Obituaries
Charlene M. Johnson
Jan 28, 2021
Charlene Marie Johnson
Charlene Marie Johnson, 77, of Wharton quietly passed into the arms of the Lord on January 28, 2021. She was born on February 16, 1943 in El Campo, Texas to the late Charlie and Marie Furch Dornak.
Charlene was raised in Wharton, Texas and graduated from Wharton High School. She later moved to Houma, Louisiana...
Dolores Fried Koenig
Jan 27, 2021
Dolores Fried Koenig, 74, of Wharton passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord on January 27, 2021. She was born on January 25, 1947 in East Bernard, Tx to Edward W. Fried and Bessie Borak Fried.
Dolores was raised on the Bernard Prairie until moving to Wharton with her family as a young girl. She attended Wharton...
Christina Barron
Jan 26, 2021
Remembering
January 26
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
~ Helen Keller
Our love for you will ALWAYS be felt.
It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that my brothers and sisters and I announce the passing of our beautiful...
Frank Krenek, Jr.
Jan 26, 2021
After courageously battling cancer for 2-1/2 years, Frank J Krenek, Jr, 68 of Wharton, Texas achieved the ultimate victory of eternal life with our Heavenly Father. Frank was born in Wharton, Texas on November 19, 1952 to Frank J Krenek, Sr. and Georgia (Muniza) Krenek.
Frank graduated from Boling High School where he played linebacker on the football team....
Maria Montalvo
Jan 25, 2021
In Loving Memory
Of
Maria (Mary) Montalvo
October 7, 1943 ~ January 25, 2021
Maria Montalvo passed into the arms of the Lord on January 25, 2021 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Sugarland. She was born on October 7, 1943 in Alvin, TX to the late Camilio and Simona Gonzalez Garza.
Maria was a lifelong resident of Kendleton. ...
Felix Sopchak
Jan 23, 2021
Felix Sopchak, 83, of Wharton, Texas, went to be with his loving wife on Saturday, January 23, 2021, following a sudden illness at a Richmond, Tx. hospital. Felix was born on October 7, 1937, in Richmond, Texas to the late Stash Sopchak and Anna Storemski Sopchak.
Felix attended Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Tx., and later earned his...
Billy Dean Beck
Jan 22, 2021
Billy Dean Beck, 66, of Boling passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021, at a Houston hospital following a short illness. Billy was born on March 29, 1954, in Bastrop, Texas to the late Emil Joseph and Frances Terrell Beck. Billy attended schools in Boling. He worked as an oil and gas gauger most of his life. Billy enjoyed driving...
Linda Sopchak
Jan 20, 2021
Linda Sopchak, age 76, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at a local hospital following a sudden illness. She was born in Fresno, California, on May 7, 1944 to the late Daniel R. and Margaret Jilek Michalec.
Linda was raised in Galena Park, Tx, and graduated from Furr High School. She married Felix Sopchak on October...
Suzi Rinehart
Jan 20, 2021
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sandra Suzi Smith Rinehart (68) who died suddenly on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Suzi was born on September 14, 1952 in Hearne, Tx to George and Harriett Smith. She was the youngest of three children. Suzi spent her youth in Hearne, graduating from Hearne HS in 1971. She then went on to...
DeVoy Shaw
Jan 18, 2021
DeVoy Shaw, age 84, of Boling, Texas, who was a believer in the Lord, Jesus Christ, went to be with his Heavenly Father on January 18, 2021. He was born in Bay City, Texas, on August 8, 1936, to Melvin Herbert Shaw and Mary Eleise Hodge Shaw.
DeVoy was raised in Pledger, Texas, and graduated from Boling High School...
Rebecca "Christy" Garza
Jan 18, 2021
Rebecca “Christy” Garza, 49 of Wharton, quietly passed into the arms of the Lord on January 18, 2021. She was born December 21, 1971 in Bay City, Tx to the late Frank Garza and Reynalda Lopez.
Raised in the Wharton area, she attended and graduated from Wharton High School. She later moved to Brenham and managed a wonderful home...
Lillian Doiron
Jan 18, 2021
Lillian Doiron
Lillian Doiron, 95, of New Gulf went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 18, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on July 28, 1925 to the late Monroe Huggins and Cora Neely Huggins in Pledger, TX.
Lillian attended schools in Boling. She married Jack Doiron on July 4,...
Gabriel Winston Segrest
Jan 16, 2021
In Loving Memory
Of
Gabriel Winston Segrest
April 16, 1992 ~ January 16, 2021
Gabriel Segrest passed into the arms of the Lord on January 16, 2021 at his residence in Wharton. He was born April 16, 1992 in Granbury, TX.
Gabriel was a lifelong resident of East Bernard. He graduated from East Bernard High School in 2010. While...
Maria Stella Cuevas de Quintero
Jan 12, 2021
Maria Stella Cuevas de Quintero
January 14, 1949 ~ January 12, 2021
Maria Esthela Cuevas de Quintero passed into the arms of the Lord on January 12, 2021 at Oakbend in Richmond following a brief illness. She was born January 14, 1949 in Linares Nuevo Leon Mexico to the late Macario Cuevas and Esperanza Montes Cuevas.
Maria was...
Thomas Lopez Garcia, Jr.
Jan 11, 2021
In Loving Memory
Of
Thomas Lopez Garcia, Jr.
January 8, 1967 ~ January 11, 2021
Thomas Lopez Garcia, Jr. passed into the arms of the Lord on January 11, 2021 at Oakbend Medical Center, Wharton. He was born January 8, 1967 in East Bernard, TX to Maria Mejorado Garcia and the late Thomas Lopez Garcia, Sr. He was 54...
Shirley J. Macha Zahn
Jan 11, 2021
Shirley J. Macha Zahn, 82 of Wharton, quietly passed into the arms of the Lord on January 11, 2021.
She was born September 28, 1938 to the late Robert and Frances Zaruba Macha of Wharton.
She was raised in Magnet, Texas and graduated from Wharton High School in 1956 and worked as a nurses’ aide at Caney Valley Hospital until...
Harold Shilk
Jan 11, 2021
Harold W. Shilk Jr. 77
Harold Wiley Shilk Jr. entered into eternal peace on Monday, January 11, 2021. Harold was born September 23, 1943 to the late Harold W. Shilk Sr. and Ivory Bradley Shilk in Houston, Texas. He attended Clear Creek High School until his family moved to El Campo where they owned and operated the Jones Motel....
Katherine Emilie Blair
Jan 4, 2021
Katherine Emilie Blair, 94, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 4, 2021 at a Wharton nursing home. She was born in Pierce, Tx on February 11, 1926 to the late Otto Paul Koehler and Annie M. Bennetsen Koehler.
After graduating from high school, Katherine married Billy Kirk Blair on January 15, 1948 and he preceded...
Robert Ray Fulton
Jan 4, 2021
Robert Ray “Bob” Fulton, 94, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021. He was born January 1, 1927, in Atwood, Oklahoma to parents Thomas W. and Maude E. Caffee Fulton.
Bob was raised in Oklahoma City, OK and attended Foster High School before enlisting in the US Navy at the young age of 17. He...
Patricia Ann Folmar
Jan 2, 2021
Patricia Ann Swain Folmar, 85 of Edna and formerly of Boling passed away at her residence in Edna, Tx on January 2, 2021. She was born on July 28, 1935 in Gallipolis, OH to the late Charles Swain and Elsie Bragg Swain.
Patricia worked as a substitute teacher. She was married to Dan Richard Folmar, Sr. on July 29,...
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