Obituaries

Josephine Brem Davis

Josephine Brem Davis

Mar 10, 2020

July 3, 1931-March 10, 2020 

 

Josephine Brem Davis left this world surrounded by her family, going to join her Husband and sons that passed before her. Josie was born July 3, 1931 in Tours, Texas and passed away on March 10, 2020 in Lake Jackson. She grew up and graduated from West Columbia High School in 1950. She...

Ramona Quirey

Ramona Quirey

Mar 10, 2020

Ramona Quirey, 91, of East Bernard went to her heavenly home on March 10, 2020. She was born in San Marcos on August 9, 1928 to the late Raymond and Maurine Sweeten Cavness. She grew up there where her father was the president of San Marcos Academy, but spent many summers on her grandparents ranch in Rocksprings. She met the...

Patricia Ann Gassett

Patricia Ann Gassett

Mar 7, 2020

Patricia Ann Gassett (Pat) of Wharton Texas, passed peacefully on to sing in one of God’s Heavenly Choirs on Saturday March 7, 2020 at 88 years old at home. Pat was born Sept. 25, 1931 in Beatrice, Nebraska, the last of 7 children (6 daughters and 1 son) of Harry Howland Hutchison and Regina Lily Nibbe Hutchison. Pat graduated Valedictorian...

Mercedes G Dominguez

Mercedes G Dominguez

Mar 1, 2020

Mercedes G. Dominguez, 88, of Tomball and formerly of Wharton, passed away on March 1, 2020.  He was born in Wharton County on September 24, 1931 to Ruperto Palomo Gonzales  Dominguez and Francisca  Gonzales Dominguez.

 

Mercedes attended schools in Wharton county.  On July 17, 1950 her married the love of his life, Anita C Dominguez and together they raised...

Frances Polly Adams

Frances Polly Adams

Feb 29, 2020

Frances Ashby “Polly” Adams

 

Frances Adams, known as Polly, 96, of Austin and formerly of Wharton, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 of Parkinson’s disease. She was born in Parkin, Arkansas on

May 30, 1923 to Thestle and Eugenia Ashby Yewell. The family settled in Mission,Texas, where Polly was raised and graduated high school.

 

On September 9,...

James Weldon Andersen

James Weldon Andersen

Feb 26, 2020

James Weldon Andersen

 

James Andersen, 83, of Boling passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at his residence in Boling.  He was born in Louise, Texas on October 6, 1936 to the late Ove and Sarah Alice Braddock Andersen.

 

James was raised in the Iago area and graduated from Boling High School with the Class of 1955.  Following...

Douglas Beck

Douglas Beck

Feb 25, 2020

Douglas Eugene Beck, 74, of El Campo passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in a Wharton nursing center. He was born in Smithville, Texas on December 8, 1945 to the late Emil Joseph and Ella Frances Terrel Beck.

Douglas was raised in the Boling area and graduated from Boling High School. Following high school, he spent a lengthy...

Gilbert Leon Pospisil

Gilbert Leon Pospisil

Feb 23, 2020

Gilbert Leon Pospisil

 

Gilbert Pospisil, 61, of Iago passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020.  He was born in Wharton, Texas on September 23, 1958 to the late Joseph Louis and Georgie Marie Cernoch Pospisil.

 

Gilbert was raised in Iago and graduated from Boling High School with the class of 1978.  He enjoyed riding on his buggy and...

Jesse C Pena

Jesse C Pena

Feb 22, 2020

Jesse C Pena, 86, of Wharton passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 22, 2020 in Sugar Land, Tx.  He was born in New Gulf, Tx on September 21, 1933 to the late Santos Pena and Maria Castanon Pena.

 

Jesse was a graduate of Boling High School.  He served our country honorably in the U.S. Army.   He then met and...

Alvin Stavinoha

Alvin Stavinoha

Feb 22, 2020

Alvin Stavinoha, 93, of Wharton went to be with our Lord on Saturday, February 22, 2020.  He was born in Gonzales, Texas on January 2, 1927 to the late Joseph and Rozalie Lamza Stavinoha.

