Obituaries
Mary Ellen Oballe
Sep 23, 2021
Mary Ellen Oballe
April 19, 1973 ~ September 23, 2021
Mary Ellen Oballe passed into the arms of the Lord surrounded by her loving family on September 23, 2021, in a Sugarland Hospital, she was 48. Mary Ellen was born on April 19, 1973, to Theresa Matula and Harold White in Wharton. On March 3, 1998, Mary married the...
Don Carl Welch
Sep 23, 2021
Don Carl Welch
July 12, 1927 ~ September 23, 2021
Don Carl Welch passed into the arms of the Lord on Thursday September 23, 2021, at Elmcroft Nursing Home in Wharton. He was born on July 12, 1927, in Gunter, TX to the late Addie Della Pruitt and Lemuel Welch.
Don was a longtime resident of Wharton, but he...
Rick Alan Wrobliski
Sep 21, 2021
Ricky Alan Wrobliski
March 23, 1960 ~ September 21, 2021
On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, Ricky Alan Wrobliski was called home at the age of 61. The world has lost a great brother, husband, father, and leader.
Rick was born in Richmond, TX on March 23, 1960, to Raymond and Edna Wrobliski. He grew up strong working alongside his...
Josephine Gonzales
Sep 20, 2021
Josephine R. Gonzales
September 15, 1936 – September 20, 2021
Josephine R. Gonzales, 85, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Oak Bend Hospital in Richmond at the age of 85 years She was born to Louise Ramirez and Ester Driscolle on September 15, 1936. On March 26, 1980 she married the love of her life, Lianso Gonzales.
She...
Vincent Rodriquez
Sep 19, 2021
Wenceslao ‘Vincent’ Rodriquez
October 28, 1952 ~ September 19, 2021
Vincent Rodriquez passed into the arms of the Lord on September 19, 2021 at a Richmond hospital. He was born on October 28, 1952, in Ganado, TX to the late Delfina Gonzalez and Julian Rodriquez.
Vincent was a lifelong resident of Wharton. Some of his favorite things to do...
Benjamin John Merecka
Sep 17, 2021
Benjamin John Merecka
September 29, 1995 ~ September 17, 2021
Benjamin John Merecka passed away September 17, 2021 in Boling. He was born on September 29, 1995, in Houston to Monty and Trish Merecka.
Benjamin was a lifelong resident of Boling. He loved baseball, fishing and was an avid hunter. He is fondly remembered by his family...
Adelina Rivera Raitt
Sep 15, 2021
Adelina Rivera Raitt
Adelina Raitt, 73, passed away on September 15, 2021 at in a Richmond hospital. She was born in Wharton, Tx on November 13, 1947 to the late Valentin and Anita Vallejo Rivera.
Adelina graduated from Boling High School with the class of 1966. She later attended Wharton County Junior College. She married William Charles Raitt,...
Joseph Miller Eldridge
Sep 14, 2021
Joseph Miller Eldridge
Joseph Eldridge, 67, passed away on September 14, 2021 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born in Wharton, Tx on January 16, 1954 to the late Joseph Geraldine Kemp Eldridge.
Joseph graduated from Boling High School. He later served our country honorably in the United States Army. He married Paula Jones in...
Franciscal Garcia de Martinez
Sep 8, 2021
Francisca García de Martínez, de 76 años, de Wharton y anteriormente de Linares, Nuevo León, México, falleció el miércoles 8 de septiembre de 2021 en un hospital de Wharton después de una breve enfermedad. Nació en Linares el 4 de octubre de 1944 de padres, Froilán García y Esala Álvarez.
Después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria, Francisca se...
Harvey VanCleve
Sep 8, 2021
Harvey Winston Van Cleve, 91, of Wharton and formerly of Monahans, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, in a Richmond hospital following a lengthy illness. Harvey was born on December 29, 1929, in Pecos, Texas, to the late .
Harvey grew up in West Texas. He served our country honorably in the United Sates Army. Harvey worked with...
