Marie Szymaszek, 83, of Bay City, died peacefully on December 26, 2015, with her family by her side.

Marie was born on June 6, 1932, in Houston, but spent most of her childhood in Schulenburg. She attended Baylor University, where she met Floyd Szymaszek. Married for 60 years, Marie and Floyd had a passion for travel and the outdoors. They loved hunting, fishing, photography, and bird watching. They resided in Bay City for greater than 50 years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Floyd and her son, David.

Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Mike Allison, Cindy and David Allen, and Paula and Corky Efird; and by many loving grandchildren; great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren; and other family members.

A memorial mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 2001 Katy Avenue, Bay City. Her cremation arrangements were handled under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.

The family would like to express their sincere thanks to Harbor Hospice for all the loving care they provided.