Obituaries

Maria Magdalena Rodriguez

Maria Magdalena Rodriguez

Nov 1, 2012

Magdalena Rodriguez Miss Maria Magdalena Rodriguez, age 80 of Wharton died Thursday, November 1, 2012 in a Sugar Land Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Mexico on May 27, 1932 the daughter of the late Jose Rodriguez and Soledad Rodriguez. Ms. Rodriguez was a life-long resident of Newgulf and Wharton and was a member of Our Lady...

Paul Michael Cenko

Paul Michael Cenko

Oct 30, 2012

MICHAEL CENKO Paul Michael Cenko, age 27 of Houston and a former resident of Wharton died Tuesday night, October 30, 2012 in a Houston Hospital following a motorcycle accident. He was born on June 2, 1985 in Houston the son of Russell Joseph Cenko and Deborah Ann Franz Cenko. Michael graduated from Cy Falls High School in Houston in 2003...

Felicita Hernandez

Felicita Hernandez

Oct 30, 2012

Felicita Hernandez Mrs. Felicita Hernandez, age 82 of Wharton died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in a Stafford, TX hospital following an extended illness. She was born on May 2, 1930 in Boling, TX the daughter of the late Pablo Martinez and Clotilde Caballes. Mrs. Hernandez has been a resident of Wharton since 2000 and a former resident of Boling and...

Allie Odean Reynolds

Allie Odean Reynolds

Oct 23, 2012

Mrs. Allie Odean Reynolds, age 85 of Wharton and formerly of Mississippi, died early Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012 in a Wharton nursing home following an extended illness. She was born on May 29, 1927 in Calhoun City, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Gilbert Estes Higginbotham and Lilly Idella Andrews Higginbotham. Mrs. Reynolds was raised in the Schlater, Ms...

Antonio Muniez

Antonio Muniez

Oct 22, 2012

Mr. Antonio Muniez, age 70 of Boling died Monday, October 22, 2012 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 1, 1942 in Wharton, a son of the late Edwardo and Antonia Garcia Muniez. Mr. Muniez was a longtime resident of Wharton County. He attended school in Wharton. Antonio served his country in the United States...

Elena Madaline Burrow

Elena Madaline Burrow

Oct 20, 2012

Elena Madaline Burrow’s birth was June 3, 1923 at 22 Rumsey Street, Seneca Falls, NY, at the home of her parents Nicholas Gallina and Elizabeth Bianchi Gallina. Her arrival brought unsettling news as the doctor asked her father to go and get the burial clothes. He feared the baby was stillborn. When her father returned, Elena had cried and tears...

Dorothy Mildred Rachunek

Dorothy Mildred Rachunek

Oct 18, 2012

Dorothy Mildred Rachunek Mrs. Dorothy Mildred Rachunek, age 86 of Wharton passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2012 in a Wharton Hospital following a sudden illness. She was born on February 24, 1926 in Wharton the daughter of the late Elo John Stolle and Leona Ullmann Stolle. Mrs. Rachunek was a life long resident of Wharton County and a member...

Concepcion Gaona

Concepcion Gaona

Oct 17, 2012

Concepcion Gaona Mrs. Concepcion Gaona, age 78 of Wharton died early Wednesday morning, October 17, 2012 in Wharton following a sudden illness. She was born on August 15, 1934 in Flatonia, TX the daughter of the late George Delgado and Augustina Cortez Delgado. Mrs. Gaona was a long time resident of Wharton and a member of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church...

Beatrice Grace Appier

Beatrice Grace Appier

Oct 13, 2012

Beatrice Grace Appier Beatrice Grace Appier, age 89, of Wharton, died Saturday October 13, 2012 in a Sugarland hospital following a brief illness. She was born on March 13, 1923 in Magnet, a daughter of the late Anton Berberich and Catherine Rimmer Berberich. Beatrice attended Magnet schools. She married Paul Appier in 1950 and he preceded her in death in...

David Mata

David Mata

Oct 5, 2012

Mr. David Mata, age 55 of Wharton died early Friday morning, October 5, 2012 in a Wharton Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born on June 18, 1957 in Wharton the son of Gil V. Mata and Susie M. Cerrillo Mata. Mr. Mata was a long time resident of Wharton and a member of Our Lady of Mt....

