Marie Josephine Colby

Marie Josephine Colby of Wimberley, Texas died Friday, October 15 at the Clarewood House Extended Care Facility in Houston, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Patrick Colby, on February 28, 2002. She is survived by son Paul A. Colby of Houston, Texas; son Fred V. Colby (and wife Anne) of Katy, Texas; daughter Teresa M. Colby Pelanne of Bellaire, Texas; son James E. Colby (and loving family member Marlane Kayfes) of Houston, Texas; grandchild Chris Colby of Phoenix, Arizona; grandchild Joel Pelanne (and loving family member Masha Zhebrak) of Houston, Texas; grandchild Bridget Pelanne (and fiancé Bryan Lassiter) of Houston, Texas; and grandchild Sarah Burchfield (and husband Peter Burchfield) of Katy, Texas. Marie was born April 8, 1927 in East Bernard, Texas, the only child of Ludwik Kopecky and Emily “Millie” Petrash. She lived with her parents in East Bernard and Corpus Christi in the 1930s; the family then moved to Houston, Texas in the 1940s. She was a member of the National Honor Society while at Sam Houston High School, from which she graduated in 1945. She married Paul Patrick Colby late in 1947. While living in Houston, Marie was first a homemaker and then a school teacher (from the late 1950s to the early 1970s). In 1977, she and her husband moved to Wimberley, and Marie did the books for their company, EduCare Products Sales. While living in Wimberley, she was affiliated with the Saint Mary’s Altar Guild and the Ladies Auxiliary VFW 6441. In lieu of flowers, Marie has requested donations to Saint Mary’s Church of Wimberley and the Wimberley E.M.S. The family sincerely appreciates the love and care Marie received at Clarewood House. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Thomason Funeral Home.