Obituaries

Joyce Barker

Joyce Barker

Feb 8, 2015

Joyce Barker Mrs. Joyce Barker, age 77, of Wharton died Sunday, February 8, 2015, in Houston, TX. She was born on January 15, 1938, in El Campo, TX, a daughter of Leroy and Leona Buenger Frels. Mrs. Barker was a longtime resident of Wharton. She graduated from El Campo High School in 1956. Joyce worked at Community Bank of Texas...

Betty Jean Kresta

Betty Jean Kresta

Feb 7, 2015

Mrs. Betty Jean Kresta, age 76, of East Bernard and formerly of Louise, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Rosenberg, TX. She was born on August 18, 1938, in Houston, TX, a daughter of Wilburn and Victoria Poncik Ransone. Mrs. Kresta grew up in Louise and was a longtime resident of Hungerford. She graduated from Louise High School. Betty was...

Pauline Julia Kalina

Pauline Julia Kalina

Feb 4, 2015

Pauline Julia Kalina Mrs. Pauline Julia Kalina, age 85, of Wharton died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in Wharton, TX, following a long illness. She was born on August 3, 1929, in Fort Bend County, TX, a daughter of Adolf and Ludmilla Muniza Sabrsula. Mrs. Kalina was a longtime resident of Wharton County. She attended Crescent High School. Pauline was a...

Faye Anders Howard

Faye Anders Howard

Jan 31, 2015

Mrs. Faye Anders Howard, age 97, of Stafford, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 in her daughter’s Missouri City home. She was born on October 22, 1917 in Goose Creek, Texas, near Baytown, to Marcus “Andy” and Ruth Anders. Mrs. Howard was a graduate of Boling High School and attended her higher education at Incarnate Word College in San Antonio where...

Henry John Hlavinka, Sr

Henry John Hlavinka, Sr

Jan 29, 2015

Henry John Hlavinka, Sr. On January 29, 2015, Henry John Hlavinka, Sr., 87, of East Bernard quietly passed away at Rice Medical Center in Eagle Lake following a brief illness. He was born on May 17, 1927, in Bernard Prairie, Texas, son of the late Rehor and Vlasta Mynarik Hlavinka. Mr. Hlavinka was a lifetime resident of Wharton County having...

Elizabeth Ann Guill

Elizabeth Ann Guill

Jan 28, 2015

Elizabeth Ann Guill Elizabeth Ann Guill, age 65, of Angleton and formerly of Boling, died January 28, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on December 6, 1949 in Newgulf, Texas, the daughter of the late Alfred Winland and Raynell Wetherell Winland. Elizabeth attended public schools in Boling. She married...

Robert Owen Strarup

Robert Owen Strarup

Jan 25, 2015

Mr. Robert Owen Strarup, age 79, of Wharton died Sunday, January 25, 2015 in a Katy hospital following a brief illness. He was born on August 31, 1935 in Taylor, TX, a son of the late Owen Conrad and Iona Eugenia Vandegrift Strarup. Mr. Strarup was a longtime resident of Wharton County, having graduated from Boling High School in 1954....

Lena Quintanilla

Lena Quintanilla

Jan 20, 2015

Lena Quintanilla, 86, of Wharton, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at a Wharton hospital following a brief illness. She was born April 9, 1928, in Gonzales, Texas to parents Louis Ybarbo Sr and Elisa Maldonado Ybarbo. Lena was raised in the Gonzales area and later moved to Wharton. She married the...

Annie "Ann" Kovar Macha

Annie "Ann" Kovar Macha

Jan 19, 2015

Annie “Ann” Kovar Macha, age 88 of Hungerford passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 in a Wharton hospital following a short illness. She was born on September 20, 1926 in Tavener, the daughter of the Peter Kovar and Veronica Bohacek Kovar. Ann was raised in the Tavener area and graduated from East Bernard High School in 1944. Ann was married...

Naomi Jane Lewis

Naomi Jane Lewis

Jan 17, 2015

Naomi Jane Lewis, age 95 of Hungerford and formerly of Alvin passed away Saturday morning, January 17, 2015 in an Eagle Lake hospital. She was born April 27, 1919 in Palestine, the daughter of the late Homer and Jane Watts. After growing up in Palestine, Jane moved to Houston to marry Harry Young Goudeau and have 2 sons, Harry and...

