Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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