Agnes Marie Polasek

Agnes Marie Polasek

Sep 29, 2012

Agnes Marie Kucera Polasek Mrs. Agnes Marie Polasek, age 100 of Wharton died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at a Richmond nursing center following a brief illness. She was born on May 19, 1912 in Hungerford, Texas a daughter of the late John and Agnes Brandl Kucera. Mrs. Polasek was raised in the Hungerford area and attended school there. She married...

Margaret C. Lane

Margaret C. Lane

Sep 28, 2012

Margaret C. Lane Mrs. Margaret Christine Lane, age 100 of Wharton died early Friday morning September 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born on March 24, 1912 in Houston, TX the daughter of the late Frank McDent and Mary Prasatik McDent. She was the matriarch of the Lane family. She was a graduate of Wharton High School in 1930...

Rosemary Rodriguez Acosta

Rosemary Rodriguez Acosta

Sep 26, 2012

Mrs. Rosemary Rodriguez Acosta, age 49 of Boling died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on August 8, 1963 in Wharton the daughter of Jesse Ramirez, Sr. and Senaida Rodriguez Ramirez. Mrs. Acosta was a life-long resident of Wharton County and a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in...

Esther Lopez

Esther Lopez

Sep 26, 2012

Esther Z. Lopez Mrs. Esther Z. Lopez, age 85 of Bay City passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at a Clear Lake Hospital following an extended illness. She was born on July 28, 1927 in Bay City, TX a daughter of the late Guadalupe and Lina Rodriguez Zepeda. Mrs. Lopez was a longtime resident of Bay City. She was...

Valerio Nunez Llanes

Valerio Nunez Llanes

Sep 26, 2012

Valerio N. Llanes Valerio Nunez Llanes, age 75 of Wharton died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at a Victoria hospital following a short illness. He was born on April 28, 1937 in Yorktown, Texas, a son of the late Santiago Llanes and Francisca Nunez Llanes. Visitation and rosary was held on Friday evening from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the...

Gerald (Jerry) Slaughter

Gerald (Jerry) Slaughter

Sep 15, 2012

Gerald Slaughter Gerald “Jerry” Delbert Slaughter, age 74, of Wharton, died Saturday morning, September 15, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born on August 16, 1938 in Wharton, Texas, a son of the late Ira Monroe and Margaret Louine Lacy Slaughter. Jerry was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School. he worked...

Willard Lynn Brown

Willard Lynn Brown

Sep 6, 2012

Willard Lynn Brown, age 69, died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Gulf Coast Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mr. Brown was born January 3, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Willard Gail and Oleta Mooney Brown of Greenfield, Indiana. Willard attended school in Greenfield. After graduating in 1961, he moved to Coloma, Michigan to work with an uncle. He fell...

Dorothy Ann Soderman

Dorothy Ann Soderman

Sep 2, 2012

Dorothy Ann Soderman Mrs. Dorothy Ann Soderman, of Angleton and formerly of Newgulf, Rockport, and Wharton, died Sunday evening, September 2, in Angleton. She was born on February 28, 1930 in El Campo, Texas, the daughter of the late Charles O. Vess and Bennie Wright Vess. Dot was raised in the El Campo area and graduated from El Campo High....

Basilio Flores

Basilio Flores

Sep 2, 2012

Basilio Flores Mr. Basilio Flores, age 85 of Spanish Camp, died on Sunday evening, September 2, 2012 in a Houston hospital following a brief illness. He was born on April 15, 1927 in Glen Flora, Texas to the late George and Florencia Flores. Basilio was raised in the Spanish Camp area. He worked as a farmer for many years in...

Eleanor Hudgins Locke

Eleanor Hudgins Locke

Aug 31, 2012

Eleanor Hudgins Locke was born in Hungerford, Texas, to Ella and Walter J. Hudgins on May 29, 1919. She grew up in Hungerford on the J.D. Hudgins Ranch. After graduating from Wharton High School in 1937, she attended Texas Women’s University in Denton, graduating in 1941 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics. She taught high school in Conroe for...