Obituaries
Paul Castro
Feb 27, 2016
Paul Castro, age 95, of Wharton, died February 27, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born on October 8, 1920, in Houston, Texas, the son of the late Pedro and Serapia H. Castro. Paul attended public schools in Houston, Texas. Paul was enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps from July 1941 to March 1942. He then spent three years...
Elvira Mata
Feb 24, 2016
Elvira Mata, 92, of Corrigan, Texas, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in Corrigan. Elvira was born on November 14, 1923, to Paul and Isabelle Casas Mata, in Lane City, Texas. She moved to Wheeling, Illinois, in the mid 1950s where she lived and worked in a factory for 50 years until her return to Texas. She loved to dance to...
Ivory E. Shilk
Feb 23, 2016
Ivory E. Shilk, 93, of Wharton, Texas, died February 23, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Ivory was born on April 22, 1922, to Ralph and Emily Thigpen Bradley in Lampasas, Texas. Ivory attended Lampasas High School prior to her marriage to Harold Shilk Sr. in October of 1941. They were married 54 years, until his death in 1996. She was very...
Esther Benton Reding
Feb 15, 2016
After living a long and blessed life, Esther Benton Reding of Wharton passed away on February 15, 2016, at age 98. Born on June 16, 1917, in Waller County near the community of Fields Store, to Dora Deweese Benton and Dozier Cleveland Benton, Esther grew up on a farm in the Eastgate community in Liberty County. While growing up, she...
Nelga Ann Janus Stavena
Feb 15, 2016
Nelga Ann Janus Stavena ,91, of Wharton, passed away Monday February 15, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born April 3, 1924, in Richmond, TX to parents Edwin and Leona Wilke Janus. Nelga was reared in Fort Bend and Wharton Counties. She married Walter Stavena on February 20, 1946 at Holy Family Rectory in Wharton, TX. They enjoyed dancing...
Charlie Wayne Boland
Feb 10, 2016
Charlie Wayne Boland Charlie Boland, 75, of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, following a short illness in Houston Methodist Hospital. He was born June 3, 1940 in Sebastian, Texas to the late Raymond and Vernie West Boland. Charlie was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated from Harrison High in Colorado. He worked for many...
Stephen A. Mack
Feb 10, 2016
Stephen A. Mack, 67, of Wharton, died February 10, 2016, in Wharton. Steve was born on May 28, 1948, to Jay and Elizabeth Mack, in Galesburg, Illinois. He earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Texas Tech. Steve was married to the love of his life, Jana Mack. He was devoted to his family, and his clients as a Case...
Hayes Schreiner
Feb 9, 2016
Hayes “Zizi” Schoenbohm Schreiner Hayes “Zizi” Schoenbohm Schreiner, 95 of Wharton, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, dying peacefully in her sleep. Born in Cumberland, Iowa on October 9, 1920, she is the daughter of the late Elise Ihnen and Hajo Schoenbohm. Hayes graduated from Atlantic High School in Iowa and Peru State...
Adelaido "Lalo" Martinez
Feb 6, 2016
Adelaido S. “Lalo” Martinez, of Boling, died Saturday, February 6, 2016, in Richmond, Texas. Lalo was born on November 8, 1923, to Juan and Herminia Sandoval Martinez, in Roma, Texas. Lalo attended Boling High School. When the country joined World War II, he answered the call and enlisted in the Army. He served honorably as a Surgical Technician. After his...
Iva Marie Fertsch
Feb 5, 2016
Iva Marie Fertsch Iva Marie Fertsch, age 87, of Wharton passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on May 6, 1928 in the Boling Newgulf area, the daughter of the late Frank and Viola Hargett Burns. Marie was raised in the Boling and Newgulf areas and graduated from Boling High School....
Ruth "Bee" Felder
Jan 28, 2016
Ruth “Bee” Felder Ruth “Bee” Felder, 89, of Wharton, TX, died January 28, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Bee was born on July 13, 1926, in Columbus, Texas, to Arthur and Laverne Wheeler. She graduated from Columbus High School Class of 1942 where she proudly held the role of Drum Major. She worked as a Legal Secretary for area businesses and...
Roy J. Buenger
Jan 27, 2016
Roy J. Buenger, 73, of Wharton, TX, died January 27, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Roy was born on September 2, 1942 in Wharton, to Leroy and Lena Giesie Buenger. He graduated from Wharton High School prior to enlisting in the US National Guard. He later made his living as a farmer for 18 years before working for the State Highway...
Kenneth Wayne Ward
Jan 14, 2016
Kenneth “Ken” “Pappy” Ward, age 61, of Wallis, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at his residence in Wallis. He was born on May 31, 1954 in Midland, Texas, a son of the late John and Florence Johnson Ward. Ken graduated from Wallis High School in 1972. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy...
William "Bill" Andrew Edwards
Jan 13, 2016
William “Bill” Andrew Edwards, 93, of Wharton, TX, died January 13, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Bill was born on April 19, 1922, in Gore, Oklahoma, to George and Bertha Brown Edwards. He Attended Boling High School prior to enlisting in the Marine Corps in October of 1942. He proudly served as a Quartermaster through World War II. He married the...
Timothy David Wingfield
Jan 12, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Wingfield, Retired, 70, of Wharton, TX, died January 12, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Tim was born on November 9, 1945, to Melvin “Wing” and Barbara Wingfield, in Coffeyville, Kansas. He grew us all over, following his father’s career in the Air Force. He graduated from Fayetteville High School and earned his Bachelors of Arts degree from the...
Marcella Johanna Karasek
Jan 8, 2016
Marcella Johanna Karasek Marcella Karasek, 90, of East Bernard, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2016, following an illness in a hospital in Richmond, Texas. She was born October 30, 1925 in Wallis, Texas to parents Joseph Orsak and Emilie Vaclavik Orsak. Marcella was raised in Wallis, Texas and and attended East Bernard Catholic Schools. She married the...
Annie A. Orsak
Jan 6, 2016
Annie Agnes Orsak, 83, of Hungerford, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 3, 1932 in El Campo, Texas to parents Benedict and Annie Heinrich Kutach. Annie was raised in the Carancahua Community near Palacios, Texas and graduated from Palacios High School in 1949. She attended Durham Business College in...
August Pyka
Jan 6, 2016
August John Pyka, 82, of Wharton, TX, died January 6, 2016, in Wharton, TX. August was born on August 30, 1933, to Fred and Bessie Orsak Pyka, in Wharton, TX. He served honorably in the US Army from August 1954 through August 1956 before he married Shirley Botard on October 8, 1957. He later woked as the Director of the...
Daisy Windham
Jan 5, 2016
Daisy Windham, age 79 of Wharton and formerly of Norwalk, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016, in a Sugar Land hospital following a brief illness. She was born on November 5, 1936 in Tampa Florida, the daughter of the late Klaas Dursma and Verlie M. Brune. Daisy was preceded in death by her son, Karl “Buzz” Konvicka. Daisy was...
Theresa Pekar
Jan 1, 2016
Theresa Pekar, 58, of Wharton, TX, died January 1, 2016, under Hospice care in Wharton, TX. Theresa was born on August 9, 1957 in Bay City, TX, to the late Freddie and Eline Kalmus Pekar. She graduated from Wharton High School before attending nursing school and becoming a RN. She worked in this profession she loved for over 25 years....
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