Obituaries
Ernestina Ruiz
Mar 27, 2021
Ernestina Martin Ruiz
April 9, 1938 ~ March 27, 2021
Ernestina Ruiz passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at a Katy hospital following a brief illness. She was born on April 9, 1938 in La Paloma Texas to the late Francisco and Maria DeLeon Martin.
Ernestina was raised in the La Paloma area and attended school there....
Juan Sandoval
Mar 27, 2021
Juan Sandoval
December 19, 1954 ~ March 27, 2021
Juan Sandoval, passed into the arms of the lord suddenly on March 27, 2021, age 66. Juan was born in Raymondville, TX on December 19, 1954 to the late Alonzo Sandoval and Celia Longoria.
Juan was a lifelong resident of Wharton, TX and met the love of his life,...
Marcy Butcher
Mar 26, 2021
Marcy Butcher passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 at a Harbor House Hospice following a brief illness. She was born on October 10, 1946 in Mobile, Alabama to the late O.J. and Bessie Peppenhorst Cochran.
Marcy graduated high school from Channelview High School. Afterwards, she became a licensed vocational nurse (LVN). Marcy then changed careers, deciding to become a...
Lucille Beltran Juarez
Mar 22, 2021
Lucille Beltran Juarez
December 13, 1944 ~ March 22, 2021
Lucille Beltran Juarez passed into the arms of the Lord on Monday March 22, 2021 at her residence in Wharton surrounded by her family. She was born on December 13, 1944 in Laredo, TX to the late Gabriel and Esperanza Beltran, Jr.
Lucille is survived by her husband Julio...
Wayne Herrington
Mar 13, 2021
Wayne slipped into his new life on the evening of Thursday, March 13, 2021. He was 83 years old, born May 1, 1937; youngest of four children born to Paul and Johnnie Griffin Herrington.
Wayne grew up in the piney woods near Sour Lake, Texas, where he began his love of nature and the outdoors. After graduation from Sour Lake...
Clarence Edwin Niemann
Mar 10, 2021
Clarence Edwin Niemann was born January 7, 1933 in New Baden, Texas to Adolph Herman Niemann and Ida Marie Widmer. He passed away peacefully on March 10, 2021 in El Campo, TX at the age of 88. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1951. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Houston, TX. In 1953, he was drafted into the US...
Sue Ellen Caldwell
Mar 9, 2021
Sue Ellen Caldwell
July 6, 1944 ~ March 9, 2021
Sue Ellen Caldwell passed into the arms of the lord on Tuesday March 9, 2021 at Oakbend Memorial Hospital in Wharton. Sue was born on July 6, 1944 in Angleton, TX to the late Ellen and Gerald Kennedy.
Sue was a lifetime resident of Wharton and married...
Harvey Hugo Stelzel Jr.
Mar 8, 2021
Harvey H. Stelzel, Jr., 80, also known as "Tiny", went to be with our Lord peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021, He was born to Harvey H. Stelzel, Sr. and Lydia Orsak Stelzel on November 28, 1940 in Wharton, TX. Harvey was the oldest of five children, and the only boy. Harvey is survived by his wife, Sharie Brown Stelzel,...
José Luis Gomez
Mar 5, 2021
José Luis Gómez, Jr. pasó a los brazos del Señor el viernes 5 de Marzo de 2021 en un hospital en Webster, TX. Nació el 7 de Noviembre de 1962 en Mission, TX de Francisca Barrera y el fallecido José Luis Gómez, Sr. José residió durante mucho tiempo en Wharton y trabajó en King Ranch Grass Farm como mecánico. Creció...
Larry Minks
Mar 4, 2021
Larry Minks, 73, of East Bernard passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his residence following a brief battle with cancer. He was born in East Bernard on July 9, 1947, to the late Innocenc C. (I.C.) and Elizabeth Mary (Alice) Holub Minks.
Larry attended and graduated from East Bernard High School with the class of 1966. He...
