Obituaries

Elias Ballejo

Elias Ballejo

Feb 15, 2019

Elias Ballejo Elias Ballejo, 88, of Wharton, passed away on Friday evening February 15, 2019 in Wharton.  He was born on October 8, 1930, in Crescent, Texas to the late Magdaleno and Estefana Rodriguez Ballejo.   Elias was born and raised in Crescent and attended Wharton schools. He later joined the United States Marines Corps, earning his honorable discharge on February...

Lloyd Shoppa

Lloyd Shoppa

Feb 11, 2019

Lloyd Shoppa

 

Lloyd Shoppa, 86, died peacefully Monday, February 11, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born August 31, 1932, to Adolph and Christina Shoppa on a farm in Wharton, Texas.

           

            While at Wharton High School, he played on the 1950 State Football Championship team, starting on both offense and defense. He was captain of the basketball...

A.J. Alfred Joe Stolle

A.J. Alfred Joe Stolle

Feb 5, 2019

A. J Stolle was born November 1, 1927 to Alfred Carl and Sophie Kostka Stolle. He passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on February 5, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was raised in Wharton, Texas and was a lifelong member of Holy Family Catholic Church. At the young age of 24, A.J met his beloved wife...

Larry Garza

Larry Garza

Feb 3, 2019

Larry Garza   Larry Garza, 53, of Houston and formerly of Wharton, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Houston, TX.  He was born on April 11, 1965 in Karnes City, TX to parents, Albino and Alena Rossette Garza.   Larry worked as a painter and contractor for many years. He enjoyed a good game of dominoes, playing pool and playing...

Dora Ramirez Castro

Dora Ramirez Castro

Feb 1, 2019

Dora Ramirez Castro   Dora Ramirez Castro, 75, of Wharton, passed away on Friday evening February 1, 2019 with her family by her side in Wharton.  She was born on October 2, 1943, to Mateo Ramirez and the late Juanita Rosales Ramirez Bernal.   Dora was born and raised in Wharton and attended school in both Hungerford and Wharton. She married Juan...

Roy Christopher Mendiola

Roy Christopher Mendiola

Jan 27, 2019

Roy Christopher Mendiola

         Roy Christopher “Chris” Mendiola, 26, of Wharton, Texas, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at his parents home.  He was born December 9, 1992 in Wharton Texas to Roy Mendiola Jr. and Tanya Renee Valdez.

Chris was raised in Wharton and attended Wharton schools. He loved playing baseball, playing at many levels, Little league, Wharton...

Robert "Bob" Mack Harrison

Robert "Bob" Mack Harrison

Jan 27, 2019

Robert Mack Harrison          Robert (Bob) Mack Harrison, 89, of Richmond, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2019.  He was born February 1, 1929 in Crooked River, near Lakeland, Florida to the late Edgar Morgan Harrison and Gladys Davis Harrison, and was raised in the Ft. Myers area from the age of 2. He married Wanda Wheaton on April...

Meagan Kathleen Macek

Meagan Kathleen Macek

Jan 24, 2019

 

Meagan Kathleen Macek, 34, of Conroe and formerly of Boling, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at her home following a sudden illness.  She was born on December 22, 1984 to Donald Macek and Gail Anderson Ashworth.

 

Meagan was raised in the Boling area and was a graduate of Sweeney High School. ...

Charles William Kemp, Jr.

Charles William Kemp, Jr.

Jan 20, 2019

Charles William Kemp, Jr.   Charles Kemp, Jr., 49, of East Bernard, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at his residence following a sudden illness.  He was born in Pasadena, Texas on May 31, 1969, a son of Charles and Jeannie Holmes Kemp, Sr.   Charles was born and raised in Pasadena Texas until the age of 15, when the...

Ramona Ramirez

Ramona Ramirez

Jan 14, 2019

Ramona Ramirez, 81, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at a Katy hospital following a brief illness.  She was born at home in Burr, Texas on February 28, 1937, a daughter of the late Candelario and Baldomera Fernandez Rivera.

