Obituaries : Antonia Helen \'Toni\' Formanek

Antonia Helen 'Toni' Formanek

ELBERON:

Antonia Helen "Toni" Formanek, 100, died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Virginia Gay Nursing and Rehab in Vinton.

Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Rev. Mark Leckband officiating. Interment: National Cemetery, Vining. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. A Memorial Fund has been established.

Antonia Helen Kriva was born on January 22, 1914 in Stara Mésto, Czechoslovakia the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Vanek) Kriva Sr. On September 22, 1934 she married Lester Formanek in Czechoslovakia.

The couple immigrated to the United States in 1937. They farmed in the Elberon area and also owned and operated Toni's Cafe and Les's tavern for many years. Following their retirement, they enjoyed wintering in Florida. Toni joined St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Garrison in 2009. She enjoyed baking, cooking, crafts, gardening and tending to her flowers. She and Lester enjoyed traveling and especially spending time with family.

She is survived by her son, Gene (Barbara) Formanek of Rotonda West, FL; three daughters, Roni Houser of Cedar Rapids, Dollie Barkdoll of Vinton, Geri Lattieri of Dandridge, TN; twelve grandchildren and their spouses; twenty-eight great-grandchildren and sixteen great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lester in 1995; three grandchildren, Dori, Kari and Bobby; her brother Joseph Kriva Jr.; her sister Frances Houdek; and her nephew Joseph Kriva III

Online condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com