 

Alvin was raised in the Poth area and attended schools there.  He married Mildred Kucera on October 28, 1953 in Wharton.  Following his honorable discharge...

Patsy Samora Peña

Patsy Samora Peña

Feb 18, 2020

Patsy Samora Pena

 

Patsy Samora Pena, 70 of Wharton went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. She was born in El Campo, Texas on April 1, 1949 to the late Ramon and Luisa Longoria Samora.

 

Patsy was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School. She married Roy Pena on January...

Thomas "Tom" John Kucera

Thomas "Tom" John Kucera

Feb 15, 2020

Thomas (Tom) John Kucera, 73, of East Bernard, Texas, was called to be with Jesus on February 15, 2020. Peter Joseph and Celestine Victoria Kucera gave birth to their second child on January 3, 1947.

Tom attended Holy Cross Catholic School grades 1 to 8 and graduated from East Bernard High School in 1965. The 65-66 school year Tom attended...

Dr. Raymond Turner Torp

Dr. Raymond Turner Torp

Feb 15, 2020

Dr. Raymond Turner Torp, 88, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 15, 2020.  He was born on August 20, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Raymond Nelson Torp and Alice Theresa Turner Torp.

Raymond grew up in Elizabeth, N.J.  As a youngster he developed a love for photography, but decided he...

Alan Wilbeck

Alan Wilbeck

Feb 14, 2020

Alan Neal Wilbeck

Alan Neal Wilbeck returned to his maker on February 14, ,2020.  He was born January 5, 1937 in Wharton, County to Willie Martin Wilbeck and Mary Sue Pinchback Wilbeck. 

Alan was a lifelong farmer and rancher in Wharton county and South Texas, in partnership with his father and brother.  Alan loved animals and nurturing plants, with...

Patricia "Momos" Jeanette Frankum

Patricia "Momos" Jeanette Frankum

Feb 13, 2020

Patricia Jeanette Frankum, 82, of Wharton went to be with our Lord on February 13, 2020.  She was born in Belton County, Texas on February 26, 1937 to the late R.H. Brown Sr. and Gertrude Soloman Brown.

 

Patricia ”Momos” was a graduated from El Campo High School in 1954 where she was a Cheerleader.  She married Bobby Bruce Frankum...

Annie Svatek Heimann

Annie Svatek Heimann

Feb 9, 2020

 

Annie Svatek Heimann, 97, of Wharton went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 9, 2020.  She was born in Shiner, Texas on May 28, 1922 to the late Albert Svatek and Marie Riha Svatek.

 

Annie attended schools in Shiner and was a graduate of St. Ludmilla’s Academy.  On October 7, 1941 she married Tomie Heimann...

Reba Durham

Reba Durham

Feb 7, 2020

Reba Ann Durham

 

Reba Ann Durham, 80, of Wharton, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2020.   She was born on April 5, 1939  in New Gulf to the late James Calloway and Reba Trousdale Williams.

Reba was raised in the New Gulf and Boling area and graduated from Boling High School. She married Carroll Odell (C.O.) Durham on April...

Jerome Jerry Labay

Jerome Jerry Labay

Feb 7, 2020

Jerome Charles “Jerry” Labay

 

Jerry Labay, 82, of Wharton, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020, at his daughters home in Gatesville following a brief illness. Jerry was born on January 14, 1938 in Nada, Texas to the late Lawrence and Annie Marie Wesselski Labay.

 

Jerry was raised in the Garwood area and graduated from Garwood High School....

Jesusa Montalvo

Jesusa Montalvo

Jan 30, 2020

Jesusa Montalvo

 

Jesusa Montalvo, 74, of Boling ,TX peacefully departed to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 with her family beside her. She was born in Cuero, TX on December 17, 1946 to the late Jesus Valdez and Sara Rico Valdez.

 

Jesusa was known by many and everyone knew her by Granny. Her...

Gary Louis Chumchal

Gary Louis Chumchal

Jan 28, 2020

Gary Louis Chumchal

 

Gary Chumchal, 65, of Pleak, Texas took the Lord’s hand on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 3, 1954 to the late Albert and Georgene Labay Chumchal.

 

Gary was born and raised in the Wharton area where he spent most of his youth working on the family...