Obituaries

Maria Teresa Cisneros

Maria Teresa Cisneros

Jun 14, 2019

Maria Teresa Cisneros   Maria Teresa Cisneros, 72, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at her residence following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Laredo, Texas on November 27, 1946, a daughter of the late Reyes and Guadalupe Sosa Olivarez.   Maria was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School.  Following a year...

Victor "Earl" Jones

Victor "Earl" Jones

Jun 14, 2019

Victor “Earl” Jones   Earl Jones, 65, of Huntsville, Texas passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at a Conroe hospital following a lengthy illness.  He was born in Houston, Texas on August 23, 1953, a son of the late William Victor and Edna Earl Harland Jones.   Earl was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School with...

Joan Attaway

Joan Attaway

Jun 11, 2019

Joan Attaway

 

            Joan Attaway, 87, of East Bernard, passed away June 11, 2019, at her home in East Bernard. She was born October 4, 1931 in El Campo, Texas to the late John and Beatrice Ferguson.

         Joan was the oldest of two children and was raised in Mackey, Texas where she graduated from San Marcos Academy.  Joan attended Baylor...

Lowe Freitag

Lowe Freitag

Jun 5, 2019

   Lowe Freitag, Sr. June 8, 1928 – June 5, 2019   Lowe Freitag, Sr., 90, a longtime resident of Wharton, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at a Hillje nursing center following a sudden illness.  He was born June 8, 1928 near Hempstead, Texas to the late Willie and Lucille Freitag.    Lowe was raised in the Sunnyside area near Hempstead. ...

Patricia Ann Sablatura

Patricia Ann Sablatura

Jun 2, 2019

Patricia Ann Sablatura died peacefully on June 2, 2019, at her home in Denver. Pat was born in Wharton, Texas, on July 26, 1944, to Rudolph and Lillie Sablatura. She graduated from East Bernard High School and went on to attend UT in Austin. After graduation, Pat joined the Franciscan sisters of the Catholic church in Minnesota. Pat also went...

Gabino Moreno

Gabino Moreno

May 31, 2019

Gabino Moreno Jr, also known as Gabby or Gabe, passed from this life to Eternity just before noon on Friday, May 31, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, after almost five years of kidney failure and dialysis, combined with a weak heart.

Services for Gabino Moreno Jr will be held Thursday, June 6, 2019, with viewing from 9 to...

Ernest Longoria, Jr.

Ernest Longoria, Jr.

May 31, 2019

Ernest Longoria, Jr., 68, of Glen Flora, loving husband and brother passed away in Wharton, TX at a local hospital.  Ernest was born July 15, 1950, in East Bernard, TX to the late Ernest Longoria, Sr. and Florinda Reyna. 

 

Ernest was raised in the East Bernard area and attended schools in East Bernard. Ernest was preceded in death...

Daniel DeLeon Garcia, Sr

Daniel DeLeon Garcia, Sr

May 30, 2019

Daniel DeLeon Garcia, Sr.

 

Daniel Garcia, 83, of Boling, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away at his residence in Boling surrounded by his loving family.

Daniel was born on December 19, 1935, in El Campo, TX to Jesus and Nieves DeLeon Garcia.

 

He worked at Texasgulf Sulphur for many years before going into the construction...

Paul William Windham

Paul William Windham

May 30, 2019

Paul William Windham Sr, 82 passed away peacefully on Thursday, 30th May 2019 in Wharton.

A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 AM at St John’s Lutheran Church, 614 Pecan St Wharton, Texas. The burial will follow soon after at Evergreen Memorial Park 3511 Alabama Road, Wharton, TX Texas.Mr. Windham was born on 4th August, 1936 in...

Charlotte Taylor Velazquez

Charlotte Taylor Velazquez

May 29, 2019

Charlotte Velazquez, 33, of Boling, loving wife and mother died due to the result of car accident that incurred on May 29, 2019.  Charlotte was born October 29, 1985 in Wharton, TX to Larry Taylor and Deborah Smith Becerra. 

Charlotte was a stay at home mom.  She loved her children.  The beach was her happy place.    

She is...