 

Ramona was raised in the Boling area and graduated from Boling High School with the Class...

Ruby Halbert

Ruby Halbert

Jan 14, 2019

Ruby Walzel Halbert   Ruby Walzel Halbert passed away Monday, January 14th, 2019 in an Eagle Lake nursing center following a lengthy illness, at the age of 95.  She was born in Beasley, July 25th, 1923 to Emil and Emila Wazel. Ruby attended school in Beasley, graduating from Beasley High School.  She worked for Elliot Company for 35 years as a...

Virginia Ferrel

Virginia Ferrel

Jan 12, 2019

Virginia Ferrel, 49, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at a West Houston Medical Center hospital following a brief illness. She was born in El Campo, Texas on May 17, 1969, a daughter of Jessie Ferrel and Rachel Martinez Ferrel.

 

Virginia was raised in the Wharton area and attended Wharton High School. She worked as...

Catarino Mata, Sr.

Catarino Mata, Sr.

Jan 11, 2019

Catarino Burtchell Mata

 

Catarino Burtchell Mata, 94, lovingly known as “Cat”, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Oakbend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas. He was born on March 22, 1924 in Rancho Blanco, Wharton County, Texas to Emelio Mata and Ella Burtchell Mata of Lane City, Texas.

He was raised and attended school in...

Charles Donald Froehlich

Charles Donald Froehlich

Jan 9, 2019

Charles Donald Froehlich   Charles Froehlich, 91, of Wharton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. He was born in Goose Creek, Texas on May 7, 1927 to the late Rev. Anton and Ada Baepler Froehlich.    Charles was raised in the Houston area. He began college at Vanderbilt University, before joining the United States Navy in 1944....

Joe R Macek

Joe R Macek

Jan 9, 2019

Joe R. Macek, 83, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at a Houston hospice center.  He was born in Hungerford, Texas on September 15, 1935, a son of the late Joe and Albina Maly Macek.

 

Joe was raised in the Hungerford and Pierce areas and attended schools there. Following his education, he joined the United...

Raul Calderon

Raul Calderon

Jan 9, 2019

Raul Calderon, 63, of Wharton passed away on January 9, 2019 in a Houston hospital.  He was born in Mexico to David Calderon and Guadalupe Parriagua on March 8, 1955.

 

Raul worked for Tyson Industries in Seguin, Tx.

 

He is survived by his sisters:  Alicia Calderon of Wharton, Zoila Calderon of Wharton, Genoveva Calderon of Mexico, Macedonia Calderon...

Barbra Ann Mayes

Barbra Ann Mayes

Jan 8, 2019

Barbra Ann Mayes, 56, of Wharton went to be with her Lord Our Savior on January 8, 2019 in Sugar Land, Tx following a brave battle with cancer. She was born on May 30, 1962 in Grand Rapids, MI to the late Charlie Humphres and Zola Doyle Humphres.    Barbra lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan until she was 13 years old...

David Copeland

David Copeland

Jan 4, 2019

David Copeland, 70, of Wharton, TX passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at an El Campo nursing center. He was born on January 30, 1948 in Wharton a son of the late James Olin and Emily Francis Luchak Copeland.

David was active in the Boy Scouts growing up, earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Wharton High School...

Arthur Oran Evans, III

Arthur Oran Evans, III

Jan 3, 2019

Arthur Oran Evans, III, 77, of Wharton, TX, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 at a Richmond hospital following a brief illness. He was born on November 29, 1941 in Freeport, a son of the late Arthur Oran Evans, Jr and Aileen Miller Evans.    Arthur was raised in the Freeport area and graduated from Brazosport High School in 1960. He...

Victoria Ann Martinez

Victoria Ann Martinez

Jan 1, 2019

Victoria Ann Martinez   Victoria Ann Martinez, 57, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at an El Campo hospital following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Houston        , Texas on September 17, 1961, a daughter of Celia Medina Cortez and the late Paul Cortez.   Vicky was raised in the Rosenberg area and graduated from Brazos High...