Jessica Louisa Garza-Heath
Sep 1, 2021
Jessica Louisa Garza-Heath
December 12, 1970 ~ September 18, 2021
Jessica Louisa Garza-Heath passed into the arms of the Lord on September 18, 2021, at her residence in Pasadena. She was 50 years old. She was born on December 12, 1970, to Mary Louise Samora and the late Arturo Garza in Wharton, TX.
Jessica was a resident of Pasadena. She...
Margaret Mary Castro
Aug 31, 2021
Margaret Mary Castro
February 22, 1942 ~ August 31, 2021
Margaret M. Castro passed into the arms of the Lord on August 31, 2021 at a Wharton nursing home under hospice care. She was born on February 22, 1942 to the late Paulita Salazar and Francisco Castro in Fulshear, TX.
Margaret was a lifelong resident of Wharton and she graduated...
Carlos David Ortiz
Aug 31, 2021
Carlos David Ortiz passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the age of 64.
Carlos was born on July 15, 1957, in Galveston, Texas. Throughout his life he worked in many industries. In his younger years he was a trucker, mechanic, and firefighter. In 1996 he began his law enforcement career. During this this time he worked for...
Frank James Laitkep
Aug 31, 2021
Frank James Laitkep
Frank Laitkep, 72, of Wharton, Texas, passed away in a Richmond hospital on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was born on June 26, 1949, in Wharton to the late John and Marie Mazoch Laitkep.
Frank was raised in the Hungerford area and attended East Bernard and graduated from Hungerford High School in 1968. He later served our...
Robert 'Joey' Graves
Aug 31, 2021
Robert Joel “Joey” Graves, 60, of East Bernard passed away on August 31, 2021.
Joey was born on June 24, 1961 to Willie and Polly Graves in East Bernard, Texas.
Joey’s best days were spent in the fields on a tractor, taking road trips, fishing and hunting. On the weekends you could find him antiquing, enjoying...
Richard Luera
Aug 30, 2021
Richard Luera Richard Luera, 48, of Wharton, Texas, passed away in a Sugar Land hospital on Monday, August 30, 2021. He was born on October 20, 1972 in New Gulf to Dario Luera Sr. and Teresa DeJesus Saenz Luera. Richard was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School with the Class of 1991. He married Gabriella Barron on...
Lucinda Belasquez
Aug 30, 2021
Lucinda Belasquez, 83, of Wharton, Texas, passed away in a Wharton nursing center on Monday, August 30, 2021. She was born on February 9, 1938 in Wharton to the late Alfredo and Benarda Alcorta Gusman.
Lucinda attended Wharton schools. She married the love of her life, Carmel “Star” Belasquez on August 24, 1961. He preceded her in death in...
Mary Maggie Mejorado
Aug 28, 2021
Mary Mejorado
Mary Mejorado, known as Maggie to her friends and Nonnie to many, 65, of Wharton, Texas, passed away in a Wharton hospital on Friday, August 28, 2021 following a long battle with a cardiac condition. She was born on April 13, 1956 in Wharton to Eva Gomez Tijerina and the late Marcos Tijerina.
Maggie was raised...
Soledad 'Shirley' Castro
Aug 28, 2021
Soledad (Shirley) Hernandez Castro
01/12/1938 ~ 08/25/2021
Soledad 'Shirley' Castro passed into the arms of the Lord on Wednesday August 25, 2021 at a Houston hospital. She was born on January 12, 1938 to Ramon Lozano Hernandez and Francisca Ramirez in Wharton, Texas. She worked at Wharton Steam Laundry for 27 years. She married Benjamin (Bennie) Rivera Castro on...
Margaret Inez Flagg
Aug 27, 2021
Margaret Inez Flagg
Margaret Flagg, 91, of Wharton, Texas, passed away in a LaGrange hospital on Friday, August 27, 2021. She was born on January 17, 1930 in New Gulf to the late Charles and Helen Kemp Solomon.
Margaret attended and graduated from Boling High School. She married the love of her life, William Dandridge Flagg in Boling...
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