Charles Howard
Mar 3, 2021
Charles Howard- a man with a vision, entrepreneur, lover of friends, bar-b-q, country music and dancing, he was the life of the party. Charles passed March 3, 2021 in Wharton, Texas. Charles is survived by his wife Linda Howard, his mother Mabel Howard, his sister Sharon Boedeker, his brother-in-law Ronnie Boedecker, his son Sonny Howard, his daughter-in-law Casi Howard and...
Marcial Sorrel, III
Mar 1, 2021
Marcial Sorrel III passed into the arms of the lord on Monday March 1, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family, he was 91.
Marcial “Mike” Sorrel was a veteran and served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years flying fighter jets. Marcial earned many medals and rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel. ...
Julie Eaklor
Feb 26, 2021
Julie passed peacefully at her residence in Wharton, TX after a courageous battle with cancer on February 26, 2021 while surrounded by family and friends at the age of 58.
Julie was born in Boise, Idaho to Rev. Robert “Bob” H. Kearns and Elizabeth “Betty” (Stefanowicz) Kearns on November 21, 1962, but was raised in Durango, Colorado where she...
Virginia Lee Kutach
Feb 25, 2021
Virginia Lee Kutach
December 11, 1942 ~ February 25, 2021
Virginia age 78 passed away peacefully at Matagorda Regional Medical Center on Feb. 25, 2021. She is survived by her sons Stephen and wife Christie of Richmond, Michael of Richmond and Brian and his wife Patty of Pottsville Arkansas. Grandchildren Krystal Garza of Wharton, Kathleen Crayton and husband...
Susan Philbin
Feb 24, 2021
Susan Rowan Philbin
August 16, 1944 - February 24, 2021
Susan Philbin passed away on February 24, 2021 at her residence in Spring, TX. She was born in Wharton, TX to the late Eugene A. Philbin and Lorena (Rowan) Brock.
Susan was raised in the Tulsa, OK and Ft. Worth areas and moved to Topeka, KS in 1972...
Shane Christopher Singleton
Feb 24, 2021
Shane Christopher Singleton, 21, of Wharton passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at a Houston hospital. Shane was born on May 15, 1999, in Houston, Texas.
Shane attended St. Philip Catholic School and graduated from El Campo High School in 2017. He completed the Wharton County Junior College EMT Program and worked as an EMT in Dallas. Shane...
Janice Eileen Hopper
Feb 23, 2021
Janice Eileen Hopper, 76, of Ennis, TX, peacefully passed away on February 23, 2021 after a brave, but difficult battle with Alzheimer’s.
Janice was born on February 9, 1945 to Fred and Katherine Isenhower in Wharton, Texas. She was raised in the town of Lissie, TX. After graduating from East Bernard High School in 1963, she attended Sam Houston State...
Joe Espinosa
Feb 21, 2021
Joe Espinosa, 68, of Victoria and formerly of Glen Flora died in a Victoria hospital on Sunday, February 21, 2021 following brief illness. He was born on August 27, 1952 in Wharton, Tx to the late Petronilo Espinosa and Eloisa Yanez Espinosa.
Joe graduated from Crescent High School. He worked as a carpenter for most of his adult life. ...
Tilford Gene Horelica
Feb 20, 2021
Tilford Gene Horelica passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 in Katy, Tx at the age of 82. He was born in Wharton, Texas to Alfred and Lillie Kramr Horelica on March 13. 1938.
He graduated from Wharton High School and later joined the Navy and served our country honorably for four years. After returning home he worked for the Wharton...
Jerome Charles Kucera
Feb 17, 2021
Jerome Charles Kucera “Kutch”, 70, of East Bernard, Texas, was called to be with Jesus on February 17, 2021. Peter Joseph and Celestine Victoria Kucera gave birth to their fourth child on August 26, 1950.
Jerome attended Holy Cross Catholic School grades 1 through 8 and graduated from East Bernard High School in 1970, where he had developed an interest...
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