Obituaries

Linda Sue Hept

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

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

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

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

Connor Lee Hooper

Connor Lee Hooper

May 23, 2013

Connor Lee Hooper, eight month old infant son of Zachary Hooper & Lisa Ann Tovar died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in a Houston Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on August 28, 2012 in Wharton the son of Stuart Zachary Hooper and Lisa Ann Tovar. Connor was a resident of Wharton until moving to Baytown, Texas in April...

Henry James Svatek

Henry James Svatek

May 18, 2013

Henry James Svatek Henry James Svatek, age 88, of Wharton, passed away on May 18, 2013, after a extended battle with cancer. He was born on July 28, 1924, in Shiner, Texas, to Jim Svatek and Emilia Kurtz. Henry lived with his parents, and moved with them to Boling and later to Bonus, Texas. He graduated from Crescent High School...

Nicklos Gomez, Sr.

Nicklos Gomez, Sr.

May 17, 2013

Nicklos Gomez, Sr., age 34, of East Bernard and a formerly of Wharton died Friday, May 17, 2013 at his residence following a courageous battle with Leukemia. He was born on September 21, 1978 in Wharton Texas to parents, Johnny Gomez and Nympha Salazar Gomez. Nicklos was raised in Wharton and attended school there. He married Amanda Morales on June...

Charles Robert Bock, Sr.

Charles Robert Bock, Sr.

May 12, 2013

Charlie R. Bock, Sr. Charlie Robert Bock, Sr., age 83, passed away peacefully from this life on May 12, 2013. Charlie was the only child born to Henry Washington and Gertrude Agnes (Barker) Bock on May 16, 1929 in Glen Flora, Texas. Charlie was a retired farmer, rancher and used car dealer in Magnet, Texas for many years. He was...

Dr. Charles Theo Norton

Dr. Charles Theo Norton

May 8, 2013

DR. CHARLES THEO NORTON Dr. Charles Theo Norton passed away on May 8, 2013. He was a resident of Houston, Texas. Dr. Norton was born in Purdon, Navarro County, Texas on December 26, 1930. He was the youngest of four children of Willard Lee Norton and Myrtle Johnston Norton. He was a graduate of Corsicana High School, attended Navarro Junior...

Michael Leonard Cruz, Jr.

Michael Leonard Cruz, Jr.

May 3, 2013

Michael Leonard Cruz, Jr., age 18 of Weatherford passed away Friday, May 3, 2013 in a Fort Worth area hospital following a brief illness. He was born on October 11, 1994 in Houston, Texas to parents, Michael Cruz and Stacey Jimenez. Mikey had been a longtime resident of Wharton having obtained his diploma from Wharton High School in 2012. Mikey...

Geronimo (Ronny) Cantu

Geronimo (Ronny) Cantu

May 1, 2013

Geronimo Cantu Mr. Geronimo (Ronnie) Cantu, age 33 of Bay City died Wednesday May 1, 2013 in an automobile accident in south of Wharton. He was born on June 14, 1979 in Bay City, TX the son of Geronimo Arthur Cantu and Lydia Castillo Cantu. Mr. Cantu worked in Construction and enjoyed BBQ, being with family and friends, especially his...

Tiffany Marie Rodriguez

Tiffany Marie Rodriguez

May 1, 2013

Tiffany Rodriguez, age 27, and her daughter, Aaliyah Peters, age 6, both of Boling, passed away Wednesday evening, May 1, 2013, due to injuries sustained in a multi car accident just South of Wharton. Tiffany was born on November 20, 1985, a daughter of Alfonso Rodriguez and Diana Amador Ruiz. Tiffany Marie Rodriguez was born in El Campo and raised...

Aaliyah Marie Peters

Aaliyah Marie Peters

May 1, 2013

Tiffany Rodriguez, age 27, and her daughter, Aaliyah Peters, age 6, both of Boling, passed away Wednesday evening, May 1, 2013, due to injuries sustained in a multi car accident just South of Wharton. Tiffany was born on November 20, 1985, a daughter of Alfonso Rodriguez and Diana Amador Ruiz. Tiffany Marie Rodriguez was born in El Campo and raised...

Patricia Ann Hurst

Patricia Ann Hurst

Apr 27, 2013

Patricia Hurst, age 55, of East Bernard and formerly of Ohio, died Saturday, March 27, 2013 in a Sugar Land hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 2, 1958 in Canton Ohio, a daughter of Jack and Velma Smith Mayes. Patricia was raised in Ohio and graduated from Stuutzenberger college in 1977. She married Haggard Hurst in...

Dan Medrano

Dan Medrano

Apr 27, 2013

Dan Medrano, age 93 of Wharton, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in a Sugar Land hospital following an extended illness. He was born on March 31, 1920, in Manchaca, Texas a son of the late Jose F and Santos Reyes Medrano. Dan married Susie Mora in Bay City on February 5, 1941. Dan worked as a heavy equipment...

Lucy Talas

Lucy Talas

Apr 26, 2013

Lucy Talas, age 90 of East Bernard, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013, in Sealy following an extended illness. She was born on December 3, 1922, a daughter of the late Joe and Emilie Vaclavik Orsak. Lucy married Joe F. Talas, Sr. on September 17, 1945 in East Bernard. He preceded her in death on March 29, 1995. She...

Rebecca Ruth Norrell

Rebecca Ruth Norrell

Apr 25, 2013

Rebecca Ruth Norrell, age 82 of Wharton, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at a wharton nursing center following an extended illness. She was born on January 19, 1931, in Comanche, Texas, a daughter of the late Glenn Brown and Ruth Emert Grant and Wyatt Grant. Rebecca was raised in the Stephenville area and graduated from school there, she...

Lillian E McKee

Lillian E McKee

Apr 24, 2013

Lillian E. McKee Mrs. Lillian Evelyn McKee, age 89 of Wharton died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Wharton following a sudden illness. She was born on October 2, 1923 in Crescent, TX the daughter of the late Anton Cerny, Sr. and Frances Baklik Cerny. Mrs. McKee has been a resident of Wharton for the past seventy years and was a...

Bobby Joe Myers, Sr.

Bobby Joe Myers, Sr.

Apr 23, 2013

Bobby Joe Myers, Sr. Mr. Bobby Joe Myers, age 84 of Wharton and a former resident of Springhill, LA. died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in a Houston Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on July 23, 1928 in Taylor, Arkansas the son of the late James Aswell Myers and Laura Elizabeth Frame Myers. Mr. Myers has been a...

Jacqueline Jansky

Jacqueline Jansky

Apr 23, 2013

JACQUELINE RENEE JANSKY Mrs. Jacqueline Renee Jansky, age 47 of Boling died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Houston following a brief illness. She was born on February 14, 1966 in Ft. Campbell, KY the daughter of Bradley Nelson Wheeler and Sharon J. Wheeler. Jacqueline has been a resident of Boling since 1978 and was Baptist by Faith. She graduated from...