Emily Louise Kotara Date of Birth: Thu, 10/13/1927 Date of Death: Thu, 05/31/2012
Emily Kresta Kotara, 84, of Houston passed away on May 31st, 2012. Emily was born on October 13, 1927 on the family farm near Hallettsville, Texas to Julius and Emily Hanslik Kresta. She was preceded in death by her husband Archie Kotara; son Paul Kotara, brother Dan Kresta, sister-in-law Terry and husband Jack Fohn, and brother-in-law Lambert Kotara. Emily is survived by daughter, Shirley Landers and her husband Jerry; son Ken Kotara and his wife Therese; son Gary Kotara and his wife Eva; daughter Susan Kotara; grandchildren Alden, Alison, Emily, Nicolas, Pablo, Samuel, Steven and his wife Audrey, Sydney, and Tristan; brother Pete Kresta and his wife Dottie, sisters-in-law, Margie Kresta and Florence Kotara; extended family Sondra and Harold Dozier and their children Matt and his wife Katherine and Marissa and her husband Jerrod; numerous nieces and nephews and many dear friends. Emily treasured her role as caring wife, mother and grandmother, and being involved in her church. Emily and Archie were founding members of St. Jerome and St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic churches. She enjoyed cooking and sewing and shared her love of nature with family and friends as she designed and nurtured the beautiful landscape of her home. Visitation will be held on Monday June 4th, 2012 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, 10135 West Road at 6pm with a rosary to follow at 7pm. Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10am at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church. Interment will follow at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery. A special thank you to Autumn Years and Encore Caregivers for their wonderful loving care.

Recent Tributes

  • Juanita Jones - Dental Office
    Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 18:55

    Ken, I am so sorry for the loss of your dearly beloved Mother. May she rest in peace.

  • David & May Cole
    Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:33

    Our condolences go to the Kotara family on the call to glory of your lovely and beautiful mom, Mrs Emily Kotara, who is known by all the staff of Autumn Years LLC as a caring and loving wife to her beloved husband Archie Kotara of blessed memory and a caring and loving mom to all her children and grand children whom she's so much joyful and fond of. She lived an exemplary life of a believer as she never liked to miss the Sunday church service/women meeting in her church and the Holy Communion Service at Autumn Years. She's always concerned about the other residents and loved to help and share all the time. She will be greatly missed for her gracefulness,lovely and infectious smile couple with her beauty that radiates. Adieu Ms. Emily, sleep at the bosom of your Lord and rest in Perfect peace.
    David/May Cole and all staff of Autumn Years LLC

  • Garrido-Lestache Family
    Sunday, June 3, 2012 - 08:40

    We are very sorry for your lost.
    Garrido-Lestache Family send you a big hug and our love.

  • Janice Moczygemba Stolle
    Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 14:21

    Our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the entire Kotara and Kresta families. Your mother was such a wonderful soul, kind, sweet and very loving. Her beauty just shined when she walked into a room and radiated to each person she ever met. Sending you are love,
    Mrs. Edward J. (Mary Kotara) Moczygemba and family

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