Obituaries

Louis Cecil McSwain

Louis Cecil McSwain

Jul 20, 2018

Louis Cecil McSwain   Louis McSwain, age 97, of Wharton and formerly of Colfax, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, July 20, 2018 at his residence in Wharton with his loving family at his side.  He was born June 17, 1921 in Red Lick, LA to the late Gabriel and Hazel Coney McSwain.   Louis was raised in Alexandria, LA and...

Ella Mae Seydler

Ella Mae Seydler

Jul 16, 2018

Ella Mae Seydler   Ella Mae Seydler, 94, of East Bernard, TX passed away Monday evening, July 16, 2018 at an Eagle Lake nursing center. She was born on October 26, 1923 in Raine, Louisiana,  a daughter of the late Walter and Genevieve Bordes Hensley. Ella Mae and her family moved to the East Bernard area in the late 1920’s.  She...

Van Edward O'Quinn

Van Edward O'Quinn

Jul 11, 2018

Van Edward O’Quinn   Van O’Quinn passed away July 11. He was born July 3, 1942 in Wharton, Texas to the late Loyce and Herbert O’Quinn. He graduated from Liberty High School and Sam Houston State University with a degree in Ag Tech. He considered his high school graduating class, church and Wharton community to be part of his family and...

Guadalupe Martinez

Guadalupe Martinez

Jul 11, 2018

Guadalupe Martinez   Guadalupe Martinez, 65, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at a Richmond hospital surrounded by loving family. He was born on December 12, 1952, in Pierce, Texas to the late Faustino and Paula Torres Martinez.   Guadalupe was raised in Pierce and graduated from Wharton High School. Guadalupe worked in construction most of his life....

Leona Mary Shimek

Leona Mary Shimek

Jul 3, 2018

Leona Mary Shimek   Leona Shimek, 89, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at a Wharton care center. She was born on February 28, 1929, in Nada, Texas to the late Ignatz and Mary Prihoda Zbranek.   Leona was raised in the Nada area and attended Nada schools. On November 9, 1948, she married Jerome Shimek. He preceded...

Maria C Martinez

Maria C Martinez

Jul 3, 2018

Maria C. Martinez   Maria C. Martinez, 88, of East Bernard, Texas passed away on Tuesday evening, July 3, 2018 at her residence surrounded by loving family. She was born on January 22, 1930, in Velasco to the late Jose and Maria Hernandez Garcia.   Maria was raised in Houston and attended Houston schools. On May 5, 1946 she married Oscar P....

Dorothy Agnes Twardowski

Dorothy Agnes Twardowski

Jun 28, 2018

Dorothy Agnes Twardowski   Dorothy Twardowski, 80, of East Bernard, Texas was born in Hallettsville, Texas on January 20, 1938.  Her parents were Robert and Elizabeth Stary Michna.  She passed away on June 28, 2018 at an assisted care center in Needville, Texas.   Dorothy was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School in 1956. She later attended...

Robert Edward Kallas

Robert Edward Kallas

Jun 24, 2018

Robert Edward Kallas, 80, of Wharton, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at a Bastrop nursing center following an extended illness. He was born on January 14, 1938 in Wharton to the late Anton Joe and Mary Theresa Holesovsky Kallas.   Bob was raised in the Crescent area and graduated from Crescent High School, where he participated in sports and...

Gladys Marie Gavranovic

Gladys Marie Gavranovic

Jun 20, 2018

Gladys Gavranovic, 69, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas. She was born in El Campo, Texas on October 23, 1948, to the late Louis Paul and Dorothy Marie Bilek Hoffmann. Gladys was raised in the Nada area and attended St Mary’s Catholic School and later graduated from...

Irene C Carbajal

Irene C Carbajal

Jun 20, 2018

Irene C. Carbajal, 93, of Boling, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at her residence in Boling, Texas. She was born in Victoria, Texas on March 25, 1925, to the late Alvino G. and Guadalupe Cuellar Campos.   Irene was raised in Newgulf and graduated from Boling High School in 1945. She married William R. Carbajal on September 9,...

