Obituaries
Sharron Wilson Hines
Jul 17, 2017
Sharron Wilson Hines, 73, of Boling, TX, passed away Monday evening, July 17, 2017 in a Wharton nursing home following a lengthy illness. Sharron was born on July 25, 1943 in Wharton, Tx, to the late Robert Lee Wilson and Helen Corren Howell. Sharron was raised in the Boling area and graduated from Boling High School. It was there she...
Margaret Morgan
Jul 15, 2017
Margaret Morgan, 97, of Wharton, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was born on February 23, 1920 to the late Alvin Bynum and Mary Augusta Hegar Kriegel on Kriegel Road in rural Wharton County. Margaret graduated from Wharton High School and later attended Southwestern University in Georgetown Texas. She married Laurence Morgan on January 4, 1941 in Wharton. He...
Mary Louise "Weasy" Dobson
Jul 13, 2017
Mary Louise Duncan Dobson, 94, of Egypt, Texas died on July 13, 2017 at her home. She was predeceased by her mother and father, May Shelmire Duncan and Francis Bowie Duncan; her brother, Green Cameron Duncan; her sister, Olive Duncan Hershey; and her husband, Richard Martin Dobson. She leaves her daughter, Jane Dobson, and her stepson, Richard Dobson Jr. and...
Frank Charles Spurny
Jul 12, 2017
Frank Spurny, 81, of Kerrville, Tx, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born in East Bernard, Tx on August 16, 1935 to Frank and Frances (Hlavinka) Spurny. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Navy after graduating Wharton High School and married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Toney on April 2, 1955....
Pamela R. Johnson
Jul 11, 2017
Pamela R. Johnson, 44, of Katy, Texas, joined her Heavenly Father on July the 11th, 2017. Pamela was born in Augusta, Georgia, on January 10, 1973 to Larry and Margaret Sandlin. She attended Bay City High School, and worked very hard to support her three sons. Pamela was a cherished daughter, mother, grandmother and sister. Pamela was preceded in death...
Irene Marie Svatek
Jul 4, 2017
Irene Marie (Hubenak) Svatek, age 88, died on July 4, 2017 at 2:00 a.m. after an extended battle with cancer. Irene was born to Rudolph P. and Ludmila (Kutach) Hubenak on January 7, 1929, in El Campo, Texas. Irene was a member of St. Philip’s Catholic Church from birth until 1944. Irene grew up on the family farm in El...
Clara Rachunek Kostka
Jul 2, 2017
Clara (Rachunek) Kostka 93, long-time resident of Wharton, passed away July 2, 2017. She was the eldest of 12 born April 13, 1924 in Hungerford, TX to the late Frank & Mary Rachunek. Clara married Edwin Kostka on Sept 15, 1942. Clara was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton, and St. John’s Church in Hungerford. She was...
Glenda Lopez Beall
Jun 29, 2017
Glenda Lopez Beall, 60, of Boling, died June 29, 2017 in El Campo, Tx. Glenda was born on November 6, 1956, in New Gulf, Tx to Guadalupe and Lucy Moreno Lopez. Glenda graduated from Boling High School Class of 1975. She went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from Southwest Texas State University and her Masters of Education from Lamar...
Eloise Rudloff
Jun 26, 2017
Eloise Rudloff, formerly of Wharton and Newgulf, passed away June 26, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. She was 88. Eloise was born on February 27, 1929, in Pensacola, Fla., to the late Maurice M. East and Vera E. Bowman East. Because her father was in the Navy, she lived in Panama, Boston., and Charleston, S.C., before settling in Alexandria, La., where...
Margie Lee Frankum Watson
Jun 23, 2017
Margie Lee Frankum Watson, 94, of Wharton, died June 23, 2017, in Wharton. Margie was born on August 7, 1922, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlie and Pollie Duncan Frankum. She and her family moved to the Wharton area when she was a small child. She married the late Emmitt Earl Watson and together they raised five children. She loved...
Yolanda Rodriguez Montelongo
Jun 22, 2017
Yolanda Rodriquez Montelongo, 92, of Wharton, passed away June 22, 2017, in Wharton. Yolanda was born on November 5, 1924, in Cerralvo, Mexico, to the late Rafael and Clotilde Uribe Rodriguez. She moved to the Wharton area in 1927, at the age of 3. Yolanda attended Boling High School prior to her marriage to Domingo Perez Montelongo on January 29,...
Lonnie Frank Beard
Jun 15, 2017
Lonnie Frank Beard was called home by his beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 15, 2017. He was born near Palacios, Texas on July 8, 1938. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rosalie Wittig Beard, his daughters, Sherrie Whitehead and husband Steven of Edna, Bonnie Pflughaupt and husband Gary of El Campo, and son,...
William "Billy" Kieler
Jun 14, 2017
William “Billy” Kieler, 68, of Wharton, died June 14, 2017, in Wharton. Billy was born on September 21, 1948, in Wharton, to William Frank and Mary Margaret Sevcik Kieler. Billy attended Wharton Schools and graduated class of 1967 before entering the Army in 1968 and serving until his Honorable Discharge in 1971. He went on to work as a Welding...
Charles Brewer Roberts
Jun 12, 2017
Charlie, 89, was peacefully called to his eternal home on Monday, June 12, 2017. He was born on October 1, 1927 in Prairie Hill, TX to William R. Roberts and Myrtie Ethel Allen. Charlie was a Navy veteran, having served in WWII. He married Ethel and they celebrated 61 great years of marriage. Together they owned and operated Roberts Furniture...
David Miniel
Jun 6, 2017
David Miñiel, age 68, passed away on June 6, 2017 in Sugar Land following a life that was poured out for Jesus and his family. He was born in Wharton on June 8, 1948 to the late Felipe and Dominga Ortiz Miñiel. David was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School. He later attended Norris of Houston to...
Anthony Charles Hlavinka
Jun 4, 2017
Anthony Charles Hlavinka, age 69, passed away on June 4, 2017 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in East Bernard on September 1, 1947 to the late Frank C and Lillian Poessel Hlavinka. Anthony was raised in East Bernard and graduated from East Bernard High School. He married Phyllis Arlt on July 26, 1968 in East...
Walter Raymond Richardson
Jun 2, 2017
Walter Raymond Richardson, 88, of Boling, died June 2, 2017, in Houston. Walter was born on March 14, 1929, in Iago, to Frank and Maude Poor Richardson. Walter enlisted in the Army in January of 1951. He earned a Purple Heart for wounds received in Korea. He was honorably discharged in August of 1952. He went on to make is...
Robert Hurst
May 29, 2017
Robert Charles Hurst, 66, of East Bernard, passed away on May 29, 2017 at Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on April 15, 1951 in Houston to the late Raymond Fuller and Lorraine Mallory Hurst. Robert was born and raised in Houston. He attended Lamar High School before graduating from Southern Arizona College Prep School....
Paula Elizabeth Ridenour
May 29, 2017
Paula Elizabeth Ridenour, 67, of Wharton, died Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, in Wharton. Paula was born on March 21, 1950, in Kendallville, Indiana, to Cecil Dale and Hilda Mae Vaughn Ridenour. Paula was raised primarily in Michigan and Indiana. As a child, she spent much of her time with extended family forming strong bonds with her cousins. At the...
Raymond Kallas
May 28, 2017
Mr. Raymond Charles Kallas, age 84, passed away on May 28, 2017 at a Wharton care facility following a brief illness. He was born in Wharton on October 23, 1932 to the late Anton and Mary Holesovsky Kallas. Raymond was raised in Wharton County, attending Wharton schools until the family moved to Glen Flora, where he graduated from Crescent High...
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