Obituaries

Lorine Marie Franek

Lorine Marie Franek

May 24, 2012

Funeral Services for Lorine Marie Franek, 76, of Beasley, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at St Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, El Campo. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm until 8:00pm with a Rosary being recited at 7:00pm on Tuesday May 29, 2012 at the Wharton Funeral Home,...

Merrill Caldwell

Merrill Caldwell

May 23, 2012

Merrill Hudgins Caldwell Mrs. Merrill Hudgins Caldwell, age 91 of Hungerford died early Wednesday morning, May 23, 2012 at her home following an extended illness. She was born on January 7, 1921 in Hungerford the daughter of the late Carlton Hudgins and Dora Wilbeck Hudgins. Mrs. Caldwell was a long-time resident of Wharton and a member of the First Baptist...

Mary Ann Pospisil

Mary Ann Pospisil

May 21, 2012

Mary Ann Pospisil Mrs. Mary Ann Laitkep Pospisil, age 72 of Wharton died Monday, May 21, 2012 in a Palacios Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on October 7, 1939 in East Bernard, TX the daughter of the late John Laitkep and Marie Margaret Mazoch Laitkep. Mrs. Pospisil was a long-time resident of Hungerford and Wharton and attended...

Althea Lady Drake

Althea Lady Drake

May 15, 2012

Althea L. (Lady) Drake Mrs. Althea Lee (Lady) Drake, age 100, of Wharton died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in the Czech Catholic Home in Hillje following an extended illness. She was born on May 11, 1912 in Evergreen, Hamilton Co., Texas the daughter of the late Lemuel Lee Evans and Althea Bunnell Evans. Mrs. Drake was a long-time resident of...

Mary Lou Frankum

Mary Lou Frankum

May 13, 2012

Mary L. Frankum Mrs. Mary Loudenia Frankum, age 87 of Wharton died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in a Wharton Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on August 8, 1924, in Markham, Texas the daughter of the late Ed Carroll and Cassie Ruffcorne Carroll. Mrs. Frankum was a life long resident of Wharton and a member of the First...

Dorothy Ramsey Hite

Dorothy Ramsey Hite

Apr 25, 2012

DOROTHY RAMSEY HITE Mrs. Dorothy Ramsey Hite, age 86, of Wharton died Wednesday morning, April 25, 2012 in a Sugar Land Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born on September 19, 1925 in Wharton, Texas, the daughter of the late Ira G. Broughton and Alma Neal Smith Broughton. Mrs. Hite was married to James Hite who preceded her in...

John W West

John W West

Apr 24, 2012

John Walter West Mr. John Walter West, age 83 of Rosharon, TX died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Houston following an extended illness. He was born on May 9, 1928 in Greeno, GA the son of the late Charlie Carl West and Ruby Dell Willford West. Mr. West had been a resident of Rosharon since 1968 and was Lutheran by...

Mattie Mae Francis

Mattie Mae Francis

Apr 23, 2012

Mattie Mae Francis Mrs. Mattie Mae Francis, age 97 of Wharton died Monday, April 23, 2012, at a Wharton nursing center following an extended illness. She was born on May 1, 1914, in Ovala, Texas the daughter of the late Edward Meadows and Minnie Lou Triplett Meadows. Mattie was raised in the Praire Lea area and attended high school there....

HEINZ HENRY VOLZ

HEINZ HENRY VOLZ

Apr 22, 2012

HEINZ ‘HENRY’ VOLZ Henry Volz, age 94 of Wharton passed away on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at the Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 2nd, 1917 in Odem, Texas a son of the late John and Bertha Kraft Volz, both of whom emigrated from Germany in 1913. Mr. Volz grew up on...

Mariano "Reno" Sosa

Mariano "Reno" Sosa

Apr 22, 2012

Mariano “Reno” Sosa Mr Mariano “Reno” Sosa, age 61 of Wharton died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at a Houston Hospital following an extended illness. He was born on June 6, 1950, in East Bernard the son of the late Emiterio Sosa and Josephine Delgado Sosa. Mr. Sosa was a life-long resident of Wharton County. He was a member of Mt...

Sylvia K. Wiesner

Sylvia K. Wiesner

Apr 19, 2012

Sylvia Krutilek Wiesner Sylvia Krutilek Wiesner, 85, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Austin, Texas. She was born in Wharton County, Texas, on September 8, 1926 to Josef W. and Charlotte (Lottie) Orozd Krutilek. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Fred Wiesner; her sister, Jeralyn Prihoda; along with her three children, Dennis and his wife,...

Steven Grier

Steven Grier

Apr 15, 2012

Steven L. Grier Mr. Steven Lee Grier, age 50 of Palacios and a former long-time Wharton resident died Sunday, April 15, 2012 in Bay City, TX following a sudden illness. He was born on September 25, 1961 in Houston, TX the son of the late Donald Eugene Grier and Peggy Laura Ziegler Grier. Mr. Grier was a graduate of Wharton...

Viola L. Kalina

Viola L. Kalina

Apr 15, 2012

Mrs. Viola L. Kalina, age 84 of Boling died Sunday, April 15, 2012 in a Wharton Nursing Home following an extended illness. She was born on January 31, 1928 in Needville, TX the daughter of the late Adolph Sabrsula and Lydia Muniza Sabrsula. Mrs. Kalina had been a resident of Boling for the past forty-seven years and was a member...

Kathryn L. Kemp

Kathryn L. Kemp

Apr 9, 2012

KATHRYN L. KEMP Mrs. Kathryn Lourene Kemp, age 85 of Houston died late Monday night, April 9, 2012 at her residence in Houston following an extended illness. She was born on November 23, 1926 in Seminole, OK the daughter of the late Cecil Harris and Pauline Swengel Harris. Mrs. Kemp was a long-time resident of Houston living in the North...

Ermarie Pearl Loocke

Ermarie Pearl Loocke

Apr 8, 2012

Ermarie Pearl Loocke, 92 of Wharton, joined our Lord on April 8, 2012 after an extended illness. She was born March 25, 1920 to the late Edmund and Ola Dreher Persky in Sharp, Milam County, Texas. She graduated from Wharton High School in 1937, went to business school, and worked at the Wharton County Courthouse for a brief period of...

Eugenia Aleen Newlin

Eugenia Aleen Newlin

Apr 5, 2012

EUGENIA ‘JEAN’ ALEEN NEWLIN Mrs. Eugenia “Jean” Newlin, age 86 of Wharton passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012, in a Wharton nursing facility following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 25, 1925 in Iago, Texas a daughter of the late Eugene and Emma Aleen Abendroth Lyons. Mrs. Newlin was a lifelong resident of Wharton County. She graduated...

Blanca Castro Eddy

Blanca Castro Eddy

Mar 24, 2012

Blanca Castro Eddy Blanca Castro Eddy, age 86 of Wharton, died Saturday March 24, 2012, at her residence in Wharton following a sudden illness. She was born on December 1, 1925 in Mendoza, Argentina, a daughter of the late Abel A. and Blanca Rosa Castro. Blanca was a resident of the Wharton area since 1994. She was raised in Argentina...