Mary Lopez

Mary Lopez

May 26, 2019

In Loving Memory Of  Mary Lopez August 3rd, 1933 ~ May 26th, 2019   Mary Lopez passed into the arms of the Lord on May 26th, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Houston, Texas surrounded by her family. She was born August 3rd, 1933 in New Gulf, Texas to Lorenzo Mireles and Florencia Lopez Mireles.   Mary was raised in the New Gulf...

Edward Gensler, Jr.

Edward Gensler, Jr.

May 12, 2019

In Loving Memory of   Edward Harold Gensler, Jr   07-12-1953 – 05-12-2019       Edward Harold Gensler, Jr., 65, of Wharton, TX, passed away Sunday, May 12th, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 12th, 1953 in El Campo, a son of the late Edward Harold Gensler, Sr and Gretta Crump Gensler.    Edward was raised in the Louise area and attended...

Hortensia Mata Severson

Hortensia Mata Severson

May 5, 2019

Hortensia “Tea” Mata Severson

It is with great sadness that the family of Hortensia Mata Severson announces her passing on May 5, 2019 in a Houston area hospital, at the age of 66. She was born on November 12, 1952 in New Gulf, Wharton County, to the late Alice Becerra Mata and the late Catarino Mata. Sr.

Tea attended schools...

Wendel "Clay" Clayton Hlavinka

Wendel "Clay" Clayton Hlavinka

May 4, 2019

Wendel Clayton “Clay” Hlavinka passed away peacefully on May 4, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Clay was born on August 17, 1966 to Linhart V. Hlavinka, and Eva Melancon Hlavinka Schroeder.

He was a 1984 graduate of Boling High School and a 1988 graduate of Texas State Technical Institute....

Betty Jo Hammock

Betty Jo Hammock

May 2, 2019

Betty Jo Hammock

Betty Jo Hammock, 84, of Wharton, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at a long-term care center following a brief illness.  She was born on April 20, 1935 in Matagorda to the late Jack Michael and Clara Conner.

 

Betty was raised in the Matagorda and attended Matagorda Schools before graduating from Bay City High School. ...

Willie `` Prazak, Jr.

Willie `` Prazak, Jr.

May 1, 2019

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, Willie Prazak, Jr., loving husband and father passed away at the age of 87

Willie was born on August 2, 1931 in Pierce, TX to Willie Prazak, S r. and Vincenia Mader Prazak.  On September 18, 1950 her married Hazel Evvalee Anderson in El Campo, TX.

Visitation is slated for Thursday, May 2 from 5-7...

Destiny Darielle Callis

Destiny Darielle Callis

Apr 30, 2019

Baby Destiny Darielle Callis

 

Destiny Callis, only 1 month and six days old, of Edna, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at a Houston Hospital, Texas.  She was born on March 24, 2019 in Houston, Texas to parents, DeKesson and Diana Guerra Callis, Sr.

Destiny is survived by her parents, DeKesson and Diana Callis of Edna, sisters,...

Dorothy Aleen Schroeder

Dorothy Aleen Schroeder

Apr 30, 2019

 

Dorothy Aleen Schroeder, 88, of Houston and formerly of East Bernard, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2019 at her son’s residence following a lengthy illness.  She was born on September 15, 1930 in East Bernard to the late Otto Dehnel and Mary Vancura Dehnel.

 

Dorothy was raised in the East Bernard area and graduated from East Bernard...

Lorine Marie York

Lorine Marie York

Apr 23, 2019

Lorine Marie York   Lorine Marie York, 92, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at a New Braunfels nursing center.  She was born in Violet, Texas on January 17, 1927, a daughter of the late Edwin Ben and Irene Henrietta Ordner Hoelscher.   Lorine was raised in the Corpus Christi area and graduated from Calallen High School.  She...

William Hodges Baker

William Hodges Baker

Apr 23, 2019

William Hodges Baker   William Hodges Baker, passed away at the Methodist Hospital in Sugarland, TX on April 23, 2019, surrounded by his friends and family. He was 66 years old. He was born March 28, 1953 to the late Charles and Hallie Baker. Bill or "Sweet Willie" or "Whispering Bill", as know to his golfing buddies was a native Whartonian...