Obituaries
Jean Ann Ferrell
Aug 11, 2022
Jean Ann Ferrell, 75, of Georgetown, Texas, formerly Wharton, Texas passed away August 11, 2022 peacefully in her sleep. Jean was born in El Campo, Texas on September 11, 1946. She attended elementary school at Newgulf Elementary and graduated from Boling High School in 1965. During high school she won Rice Festival Queen and was football sweetheart. Jean was very...
James Joseph Hlavinka
Aug 9, 2022
James Joseph Hlavinka
October 1, 1940 ~ August 9, 2022
James Hlavinka, 81, of Wharton, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at a Houston hospital. He was born on October 1, 1940 in Wharton, Texas to the late Oldrich and Bessie Laitkep Hlavinka.
James was rasied in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in 1959. He attended Wharton...
Santos Sanchez Suaste
Aug 6, 2022
Santos Sanchez Suaste
October 28, 1925 ~ August 6, 2022
Santos Sanchez Suaste, age 96, entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at the home of her daughter in Austin, Texas. She was born on October 28, 1925, in Matagorda, daughter of the late Manuel Sanchez and Jacinta Montelongo Sanchez.
Mrs. Suaste was a resident of Wharton County...
Sally Soderquist
Aug 4, 2022
Sally Soderquist April 15th 1941 ~ August 4th 2022 Sally Soderquist, 81, of Wharton, passed into the arms of the lord on Thursday, August 4th 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Houston Tx. She was born on April 15th 1941 in Houston, Texas to the late Erin Morgan Watson and Cleo Isabell. Sally was rasied in Center Texas and graduated from...
Georgie Mendel
Aug 2, 2022
Georgie Mendel Georgie Mendel, 85, of Wharton passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 in a Richmond hospital. She was born on February 28, 1937 in Moulton Texas to the late Peter and Mary Rothbauer Machart. Georgie was raised in the Moulton area and graduated from Moulton High School. She married William Frank Mendel, Jr. in March 1957 in Moulton....
Ofilia P. Peña
Jul 31, 2022
Ofilia P. Peña
April 3, 1922 ~ July 31, 2022
Ofilia P. Peña, 100 years young of Boling, TX passed away on Sunday July 31, 2022, peacefully surrounded by her family at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugarland. She was born on April 3, 1922 in Corpus Christi, TX to the late Maria and Miguel Peña.
Ofilia married the Love...
Dale H McCain
Jul 28, 2022
Dale H. McCain, 57 of East Bernard, passed away on July 28th, 2022 after a battle with heart complications. Born in East Bernard, to Wylie and Dell McCain, Dale was a fun-loving and friendly boy. After high school, he spent his entire working life in construction, where he earned the nickname “Gallo” or “Rooster” in Spanish, for his early mornings....
Louise Hulda Mazel
Jul 25, 2022
Louise Hulda Mazel Louise Mazel, 93, of Wharton passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at El Campo Hospital. She was born on May 2, 1929 in Sargent Texas to the late Theodore and Hulda Schunka Bennetsen. Louise was raised in the Wharton area and attended Wharton schools. She married Milton Henry Mazel on September 26, 1946 in Wharton. He...
Maria Olga Rivera de Gonzalez
Jul 25, 2022
Maria Olga Rivera de Gonzalez
Maria Rivera de Gonzalez, 58, of Boling passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her loving family following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 27, 1964 in Burgos Tamaulipas Mexico to the late Artemio Rivera Sanchez and Lucinda Olvera. She was raised in Mexico and attended schools there....
Robert Caraway
Jul 24, 2022
Dr. Robert Bruce (Bob) Caraway Jr. of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, on Sunday July 24th, 2022. Born to Robert Bruce and Agnes Molinda “Peg” Caraway on February 13th, 1920, Bob grew up on the family farm in Tolar, Texas, where he was a valued member of the nearby First Methodist Rock Church Community....
Janice Harris
Jul 22, 2022
Janice Nephane Flowers Harris
Janice Harris, 78, of Wharton passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022 in a Houston hospital. She was born on October 21, 1943 in Sherman, Texas to the late Warren G. and Quade Little Flowers.
Janice was raised in the Gainsville area and graduated from Gainsville High School. She later graduated from Abilene Christian...
Patricia Ann Samora
Jul 20, 2022
Patricia Ann Samora “Nanie” Our beloved daughter, mother, sister, aunt, grandma and friend succumbed on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the age of 62. While we mourn her passing, we rejoice in the knowledge that she is resting with the Lord in Heaven. Nanie was born November 9, 1959, in Newgulf, Texas to Nieves Salinas Samora and the late Guadalupe...
Gayla Macek Shimek
Jul 18, 2022
Gayla Macek Shimek
September 30, 1959 ~ July 18, 2022
Gayla Macek Shimek, age 62, of Boling passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, July 18, 2022 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 30, 1959 in Wharton to the late Joe Rudolph Macek and Adeline Poncik Macek.
Gayla was a 1978...
John Barron
Jul 11, 2022
John F. Barron
October 2, 1962 - July 11, 2022
John Barron (Jr.) passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, July 11, 2022. His fight with cancer and rededication to his faith were inspiring to his loved ones. His presence will be greatly missed.
John was born in Wharton, Texas and raised in...
Lambert Stavena, Jr.
Jul 10, 2022
Lambert Stavena, Jr, 56, of Wharton passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in a Matagorda hospital. He was born on April 10,1966 in Wharton to the late Lambert Stavena, Sr and Joy Koonce Stavena.
Lambert was a graduate of Wharton High School. He married Vanessa Arceo Stavena on July 31, 1996 in Las Vegas. He enjoyed fishing...
Dianne Segrest
Jul 8, 2022
Dianne Fay Segrest, age 71, of Wharton passed away at a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness on Friday, July 8, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born in Wharton on October 3, 1950 to the late Joe Vaclavik and Mary Dusek Vaclavik.
Dianne was a graduate of Wharton High School and Wharton County Junior College. She married...
Alma Hobbins Smith
Jul 6, 2022
Alma Hobbins Smith
March 5, 1931 ~ July 6, 2022
Alma Hobbins Smith, 91, of Wharton, Texas, gained her angel wings on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, while in The Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. She was born on March 5, 1931 on a farm near Boling, Texas, to the late John...
James Lynn Sulak
Jul 5, 2022
James Lynn Sulak
May 9, 1967 ~ July 5, 2022
James Sulak, 55, of Bay City passed away suddenly in a Bay City hospital on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He was born on May 9, 1967, to Rudy and Dorothy Knesek Sulak in Wharton, Texas.
James was a graduate of Wharton High School. He worked as a Customer...
Henry Garcia
Jul 5, 2022
Henry Garcia, 72, of El Campo passed away in a Humble hospital on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. He was born on August 9, 1949, to the late Dan and Juanita Armenta Garcia in Houston, Texas.
Henry was a graduate of a Houston High School. He served our country honorably in the United States Army. Henry married Judy Robertson. Together...
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