Obituaries
Ervin Joe Legler
Jul 2, 2021
Ervin Joe “Butch” Legler, 88, of Wharton, passed away July 2, 2021 after a lengthy illness at a Sugar Land long term care facility. Butch was born on February 13, 1933 in Wharton, Texas, the only son of the late Ervin Julius Legler and Frances Urbanovsky Legler.
Butch was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in...
Iris Jean Albrecht
Jul 1, 2021
Iris Kowald Albrecht
Iris Albrecht, 85 of Wharton, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in a Sugarland hospital. She was born February 15, 1936 in Lenz, Texas to the late Alfred Kowald and Emmie Schlottmann Kowald. She attended and graduated from Karnes City High School.
She married Marvin Albrecht and together they operated a flower shop...
Lydia Gonzales
Jun 24, 2021
Lydia Gonzales
March 18, 1934 ~ June 24, 2021
Lydia was born in Runge, Texas to Pablo and Francisca Jaquez and entered Heaven in Rosenberg, Texas.
In her younger days she worked at Wharton Steam Laundry and at Gulf Coast Medical Center.
She Married Sam Gonzales July 2, 1966. She was a very active member of...
Jack Wayne "Bubba" Hough
Jun 24, 2021
Jack Wayne Hough
Jack "Bubba" Hough was born on October 1, 1949 in Baytown, Texas to John Franklin Hough, Jr. and Clara Kathryn Hough.
Bubba graduated from East Bernard High School in 1969. He married Pattie Braden Hough on May 6, 1972 and they were blessed with four boys. He was employed at Duvall Sulfur Plant and Houston Light &...
Samuel L. Dearman
Jun 22, 2021
Samuel L. Dearman
April 21, 1944 ~ June 22, 2021
Samuel L. Dearman passed into the arms of the Lord on June 22, 2021 at Matagorda Regional Medical Center Bay City, TX. He was born on April 21, 1944 to the late Leonard and Myrtle Dearman in Quitman, Mississippi.
Samuel attended Quitman High School. After high school, he entered...
Beatrice Fojtik
Jun 10, 2021
Beatrice Flanagan Fojtik passed away peacefully on June 10, 2021 at Rice Medical Center in Eagle Lake. Beatrice was born on April 25, 1921 in New York City, New York, to the late Josephine Flanagan.
Beatrice started life in New York City, but an orphan train ride was in her future to take her to East Bernard where she...
Esther Cruz Cerrillo
Jun 9, 2021
Esther Cruz Cerrillo
July 26, 1930 ~ June 9, 2021
Esther Cruz Cerrillo passed into the arms of the lord peacefully on June 9, 2021 at The Crescent Nursing Facility in Sugarland. Esther was born on July 26, 1930 in Wharton, TX to the late Lucio Cruz and Guadalupe Quentana.
Esther was a lifelong resident of Wharton and on July...
Nicholas Stephens-Arriaga
Jun 7, 2021
Nicholas Eugene Stephens-Arriaga
October 20, 2010 ~ June 7, 2021
Nicholas Eugene Stephens-Arriaga, 10, of Wharton, passed away tragically on June 7, 2021, at Matagorda Beach while with his family. He was born in Wharton, Texas to Bianca Arriaga on October 20, 2010.
Nick was a student at Wharton Elementary School and an active member of the Boling Youth...
Andrew Junior Bennetsen
Jun 6, 2021
Andrew Junior Bennetsen
November 13, 1935 ~ June 6, 2021
Andrew J. Bennetsen passed into the arms of the lord on Sunday June 6, 2021 at his residence in Wharton. He was born on November 13, 1935 to the late Theodore and Hulda Bennetsen in Wharton, TX. He was a life long resident of Wharton and graduated from Wharton...
Robert L. Kopecky
Jun 4, 2021
Robert Louis Kopecky
April 24, 1938 ~ June 4, 2021
Robert Kopecky, 83, of Wharton, passed away on June 4, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on April 24, 1938 in Magnet Texas to the late Emil and Mary Michulka Kopecky.
