Obituaries
Charles Albert Bullard
May 22, 2017
Charles Albert Bullard Charles Bullard, 59, of Wharton, passed away in a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness on Monday, May 22, 2017. Charles was born on July 25, 1957 in El Campo Texas to the late Charles Clifton and Mary Jo Taylor Bullard. Charles was a longtime resident of Wharton County, having attended schools in El Campo. He worked...
Melba Colleen Blazek
May 21, 2017
Mrs. Melba Colleen Boyd Blazek, age 82, died at home in East Bernard, Texas, on Sunday, May 21, 2017 after a brief illness. Born February 1, 1935, in Magnet, Texas to Melvin and Sylvia Boyd, she grew up in Orchard, Texas, before settling with her husband Bob in East Bernard. She was an elementary teacher for 30 years. Melba was...
Carol Ann Zepeda
May 21, 2017
Carol Ann Zepeda, 54, of Boling, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on May 21, 2017. Carol was born on March 15, 1963, in Wharton, to Ervin Kutach and Virginia White Kutach. Carol was a lifelong resident of Boling and graduated from Boling High School in 1981. After having been introduced by friends, Carol married Roy...
Joseph Patrick Polak
May 17, 2017
Joseph “Jody” Polak Joseph “Jody” Polak, 68, of East Bernard, died May 17, 2017, in Sugar Land. Jody was born on March 16, 1949, in East Bernard, to Frank and Agnes Vacek Polak. Following high school, Jody attended Wharton County Junior College and Texas A&M University. He also served in the US Army. He later worked over 26 years as...
George Wessels
May 15, 2017
George Wessels, 87, of Wharton, passed quietly on May 15, 2017, after a lengthy illness. He was born January 24, 1930 in Chesterville, Texas to the late Henry F. and Frieda Backhus Wessels, who immigrated from Germany in the late 1909. He served in our country’s Army division and was honorably discharged in 1947. He later met and married Frances...
Ruth Chavez
May 13, 2017
Ruth Chavez, 77, of Boling, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on May 13, 2017, after a lengthy illness. Ruth was born on July 22, 1939, in New Gulf, Texas, to the late Francisco and Maria Jimenez Rodriguez. Ruth was raised in the New Gulf area and attended New Gulf schools. She married Jacinto Chavez...
Dolores Svatek
May 11, 2017
Dolores Agatha Herzik Svatek Dolores Agatha Herzik Svatek, 79, of Wharton, died on May 11, 2017, after a brief illness. Dolores was born on January 10, 1938, in Garwood, Texas, to Joe and Helen Dusek Herzik. Dolores loved caring for her family. Her favorite titles were “Wife”, “Mom” and especially “Grandma” and she excelled at those jobs. She took great...
Frank Wencil Pavlovsky
May 9, 2017
Frank Wencil Pavlovsky died May 9, 2017 at the age of 80. Frank was born August 15, 1936 on the Taylor Hudgins Ranch in Hungerford, Texas, to Charlie Joseph and Laura Beth Franke Pavlovsky. After their death in 1939, Frank was adopted and raised by his God Parents: Wencil Steve and Catherine F. Kalas Pavlovsky. His early years on the...
Bryan Allen Weise
May 7, 2017
Bryan Allen Weise, 57, of Wallis, died May 7, 2017, in El Campo, TX. Bryan was born on September 11, 1959, in Fal Furias, TX, to Allen and Hazel Payne Weise. Bryan graduated from Yorktown High School before attending Victoria Community College. He went on to marry Marie Macha on May 1, 1982. He worked as a rough neck in...
Robert Cuellar Campos
May 7, 2017
Mr. Robert Cuellar Campos, Sr. passed away on May 7, 2017 at his home in Wharton. Robert, also known as “Beto” was born on December 7, 1926 in Gulf, Texas to Alvino and Guadalupe Campos and had fourteen brothers and sisters. He grew up in Newgulf and started working at DOW Chemical in Freeport at the very, young age of...