Teresa Ramirez

Teresa Ramirez

Jan 16, 2015

Teresa Ramirez, age 67, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015, following a brief illness. She was born November 15, 1947, in Wharton to the late Alfredo Gusman and Bernarda Alcorta Gusman. Teresa was raised in Wharton and attended schools there. She married Martin Ramirez Jr on September 8, 1965 in Glen Flora. Teresa worked at Texas...

James Watson McAlpin

James Watson McAlpin

Jan 16, 2015

James Watson McAlpin, age 43 of Spring, Texas, died Friday, January 16, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas. James was born on July 2, 1971 in Fort Smith Arkansas. His adopted parents were Herschel and Charlene Eubanks McAlpin. Mr. McAlpin was a long time resident of Austin, Texas and then Spring, Texas. He attended Blinn Community College where he walked on...

Virginia Rodriguez

Virginia Rodriguez

Jan 14, 2015

Virginia Rodriguez, age 66, of Wharton, died January 14, 2015, at a Wharton hospital following a brief illness. She was born on April 01, 1948 in Wharton, Texas, the daughter of the late Daniel Rodriguez Sr and Cirilda Rodriguez. Virginia attended public schools in El Campo. She is a graduate of El Campo High School. Virginia was a waitress at...

Don Michael Legler

Don Michael Legler

Jan 13, 2015

Don Michael Legler, 62, of Wharton, Texas, passed away after beating cancer on Tuesday January 13, 2015, at a Houston hospital following a brief illness. He was born July 21, 1952, in Wharton, Texas to the late Bruno Legler and Edna Piwetz Legler. Don was raised in the Wharton area. He was a graduate of Wharton High School in 1971...

Hattie Emelia Rodgers

Hattie Emelia Rodgers

Jan 13, 2015

Hattie Emelia Rodgers, age 93, of Wharton, died January 13, 2015, at a Wharton nursing home. She was born on August 27, 1921 in Wharton, Texas, the daughter of the late Arthur Fred and Johanna Berberch Fred. Hattie attended public schools in Wharton. She married Alfred Lee “Will” Rodgers on June 17, 1939 in Wallis, Texas. Hattie was a homemaker...

Natividad Hernandez

Natividad Hernandez

Jan 11, 2015

Natividad Hernandez, 85, of Wharton, Texas, went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2015. Natividad was never married. He was born in Iago, Texas, on September 8, 1929. Visitation will be held on Saturday January 17, 2015, from 10a.m. to 12 noon at Wharton Funeral Home, 515 E. Boling Hwy, Wharton, Texas. Funeral services will be held at...

Eliseo Garcia

Eliseo Garcia

Jan 2, 2015

Elise Garcia, 66 of Wharton passed away on January 02, 2015 in Wharton, Tx. Eliseo was preceded in death by his wife, . He will have a Memorial Service on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 5 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Home.

Pauline Polly Graves

Pauline Polly Graves

Jan 2, 2015

Pauline “Polly” Novosad Graves Polly Graves, 81, of East Bernard, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2015, in a Houston hospital surrounded by her family. She was born May 19, 1933 in Bay City, Texas to the late Paul and Mary Martin Novosad. Polly was raised in the East Bernard area and graduated from East Bernard High School...

Mary Jo Ramey

Mary Jo Ramey

Dec 29, 2014

Mary Jo Blair Ramey, age 87, of Wharton, died December 29, 2014, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, TX. Our MamaJo was born on July 17, 1927 in San Saba, TX, the daughter of the late Ed Blair, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Towerton Blair. She later moved to the Wharton County area and graduated Valedictorian from Crescent High School...

Guadalupe Driscoll Ramirez, Sr.

Guadalupe Driscoll Ramirez, Sr.

Dec 26, 2014

Guadalupe Driscoll Ramirez, Sr., 85, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 in a Sugar Land hospital. Guadalupe was born January10, 1929, in Wharton County, Texas to the late Luis Ramirez and Esther DeLeon Driscoll Ramirez. Guadalupe was raised in the Boling area and attended Boling schools. He enjoyed riding around, watching television and spending time with family...