Merl Jordan Vanek, 72, of Magnolia, Texas, passed away on July 17, 2024. He was born in Houston on September 1, 1951 to Otto and Isabell Vanek. Merl graduated from Spring High School and later worked in the Oil and Gas Pipeline industry for Houston Natural Gas, Houston Pipeline and Nextera Energy. He married Linda Vanek on July 26, 2021. Merl was a member of the Masonic Lodge and loved guns, motorcycles, bowling and living the cowboy lifestyle.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandmother, Anna Janisch. Merl is survived by his wife, Linda; children, Britta Vanek and husband Cody Uhlmann, and Brian Vanek and wife Paula Vanek; grandchildren, Brittany Felton and husband Kevin, Michael Smith and wife Katy, Isabel Vanek, Jake Cooney, Alivia Vanek and Corey Mishler; great-grandchildren, Karter Felton, Kimber Felton and Braelynn Felton; and his sister Michele Vanek and her son Dominic.