Phillip Riley, Jr.
May 1, 2017
Philip Riley, Jr., 83, of Glen Flora, passed away May 1, 2017, in a Houston hospital following a brief illness. Philip was born on November 5, 1933 in Egypt, Texas a son of the late Philip Riley, Sr. and Effie Thompson Riley. Philip was raised in the Crescent area and graduated from Crescent High School. He later attended and graduated...
Josephine Torres Flores
May 1, 2017
Josephine Torres Flores, 66, of Spanish Camp, passed away May 1, 2017, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Josephine was born on September 24, 1950 in Eagle Lake, to the late Ernest Torres, Sr. and Gregoria Ortiz Torres. Josephine was raised in the Eagle Lake area and attended Eagle Lake schools. She married Manuel Flores in 1969 and they...
Linda Skipper Baca
Apr 30, 2017
Linda Skipper Baca Linda Skipper Baca, 65, of Wharton, passed away April 30, 2017, in an El Campo hospital following a sudden illness. Linda was born on May 2, 1951, in Houston, to Marion E and Lola Ward Skipper. Linda was raised in the Houston area and graduated from Aldine schools. She married John Charles Baca on June 19, 1976....
Gwendolyn Dexter Shell
Apr 25, 2017
Gwendolyn Dexter Shell, 103, of Wharton, died April 25, 2017, in Wharton. Gwendolyn was born on November 4, 1913, in Winters, California, to E.L. and Ivy Guthrie Dexter. Following her high school graduation, she went on to earn her Bachelor’s of Science in Home Economics from the University of California, Berkley. She later married Horace Edward Shell on February 4,...
Cynthia White Sinatra
Apr 20, 2017
Cynthia White Sinatra passed away suddenly from a brief illness on the evening of Thursday, April 20, 2017. At the time of her death she was 64 years old and her unfortunate passing took place at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in Sugar Land. She is survived by her daughters, Jessica McMurray of Wharton and Brittany and Victoria Brink of...
Harold Marcus Graf
Apr 15, 2017
Harold Marcus Graf, 91, of Wharton, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, in El Campo, Texas. He was born on November 19, 1925, in Bellville, Texas, to Marcus and Hedwig Schumann Graf. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers Marvin R. Graf and Otis F. Graf. He is survived by his daughters Joan Graf Lockwood and her husband...
Donna Jeanne Martinez
Apr 13, 2017
Donna Jeanne Martinez Donna Martinez, 70, of Wharton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at her residence in Wharton. Donna was born on November 12, 1946 in Jacksonville, Texas, a daughter of the late Feldon and Merle Crosby Dover. Donna was raised in an Army family, her father being a Master Sargent, and traveled through the United States....
Myrtle Minnie Ustynik
Apr 11, 2017
Myrtle Minnie Ustynik Myrtle Minnie Ustynik, 101, of Wharton, TX, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, April 11, 2017 in a Wharton nursing home. Myrtle was born on January 9, 1916, to the late Rudolph George Zahn and Elizabeth Krause Zahn. Myrtle was raised in the Wharton area and attended schools there. She married Jessie...
Harold Buddy Attaway
Apr 8, 2017
Harold “Buddy” Attaway Buddy Attaway, 88, of East Bernard, passed away April 8, 2017, at his home in East Bernard. Buddy was born January 9, 1929 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to the late Joe and Julia Attaway. The youngest of four children, Buddy was raised in Longview and graduated from Longview High School, attended Kilgore Jr. College before graduating from...
Conrad Kieler
Apr 4, 2017
Conrad Kieler, 64, of Wharton passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in a Houston hospital following a sudden illness. Conrad was born on November 7, 1952 in Wharton, TX to the late William F. Kieler and Mary Sevcik Kieler. Conrad was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School. He graduated from Southwest Texas State University and returned...
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