of 50 years, Audrey, and his sister Addie Lee Johnson.
He is survived by his loving family Hadden & Dorothy Dietrich of Bay City; Hadden Dietrich, Jr. and wife Kathy of Katy, Cole Dietrich of Houston, Zachary Dietrich & wife Lacey and their two daughters Tylar and Riley of McKinney, Shelby Dietrich Vinson & husband Richard and their two daughters Katy Cole & Leah of Medlothian; cousins Luke & Harry Charles Lara of Galveston, Fredye Lou Dennard & husband James of Cleveland, Gayle Watkins & wife Mattie of Selkirk, Margaret Ruth Lagrone & husband Don of Nasa, Barbara & Zane Miller of Pearland and Andy Nini of Conroe.
Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm with a Rosary at 6:30 PM Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be 10:00 AM Friday, March 7, 2014 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Rev. Greg Korenek officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City with Military Honors. Pallbearers will be Hadden Dietrich, Jr., Cole Dietrich, Zachary Dietrich, Richard Vinson, Gayle Watkins and Kim Abshire.
The family would like to thank the Legacy Campus Nurses and the Houston Hospice of El Campo Nurses for their special attention given to our beloved Wallace. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the charity of your choice.
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