Robert was a lifelong resident of Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School. After high...
Steven Rosario Maldonado
Jun 3, 2021
Steven Rosario Maldonado
October 22, 1985 ~ June 3, 2021
Steven Rosario Maldonado passed into the arms of the Lord on June 3, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Steven was born on October 22, 1985 in Wharton to Jim and Lydia Cantu.
Steven was a lifelong resident of Wharton and graduated from Wharton High...
Verna Kaye Syptak
Jun 2, 2021
~Verna Kay Syptak~
Verna Kaye Syptak, 70, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in a personal care home in Richmond surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 26, 1951 in East Bernard Texas to the late John and Lois Marie Otto Browder.
Kaye, as she was known, was raised in the East Bernard area and graduated...
Dr. Michael W. Connelly
May 20, 2021
Dr. Michael Connelly, age 70, died on Thursday, May 20, 2021, from complications due to a brain tumor discovered in July 2020. Mike was born on January 16, 1951 in Houston, the youngest of six children born to Martha and DL Connelly.
Mike attended St. Anne Catholic School, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory ‘69, and graduated from UT Austin...
Thomas Michael Kutach
May 15, 2021
Thomas Michael Kutach, 36, of Wharton, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born on January 13, 1985, in Wharton, Texas to parents Darrel and Jeanine Shoop Kutach.
Thomas was raised in Boling and graduated from Boling High School with the class of 2003. He later attended and graduated from...
Jack D. Mayes, Jr.
May 15, 2021
Jack D. Mayes, Jr. 64, of Wharton, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Houston at a long term care center. He was born on February 3, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio to parents, Jack Mayes Sr and Velma Smith Mayes.
Jack was raised in the Toledo, Ohio area and graduated from Start High School. He married Barbra Ann Humphres...
Dustin Wayne Chudalla
May 9, 2021
Dustin Wayne Chudalla, 36, of Wharton, Texas went to his heavenly home Sunday, May 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by family and in the company of his bar-b-que cookoff partners after just shy of a yearlong battle with cancer that he fought courageously and with a spirit like none other.
Dustin was born February 21, 1985 to Hal and...
Alois Bernard Palinek
May 9, 2021
Alois Bernard Palinek, 85 of Weimar and formerly of Wharton, passed away on May 9, 2021 at his residence. He was born on August 20, 1935 in Hungerford Texas to the late Joseph and Emily Labay Palinek.
Alois was raised in the Hungerford area and attended Hungerford schools. He worked as a mechanic for Boettcher-Hlavinka Co. for many years...
Micheal Ray Roper
May 7, 2021
Micheal Ray Roper
September 27, 1972 ~ May 7, 2021
Micheal Ray Roper passed into the arms of the Lord suddenly on May 7, 2021. He was born on September 27, 1972 to Virginia and the late Kenneth Roper in El Campo, TX. Micheal was a lifelong resident of Lane City, TX. He worked for the last 7...
Eduardo Vargas
May 6, 2021
Eduardo Vargus
1 de junio de 2004 ~ 6 de mayo de 2021
Eduardo Vargas pasó trágicamente a los brazos del Señor el 6 de mayo de 2021. Eduardo nació el 1 de junio de 2004 en Wharton, TX de Octavio y Araceli Vargas. Era residente de Lane City en el momento de su muerte.
Eduardo era un...
Lucinda Gallegos-Nunez
May 6, 2021
Lucinda Gallegos Nunez
Lucinda Gallegos Nunez passed away on May 6, 2021 after battling a lengthy illness. She was born on June 30, 1966 to the late Isabel Camarena Gallegos and Antonio F. Gallegos.
She graduated from Wharton High School in 1984 with her cosmetology license. She graduated with her Associate’s Degree from Wharton County Junior College. She...
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