Eleen Laverne Jansky

Eleen Jansky passed on November 10, 2023 in College Station, Texas.

Eleen was born at her parents Leo and Lydia Rieger farm home on January 22, 1930; in Beyersville, Texas. She attended elementary and junior high at the Beyersville School and then went to Taylor High School where she graduated in 1949. She attended clerical/business school for a year and then worked as a sales clerk at a local department store in Taylor, Texas. She married Henry Jansky, from Cameron,Tx on November 3, 1951. Together they had 2 children, Michael and Cindy.

Eleen was a mother, homemaker, and in-home daycare provider. She was a second mom to numerous children and was affectionately called "Jansky"! She moved from Taylor to Bryan, Texas in June of 2000 in order to be closer to her grandsons, Samuel and Eli. Eleen loved her immediate and extended family and enjoyed cooking, baking, and vegetable gardening. She also spent her earlier years as a member of the Post 4476 VFW Auxiliary and the St Mary's Catholic Daughters. She and Henry spent many years supporting St Mary's Catholic school running the Parish Picnic's Cake Walk among other activities.

She most loved her grandsons: Drew, Samuel, and Eli. The time she got to spend with them after school, going to their sporting events, school programs, and making them special meals was what made her happiest.

Eleen is preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Lydia, and her husband, Henry. She is survived by her son Michael Jansky; daughter Cynthia Jansky MD and husband Dan Dawson MD; Her sister, Pearl Lee Brinkmeyer and husband Roy. Three grandsons; Drew Jansky, Samuel and Eli Dawson, and one great granddaughter, Isabella Jansky.

A Rosary Service will be held on November 17, 2023 at 2:00pm at St Mary of the Assumption Church in Taylor, Texas.

Funeral mass will be held at 2:30pm at St. Mary of the Assumption Church with a graveside service to follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Taylor, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Hospice Brazos Valley or Allen Academy School in Bryan, Texas.