Obituaries
Annita Camille Niemann
Aug 5, 2013
Mrs. Annita Niemann, age 70 of East Bernard died Monday, August 5, 2013 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on November 8, 1942 in Houston, a daughter of the late Herschel and Evelyn Dudley McKinnon. She devoted her life to helping others and making the world a better place. Annita spent many years raising not only...
Annie Marie Bond
Jul 21, 2013
Visitation for Annie Marie Bond will be on Wednesday evening, July 24, 2013 at Wharton Funeral Home after 6 with a Rosary at 7 pm. The Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 11 am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton with Rev. Bob Knippenberg officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
Sidney Coleman Border
Jul 20, 2013
Mr. Sidney Coleman Border, age 70 of Wharton, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 in a Wharton Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 20, 1942 in Hungerford, Texas a son of the late William Alexander and Ludy Goodlett Border. Mr. Border was a lifelong resident of Wharton County. He worked as a line inspector for Southwestern Bell...
Carrie Mae Hudgins
Jul 17, 2013
Carrie Mae Hudgins, age 74 of Hungerford, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Methodist hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Magnet, TX on November 9, 1938, a daughter of the late George Willrich and Elenora Horelica Willrich. Carrie was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School. She attended Incarnate Word University...
Sergio Alvarado-Rodriguez
Jul 17, 2013
Mr. Sergio Alvarado-Rodriguez, age 67 of Glen Flora, TX, passed away on Wednesday July 17, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 18, 1946 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, a son of Simon and Lucilla Alvarado-Rodriguez. Mr. Alvarado has been a resident of the Alvin area since the 1960s. He has lived in Glen...
Stazie Martha Horelica
Jul 16, 2013
Stazie Martha Horelica, age 82 of Wharton died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 20, 1930 in Hallettsville, Texas, the daughter of the late Paul and Annie Zapalac Drost. Stazie was raised in the Wharton and Hungerford area and attended school there. On June 14, 1949, she married Mr Albert...
Edna Merrifield
Jul 3, 2013
Edna Merrifield, age 85, of Wharton passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in a Sugar Land hospital following a brief illness. She was born on September 27, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late Clyde Berle and Anna Barker Malone. Edna was raised in the Del Rio area, and considered it her home. She graduated from Eagle...
Mary Kaye Wilson
Jul 2, 2013
Kaye Wilson went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Bedford, Texas, after a long and fulfilling life. Visitation will be held at Wharton Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00 the evening of Friday, July 5. The graveside service at the Wilson Family plot in the Wharton City Cemetery will be held at 10:00am Saturday, July 6 with...
Russell Bennett Matthews
Jun 28, 2013
Russell Bennett Matthews, age 79 of Wharton, Texas died Friday evening, June 28, 2013. Family members were gathered around him as he left this earth to be with his loving wife Jim Ida. He was born on January 26, 1934 in White Oak, North Carolina. Russell was the only son of Raymond and Martha Evelyn Edge Matthews. He was raised...
Pete August Chumchal
Jun 25, 2013
Pete August Chumchal Sr., age 78 of Wharton died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in a Houston hospital following an illness. He was born in Wharton, TX on January 9, 1935, a son of the late Joe Chumchal Sr. and Mary Knesek Chumchal. Pete was a life-long resident of Wharton County and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton....
Donald Dean Ivy
Jun 22, 2013
Donald Dean Ivy, 74, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of 54 years; his sons Ronnie (Selkirk), Michael and wife, Anne (San Antonio); his two grandsons, Matthew and Blake (San Antonio); sister, Faye West (Houston); special pets, Ginger and Clyde; and numerous caring and loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Donald graduated from...
Oscar S Martinez
Jun 21, 2013
Mr. Oscar Sandoval Martinez, age 81 of Rosenberg and a former resident of New Gulf and Ashwood, TX passed away Friday evening, June 21, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 6, 1931 in Old gulf, Texas a son of the late Juan Manuel and Herminia Sandoval Martinez. Mr....
Patricia Duthie
Jun 20, 2013
Patricia Duthie, age 64 of Van Vleck, passed away Thursday evening, June 20, 2013 in a Bay City hospital following a brief illness. She was born on July 17, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana, a daughter of the late Robert Louis and Laura Malinda Cox Bullard. Ms. Duthie graduated from Mt Vernon High School in Indiana and attended Vincennes University and...
Margaret Sue Scheller
Jun 13, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Sue Frankum Scheller, our precious mother and Nana died tragically Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Wharton, Texas, at age 83. She was born on April 18, 1930 in Wharton, Texas to the late Major and Mabel Rhea Frankum. Margaret was a lifelong resident of Wharton and Glen Flora, having graduated from Wharton High School in 1947. She attended...
James Herbert Riley
Jun 10, 2013
James Herbert “Jim” Riley, 92, of Sweeny, Texas was born March 14, 1921. He went to be with his heavenly father on June 10, 2013. He was raised on the family farm in Wheeler County, Texas. James graduated from Briscoe High School in 1938, attended West Texas State University in Canyon. While at W.T., he went into the National Guard...
Mildred Ann Ramey
Jun 4, 2013
Mildred Ann Ramey, age 80 of Wharton died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in a Sugar Land hospital following a brief illness. She was born on June 26, 1932 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of the late Alfred Lilly and Dorothy Pack Lilly. Mrs. Ramey has been a resident of Wharton since June of 1965. She graduated from WCJC in 1969...
Linda Sue Hept
May 31, 2013
Linda Sue Hept was born January 3, 1951 in Wharton, Texas to Joe Wisnieski, Sr. and Elsie Wisnieski. She went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2013. She was 62 years old. Linda had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She married Thomas Hept on March 4, 1991. They enjoyed 22 years of marriage. In addition to her parents,...
Tiffany Diane Hartley
May 29, 2013
Tiffany Diane Hartley, age 18 of Wharton, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on March 2, 1995 in Wharton Texas, daughter of Ronald Dale and Nancy Renee Legler Hartley. Tiffany was reared in Wharton and attended school here. She enjoyed fishing, playing video games, shooting Nerf guns, BB guns, and rifles,...
Dorothy Brautigam
May 27, 2013
Dorothy Brautigam, age 86 of Wharton died Monday, May 27, 2013 at a Wharton hospital following a sudden illness. She was born on May 9, 1927 in Queens New York, a daughter of the late George and Josephine Gluczek Bilozur. Dorothy was raised in New York and graduated from high school there. She married Elmer Brautigam on May 28, 1946...
Kathryn Ann Krenek
May 24, 2013
Visitation - 6-9pm, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Wharton Funeral Home. Rosary - 7pm, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Wharton Funeral Home Funeral Mass - 11:00am, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at St. John's Catholic Church in Hungerford. Burial - St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Hungerford
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