The sweetest soul~Annette Sue Cinadr
Annette Sue Cinadr, 69, of Hallettsville, passed away April 8, 2023. She was born on December 2, 1953, to Anton Vavrusa and Lillian (Mozisek) (Vavrusa) Harned in Bay City, Texas. She married Marvin Cinadr on June 4th, 1989.
Sue was a beautiful soul. She loved Jesus and taught all of her children and grandchildren about His love. She was very passionate about growing plants and flowers. She could bring a dying plant to flourish and grow.
Sue volunteered her services to Sacred Heart Church of Manvel, Texas, back in the eighties. She also cleaned St. Mary's Church of Hallettsville, Texas, for many years.
Sue cared for many children throughout her years and she was the best Nana to all of her grandchildren. She loved the holidays and always decorated elaborately for every occasion. She loved music and dancing. She was especially fond of old Country and Western tunes.
In her later years she traveled to Hawaii and Alaska with her husband. She loved her animals. She had a Pomeranian named Foxy for many years who adored her. She even taught Foxy to pray by putting her paws together. In the fall of 2022, Sue purchased a Jack Russell Terrier she named Loretta, in memory of Loretta Lynn. Loretta brought a lot of comfort to her these past few months.
She had a radiating smile that would melt the heart of anyone who knew her. She was a friendly, outgoing spirit and had a multitude of friends and family who loved her immensely. Our beautiful Sue may be gone, but she will never be forgotten.
Sue is survived by: her mother Lillian Harned; husband Marvin Cinadr; five children, Nicole (Merkousko) Guevara, Natasha Merkousko, Stefan Merkousko, Crystal (Cinadr) Price and Chelsey (Cinadr) Gutierrez; three step-children, Cheri (Cinadr) Parker, Carrie (Cinadr) Dalton and Marc Cinadr; eight grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; brother James Vavrusa; Sisters, Elaine (Vavrusa) DeBord, Elizabeth (Vavrusa) Broom and Kathy (Vavrusa) Doran; as well as many other family members.
Sue was preceded in death by, her father Anton Vavrusa and brother John Vavrusa.
I would just like to start off by saying thank you for coming here today to remember my sweet Momma. I am Annette’s youngest daughter Chelsey, or as she would say, “Her caboose.” It would take me days to tell you about all the incredible things about my mom, but don’t worry I won’t keep you for too long.
My mom truly was my best friend. She was my anchor and simply my everything. We talked on the phone almost every day and we could shop in Dollar Tree and Ross like no other. She was the most kind, sweet, beautiful woman I have ever known and anyone who knew her would agree to that. Mom was a person who would do anything to help anyone in need and not think twice about it. When she loved, she loved big. Mom loved the beach and spending time outside in her yard. She had a green thumb and could make just about anything grow and thrive. When my little one Owen would come home from NaNa’s house he would come home with much more than he left with. Not only was his little heart full of love and memories he made with NaNa, but often time he came home with multiple plants because as NaNa said, “It gives us more oxygen.”
Mom loved her family more than anything. She had five siblings, two brothers and three sisters who she loved dearly. She helped raise eight kids and that right there tells you just how strong of a person she was. She has fourteen grandkids, three of which are mine. Mom watched my babies a lot and I forever will be grateful for that. There were times we would drop them off at five in the morning to go to work and mom would be there waiting for them with open arms. Her grandbabies never would go hungry that’s for sure. When walking into NaNa’s house they would go straight to the high-chair because they always knew NaNa had something good to eat. Ohhhh the love she had for her grand babies.
Mom always was a strong believer in prayer. She would wake up thinking and praying about her kids and family and went to bed doing the same. No matter what obstacles mom ever had throughout her life she always leaned closer to God. Mom may not have gone to church every Sunday but her faith was stronger than most people I know. Jesus was always in her heart.
The last thing my mom ever told me was that she loved me with a smile on her face. I would do anything to hear those words one more time or to see that beautiful contagious smile again. I witnessed my mom bear more pain than anyone should ever have to go through. She fought hard and had a heart of gold. I am sad, but I am also happy. I’m happy because my mom no longer has to suffer through pain, but instead she gets to be in a much more beautiful place wrapped in Jesus’ arms along with her Dad and little brother John, two of which she missed so so much.
Grandma, I know if mom could tell you anything she would tell you she loves you and she would say sorry for making you go through this. At the same time she also would tell you don’t be sad because this isn’t goodbye, but instead until we meet again.