Mary Marcelle Hohensee

Mary Marcelle Hohensee

Jun 19, 2018

Mary Marcelle Matula Hohensee   Mary Hohensee, 87, of Wharton, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at The Elmcroft Assisted Living Center, Conroe, Texas. She was born in Hallettsville, Texas on September 21, 1930, to the late John and Anna Barton Matula.   Mary was raised in the Hallettsville area and attended school there. She married Calvin John Hohensee on...

Claudie Rea Hammock

Claudie Rea Hammock

Jun 14, 2018

Claudie Rea Hammock   Rea Hammock, 89, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018. He was born on February 25, 1929 in Carthage, Texas to the late Obie and Ruby Chadwick Hammock.   Rea was raised in the Bay City area and attended school there. He served our country honorably in the United States Marines Corps. He married Betty Conner in March...

Albert Kocurek

Albert Kocurek

Jun 11, 2018

Albert Kocurek, 87, of Wharton, was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Fred Jim and Lucille Schunka Kocurek. He passed away on June 11, 2018, in a Wharton care center, TX. Albert was raised in the Boling area and attended Boling schools. Albert served our country honorably in the United States Army, earning his Honorable Discharge on July...

Elo R Stolle

Elo R Stolle

Jun 6, 2018

THE EARTHLY WALK OF ELO R. STOLLE   Elo R. Stolle was born September 11, 1928, to Elo John and Leona Ullmann Stolle, in Wharton, Texas.  He was reared in the Wharton area and attended Wharton schools. On October 26, 1954, Elo and Helen Marie Westfahl were joined together by the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at St Andrews Catholic Church in...

Gumesindo Gaona

Gumesindo Gaona

May 31, 2018

Gumesindo Gaona   Gumesindo Gaona, 86, of Wharton, was born in Wharton, Texas to parents, Toribio and Rita Rodriguez Gaona. He passed away on May 31, 2018, in Richmond, TX. Gumesindo was raised in the Wharton area and attended Crescent schools. He married Maria Ignacia Cruz on April 27, 1953 in Wharton. He enjoyed hunting and sports. In his early years,...

Inez "Nana" Martinez

Inez "Nana" Martinez

May 24, 2018

Inez Martinez, also known as “Nana” to everyone, 86, of Wharton and formerly of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at a Wharton assisted living center following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 10, 1931 in Goliad, Texas, a daughter of the late Pedro and Jesusa P Perez.   Inez was raised in the Goliad...

Joyce Katherine Dusek

Joyce Katherine Dusek

May 24, 2018

Joyce Katherine Meyers Barnes Dusek   Joyce Katherine Meyers Barnes Dusek of East Bernard, Texas was born in Milford, Iowa on April 14, 1937.  Her parents were John Henry Meyers and Winifred Adelaide Delaney Meyers.  She died on May 24, 2018 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas.   Joyce graduated from St. Scholastics Academy in Canon City, Colorado.  She went on...

Craig Robert Sears

Craig Robert Sears

May 24, 2018

Craig Robert Sears, 66, was born on May 1, 1952 in Muskegon, Michigan to parents, Edward and Mary Van Andel Sears. On May 24, 2018, in East Bernard, TX, he lost his four-year battle with cancer. Craig graduated in 1970 from Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, TX. He attended Texas A&I University in Kingsville, TX, which gave him...

Herminia "Minnie" Ferrel

Herminia "Minnie" Ferrel

May 18, 2018

Herminia Ferrel, 78, of Wharton passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at a Sugar Land Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 18, 1940 in Bonus to the late Theodore and Vicneta Bernal Aguilar.   Herminia was raised in the Egypt area and attended Hungerford school. She worked at Lone Star Cleaners as a silk press cleaner...

Ronald "Ronnie" Lynn Vineyard

Ronald "Ronnie" Lynn Vineyard

May 17, 2018

Ronald Lynn Vineyard, 68, of Wharton passed away on May 17, 2018.  He was born October 30, 1949 in Wharton to Ben Lynn Vineyard, Jr. and Maribeth Lang Vineyard. He is survived by his daughter, Brandie Lynn Bodungen and husband, Derrick of El Campo, two grandchildren, Emilie Camille and Kate Lynn Bodungen of El Campo, brother Ben Lynn Vineyard, III...