Christine Marie (Widacki) Royal was born on February 21, 1929 in Bremond, Texas to Josephine Bartula and Theodore Widacki. She was the fourth of five children, and grew up on the family’s farm. She graduated from St. Mary’s School, where she was a Majorette and on the girls basketball team. Her senior year, she was the Class Reporter and the Senior Class School Queen nominee. Christine married Raymond Royal in 1952, and they were married for more than 65 years. They were charter members of St. Michael Catholic Church in Bedford, where she was a volunteer, and they were both active as Eucharistic ministers. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Christine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Royal; siblings Monsignor Roman Widacki, Florianna Osborne, and Frank Widacki. She was survived by one sibling, Sr Helen Widacki (Felician Order of Sisters) of Rio Rancho, New Mexico; children, Cindy Caloss (Ron), Kit Bolte, and Ray Royal, Jr. (Kathleen); grandchildren, Jeff Rutledge, Ashley Snider (Drew), Matthew Royal, Zachary Royal, Jessica Bolte, Jennifer Bolte; and great-grandson, Bradley Eden; great-granddaughters, Kennedy Snider, Avery Royal, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were her grandsons Jeff Rutledge, Matthew and Zachary Royal. Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, 9 June, at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home, Colleyville, followed with interment at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Christine Marie (Widacki) Royal was born on February 21, 1929 in Bremond, Texas to Josephine Bartula and Theodore Widacki. She was the fourth of five children, and grew up on the family’s farm. She graduated from St. Mary’s School, where she was a Majorette and on the girls basketball team. Her senior year, she was the Class Reporter and the Senior Class School Queen nominee. Christine married Raymond Royal in 1952, and they were married for more than 65 years. They were charter members of St. Michael Catholic Church in Bedford, where she was a volunteer, and they were both active as Eucharistic ministers. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Christine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Royal; siblings Monsignor Roman Widacki, Florianna Osborne, and Frank Widacki. She was survived by one sibling, Sr Helen Widacki (Felician Order of Sisters) of Rio Rancho, New Mexico; children, Cindy Caloss (Ron), Kit Bolte, and Ray Royal, Jr. (Kathleen); grandchildren, Jeff Rutledge, Ashley Snider (Drew), Matthew Royal, Zachary Royal, Jessica Bolte, Jennifer Bolte; and great-grandson, Bradley Eden; great-granddaughters, Kennedy Snider, Avery Royal, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were her grandsons Jeff Rutledge, Matthew and Zachary Royal. Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, 9 June, at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home, Colleyville, followed with interment at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
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