Maryann S. Stanek

Maryann S. Stanek, 69, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Maryann was born July 15, 1940 in Lorain, Ohio to Joseph and Mary (Stimac) Novak. She earned her bachelor's degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On February 20, 1971, Maryann married John Stanek in the chapel of Duquesne University.

She was a member St. Joseph Catholic Church, a board member for Silver Blades, was on the National Family Committee for USFSA and was a very active volunteer for several organizations in the Johnson County area.

Survivors include husband, John Stanek; two daughters, Melissa Stanek, Kansas City, Missouri and Regina Etienne, her husband, Sean, Landstuhl, Germany; brother, Joseph Novak, his wife, Roselyn, Cincinnati, Ohio; brother-in-law, Charles Stanek and his wife, Christa, Bloomington, Minnesota.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to either, Animal Haven, 9800 W. 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas 66203 or St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5901 Flint, Shawnee, Kansas 66203.

Memorial Visitation and Funeral Mass

Funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 14, 2009 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church; private inurnment will be in the Resurrection Cemetery. A memorial visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, where a Rosary Recitation will be 6:00 p.m.