Service & Arrangements

Honoring Maddy

On Friday, September 4, 2026, Maddy’s family and friends gathered in El Campo, Texas to hold her close one last time and to celebrate the fierce, joyful little girl they were so lucky to love.

Her visitation was held that morning at Triska Funeral Home on Merchant Street, where those who loved her came to sit with her and with one another. At noon, her Funeral Mass was celebrated at Saint Andrew Catholic Church, full of the people, the prayers, and the songs that had carried her family all along. Afterward, Maddy was laid to rest at Procopius Cemetery in Louise, Texas, her stepfather Garrett’s hometown, in ground that already holds generations of family who came before her. The day closed with a reception at Hillje Parish Hall, on the grounds of Saint Andrew, where everyone shared a meal, traded stories, and stayed together a little while longer.

Louise is the place Maddy’s family hopes to call home again one day, once her sisters have finished school, and the place that will one day hold this generation too. It felt right that she rest there, surrounded by family, in a town that has always meant home.

With Love and Gratitude

So many people made the trip, sent flowers, said her name, and simply showed up. Your presence and your support carried our family through the hardest of days, and we hold on to it still. With all our love, thank you to:

• Amy McCown
• Aunt Dianne & Uncle Dennis Juroske
• Bailey Leadbetter
• The Ballard Family
• The Beyer Family
• The Blackwell Family
• Caley Kohlnhofer
• The Chad and Amie Kocian Family
• The Chamberlain-Needville Family
• The Colton and Lakkin Knipling Family
• The Danny and Laura McGrew Family
• The Duckworth and Hargett Families
• The Dustin Kocian Family
• The Garrett and Joanna Kocian Family
• Grandma & Grandpa Country
• Hannah Nadler
• Jasmine
• Korinna & Emilie
• The Lane Kocian Family
• The Leadbetter Family
• The Mark Kocian Family
• The Nichols Family
• The Paul Kocian Family
• Priscilla M Sanchez
• The Robert Kocian Family
• The Selke Family
• Sr Mary and Aunt Bernice Juroske
• Stella Lappin
• Stella Randazzo
• The Wehmeyer Family

And to everyone who held Maddy and her family in their hearts from further away: thank you, too. She was loved by more people than she ever knew, and so are we.