John Joseph Krahulec, 95 of Phoenix AZ died peacefully after a brief illness on January 24, 2019.
John was born in Dalcom Slovakia. He served in WWII with the Royal Canadian Artillery. He moved his family to Phoenix in 1952 and always loved having been a valley resident for over sixty years. He worked for the circulation department at the Arizona Republic and Gazette. After his retirement John was able to pursue his passion of spending time visiting valley swap meets.
John is survived by his loving wife Rita M. Krahulec of 72 years and two sons, John J. Krahulec, Jr. (Anne) of Geneva IL; Robert Krahulec (Judy) of Phoenix, AZ. John was a grandfather of six and great-grandfather of ten.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 5045 E Thomas Rd., Phoenix. A reception and light lunch will follow at Father Feeney Hall.
Donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Wendel Samalik
We are grateful for our recent visit with Dad Krahulec. He was in great spirits and full of his humorous stories. We were so happy that Chris and Lynn arranged for Mom Krahulec to visit with John, the day before he died.
PAUL KRAHULEC
Everyone should be fortunate enough to have an Uncle like Johnny!
John and Rita truly defined “soul mates” & its my wish that we all can find the sense of togetherness that they shared for the 70+ years.
John’s with his lil brother Joe now, his Mom & Dad too. Lots of Slovak’s up there that’ll take good care of him.
Audrey Kerr
To all of you who are part of John’s family, I offer my sincere condolences. After some 65 years of being part of the Krahulec family, I too feel your loss.
Rest in peace dear brother-in-law, and now you can enjoy a slivovitz with Joe.
Audrey
Steve and Cecile Raths
My wife and I worked at Bashas’ during the ’80 and ’90s, and would see Rita and John at Award ceremonies, company picnics and the like. Rita and family, we offer our deepest sympathies and prayers. My he rest in the arms of Jesus.
Peace,
Steve and Cecile Raths
Claire Henrichs
I am so sorry to hear of Uncle Johnny’s passing. I have lost all communications with my Phoenix family so I didn’t know this happened.