Mary Jane Polasek, age 89 and longtime resident of Mustang, died peacefully with her family at her side on Friday, May 23, 2014, at an assisted living facility in Round Rock, Texas.

She was born Nov. 7, 1924 in Weatherford, Okla. to parents Clarence and Edith McCormick. After graduating from Southwestern State College in May 1945, she served as a nurse in the U.S. Navy aboard a ship in the Pacific until the end of the war.  After the war, she pursued her Master’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma and worked as a bookkeeper for a few years before getting her certificate to teach commerce.  She took her first teaching job in Sun City, Kansas, where she met and married Ray Massey.  After Ray passed away, she took a teaching job in Mustang, moving there with daughter Edie in the summer of 1957.  In Mustang, she met and married Robert Polasek.  Mary Jane was active in the Mustang United Methodist Church, where she ran the nursery and periodically served as United Methodist Women president.  She served on the Canadian County Election Board and volunteered for years at Yukon Czech Hall, selling tickets at the Saturday evening dances and serving as rental manager.  She was a member and past officer of Sokol Czech Lodge and had written the “News from Mustang” column for the Yukon Sun newspaper for many years.

Mary Jane was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Herbert; and husbands, Ray Massey and Robert Polasek.

She is survived by two daughters, Edie Robertson and husband Don of Round Rock, Texas and Penny Allen of Tulsa; two granddaughters, Courtney Weatherton and husband Michael and Andrea Robertson of Austin, Texas; several brothers and sisters-in-law; and numerous nephews and nieces.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mustang United Methodist Church or your favorite charity.  Visitation is open to the public from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, with the family in attendance from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. that evening.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 at Mustang United Methodist Church, followed by interment at Yukon Cemetery, under the direction of McNeil’s Mustang Funeral Service.  Online condolences may be made at www.mcneilsmustangfs.com.