Obituaries
Kaitlyn Christine Kurtz
Aug 30, 2026
Kaitlyn Christine Kurtz, of Houston, passed on August 30, 2026, at the age of 27. She was born on September 13, 1998, in Houston, Texas.
Kaitlyn graduated from Cy Fair High School in 2017 and went on to build a caring and purposeful path in healthcare. She worked as a telemetry technician for five years at Memorial Herman in the Woodlands...
Linda Ann McDonald
Aug 24, 2026
Linda Ann Tripulas McDonald
Linda Ann Tripulas McDonald, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and faithful servant of God, was born in Wharton, Texas, on April 15, 1947, to Gus and Faye Tripulas. Linda lived a life rooted in faith, family, and friendship until August 24, 2026, when she entered Eternal Rest after a difficult, prolonged illness. Through it all,...
Santos Mendez Munoz
Aug 21, 2026
Santos Mendez Munoz, age 66, of Wharton, Texas passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2026, at a Sugar Land hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 24, 1959, in Wharton, Tx to the late Jose and Nicolasa Camarena Mendez.
Santos was raised in South Houston but enjoyed her summers in Boling. She married Angel D. Munoz,...
Manuela Pena
Aug 20, 2026
Manuela Pena, of Wharton, Texas, went to her eternal rest Thursday August 20, 2026, at the young age of 87. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by people she dearly loved. She was born on June 17, 1939, in Wharton, Tx to the late Ronaldo and Lena Olibo Salas.
Manuela grew up and attended school in Wharton, Texas and...
Dwain Decell
Aug 19, 2026
Dwain Decell
February 2, 1963 - August 19, 2026
Robert Dwain Decell, 63, of Dallas, Texas passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026. He was born on February 2, 1963, in Mt. Holly, New Jersey to parents Robert Francis Decell and Doris Pugh Decell. Dwain was raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Spring, Texas before moving to Wharton, Texas with his family in...
Lynda Stacy
Aug 14, 2026
Lynda Ray Stacy, age 81, of East Bernard, Texas passed away peacefully on August 14, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 6, 1944, in Houston, Tx to the late Raymond and Norma Jean Schoen Hulsey.
Lynda was raised in Houston and attended school there. She married James Stacy in Stafford Texas in 1990....
Mary Boatwright
Aug 1, 2026
Mary Evelyn Boatwright, 89, of Glen Flora, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Clemville, Texas on January 2, 1937, to the late Thomas Russell and Mary Scherrer Frieze.
Mary was raised in the Bay City area and attended graduated from Bay City High School. She married Edmond Boatwright...
Gary Kacal
Jul 28, 2026
Gary Wayne Kacal, 74, of Katy, was reunited with the Lord on July 28th, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Wharton, Texas on January 21, 1952, to the late Clement Gabriel Kacal and Edna Srubar Kacal.
Gary grew up in Newgulf and graduated from Boling High School in 1970. Gary graduated from the University of Houston...
James Jopling
Jul 22, 2026
James David Jopling
April 15, 1957 to July 22, 2026
James Jopling, 69, of Wharton, TX, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at his home in Wharton. He was born in Wharton to parents, Thomas and Dorothy Hicks Jopling on April 15, 1957. He graduated from Wharton High School and attended Wharton County Junior College. James worked for 47 years in...
Stephen Joseph Bosch, Jr.
Jul 22, 2026
Stephen Joseph Bosch, Jr., 77, of Burr, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, at a Wharton care facility surrounded by his loving family. He was born in East Bernard on December 11, 1948, to the late Stephen Bosch and Antonia Feduch Bosch.
Steve was raised in the East Bernard area and attended Lamar Consolidated schools before graduating from East Bernard...
Judith Rose Satsky
Jul 21, 2026
Judith Rose Satsky
June 15, 1949 - July 21, 2026
Judith (Zmeskal) Satsky, 77, of East Bernard, TX, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on July 21, 2026. She was born in Loraine, TX, on June 15, 1949, to Emil J. Zmeskal, Sr. and Sadie Hoepfl Zmeskal.
Raised in Moulton, TX, Judy graduated from Moulton High School in 1967. She went on...
Jack Joseph Drapela
Jul 14, 2026
Jack Joseph Drapela, whose radiant spirit illuminated every space he entered, peacefully departed this world on July 14, 2026, at the Auberge of Sugar Land Memory Center, succumbing to the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
Born on November 21, 1942, in Bay City to Margaret E. Collins Drapela and John A. Drapela, Jack was the third of five children, growing up with...
Manuel Zepeda
Jul 8, 2026
Manuel Zepeda, 81, of Wharton, TX, peacefully left this world and joined Our Heavenly Father on July 8, 2026. He was born March 7, 1945 in Wharton, TX, son of Daniel and Candelaria Zepeda. Manuel graduated from Boling High School and he served in the U.S. Army, earning the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious achievement in the Vietnam War....
Glenn Wayne Cook
Jul 7, 2026
Glenn Wayne Cook, 70, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 7, 2026, following illness.
Wayne was born December 17, 1955, in Wharton, TX. He grew up in Wharton, where he attended Boy Scouts, fished and frogged in Caney Creek, and floundered with his dad in Matagorda. He was the oldest of three children. His father, E. G. Cook, worked at Texas...
Gilbert C Palacios
Jul 6, 2026
Gilbert C PalaciosFebruary 11, 1946 - July 6, 2026
Gilbert C. Palacios, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend, left this world peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2026, at the age of 80. Gilbert was born in Cordelle, Texas, on February 11, 1946, to the late Eusebio and Inez Castaneda Palacios.
Gilbert was raised in the Cresent area and...
Alfonso J Cruz Jr.
Jul 3, 2026
Alfonso ” Kino” Cruz Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on July 3, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on May 26, 1950, in El Campo, Texas, to the late Alfonso Cruz, Sr. and Maria Inez Quintero Cruz.
He spent his life in Wharton, Texas, where he...
Alton Ray Mayes
Jul 1, 2026
From Houston born 2/24/52 - survived by wife Joanne Mayes and 6 children - Christopher and Putri Mayes, Nathan Mayes, David and Chelsy Mayes, CaroleAnne and Joe Garza, Isaac Mayes and Jason Mayes as well as 5 grandchildren and sister Sandra Wason.
He was a faithful Man of the Word. Didn’t just talk - though he did a lot of talking...
Eloise Lewis
Jun 30, 2026
Eloise “Weezy” Lewis, a cherished presence in the lives of all who knew her, peacefully passed away on June 30, 2026, in Hillje, Texas, at the remarkable age of 100. Born on October 29, 1925, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Eloise lived through a century of profound changes, love, challenge, and boundless joy—a life generously shared with her family and friends.
Eloise’s...
Clara Jean Kutach
Jun 30, 2026
Clara Jean Kutach, age 87, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on June 30, 2026, at a Wharton care center, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on October 5, 1938, in Hungerford, Texas, to the late Adolf and Ludmilla Muniza Sabrsula.
Clara was raised in the Hungerford area and attended Hungerford and Boling schools. She married Adolph Kutach on November 25,...
Israel Torres Villareal
Jun 29, 2026
Israel Torres Villareal falleció pacíficamente el 29 de junio de 2026, a la edad de 83 años. Nació el 14 de julio de 1942 en Linares, México, hijo de los difuntos Pedro Torres Ramírez y Juana Villareal, ambos de Linares.
Israel estableció su hogar en Wharton, Texas, donde fue conocido por su calidez, su gran capacidad de trabajo y su amor...
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