Inez P. Vanecek

VANECEK, Inez Our beloved mother passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Inez was born in Durango, Durango, Mexico. Born to Francisco and Damiana Pereda. She came to the United States when she was 3 years old. Inez was the oldest of three sisters and was often called upon to help raise the other sisters, Pat and Mary. When she was 13 years old she had to quit school and start working to help raise the family. She started cleaning houses in Montecito, and then worked for the Ambassador Laundry. During World War II she and her sister Mary moved up to San Francisco. Inez worked in a shipyard as a supervisor, welding on large ships. Later on she moved back to Santa Barbara where she meet George Vanecek, a sergeant in the Marine Corps. It was here in Santa Barbara where she married George Vanecek in 1947. Shortly after she attended a beautician school on Anapamu Street and obtained her license to cut and style hair. She worked at a beauty salon for about a year, soon after that she opened her own salon. It was called Inez Beauty Salon. For over 40 years she operated her salon in the front of her house on Anacapa Street. Our mother loved her church, Our Lady of Sorrows. She would attend mass regularly and you would see her every Sunday and on weekdays too. I would often ask my mother as a child why she went to church so much. She explained it helped her get through the difficult times. I did not understand this as a child, but I do now as her adult son. Inez is survived by her two children Dean Vanecek and Michael Vanecek. Her husband George Vanecek of 62 years is deceased as of 2009. She has two sisters Pat Vielma and Mary Robles both of Santa Barbara and Goleta. Three grandchildren, Lisa Ortega (Lonnie), Victoria Ramirez (Freddy), and Danny Hale. She also leaves behind five great-grandchildren Diego Ortega, Olivia Ortega, Gabriel Ramirez, Isaiah Ramirez, and Isabell Ramirez. The Vanecek Family would like to thank Dr. Kay and the Visiting Nurse / Hospice for their care and compassion during Inez's life. In lieu of flowers, donations to Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa Barbara, 222 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 would be appreciated. The Rosary will be at We1ch-Ryce-Haider (Downtown Chapel) Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 7:00pm. Located at 15 E. Sola Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Funeral and mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 10:00am located at 15 E. Sola Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery.

Inez P. Vanecek

August 15, 1915 - June 8, 2011