Obituaries

Richard Monkey Evens

Richard Monkey Evens

Jul 24, 2021

Richard “Monkey” Evens, 71, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at St. Luke’s hospital in Sugar Land.  He was born in Palacios, Texas to the late Richard Thomas and Vivian Laslie Evens.

 

Richard was raised in the Palacios area and graduated from Palacios High School with the Class of 1968. He later worked at the South Texas Project as...

Richard George Ondrias

Richard George Ondrias

Jul 19, 2021

Richard “Rick” George Ondrias, 63 years young, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Ernest and Edith Ondrias celebrated the birth of their 5th son on May 29, 1958 in Wharton, Texas.  Upon graduating from Wharton High School in 1976, he spent the next 6 years working for his uncle and aunt...

Mercedies Lynn Corona

Mercedies Lynn Corona

Jul 18, 2021

Mercedies Lynn Corona

 

Mercedies Corona, 28, of Wharton, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 18, 2021. She was born on April 9, 1993 in Clute, Texas, to Pedro and Elizabeth Mendiola Corona. She leaves behind her husband, Luis Ortiz, five young children, Nayeli Herrera, Jocylynn Stephens, Mikaela Ortiz, Ezekiel Stephens and Luis Ortiz, Jr., parents, Elizabeth Mendiola and Pedro...

John Kowalik

John Kowalik

Jul 18, 2021

John Kowalik

October 26, 1965 ~ July 18, 2021

 

John Kowalik, of Wharton, passed away on Sunday July 18, 2021, at the age of 55. He was born on October 26, 1965 in Montclair New Jersey to the late Zygmunt and Josephine Metzner Kowalik. 

 

John was raised in the Rockport Fulton area and graduated from high school...

Megan Sandberg

Megan Sandberg

Jul 18, 2021

Megan Dawn Sandberg

January 18, 1987 ~ July 18, 2021

 

Megan Dawn Sandberg passed away suddenly and tragically on Sunday July 18, 2021, at the age of 34.  She spent most of his time with her beloved, Christopher Whatley, and sadly they died the same way, together.  She was born on January 18, 1987 in Pierre South Dakota to...

Christopher Eugene Whatley

Christopher Eugene Whatley

Jul 18, 2021

Christopher Eugene Whatley

August 13, 1978 ~ July 18, 2021

Christopher Eugene Whatley passed into the arms of the Lord suddenly and tragically on Sunday July 18, 2021, at the age of 42.  He spent most of his time with his beloved, Megan Sandberg, and sadly they died the same way, together. 

Christopher liked to go fishing, he loved...

Officer Juan 'John' Delgado

Officer Juan 'John' Delgado

Jul 15, 2021

Officer Juan ‘John’ Delgado

July 7, 1954 ~ July 15, 2021

Juan “John” Alfonso Delgado was born July 7, 1954 in the small town of Port Lavaca, Texas to Alfonso & Pauline Delgado. The youngest of the three children, Juan, graduated from Calhoun High School in 1971 at the age of seventeen and immediately enlisted in the United States Army....

Alan Carbajal

Alan Carbajal

Jul 13, 2021

Alan David Carbajal

 

Alan Carbajal, 31, of El Campo and formerly of Wharton, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 doing what he loved, fishing. He was born on March 30, 1990 in Wharton Texas, to Rosalinda Ramirez Carbajal and the late Alvino Carbajal.

 

Alan was raised in Wharton and attended Wharton schools. He worked in construction, but...

Olifidio Mancha Esquivel

Olifidio Mancha Esquivel

Jul 9, 2021

Olifidio Mancha Esquivel

March 2, 1928 ~ July 9, 2021

Olifidio Esquivel, 93, of Wharton, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 2, 1928 in Gulf Texas, to the late Joseph Juan and Dolores Mancha Esquivel.

He attended school in Gulf. He served our country honorably in...

Denise Scheel VanOsdel

Denise Scheel VanOsdel

Jul 7, 2021

Denise Scheel VanOsdel

May 3, 1951 ~ July 7, 2021

Denise Alane Scheel was born in Wharton, TX on May 3, 1951 to George L. and Jane Novosad Scheel.  She is actually named after Dr. Dennis Voulgaris, who delivered Denise at Rugeley Blasingame Hospital.  Denise attended Holy Family Catholic School for 8 years and graduated from Wharton High School in...

Evelyn Joyce Sherrill

Evelyn Joyce Sherrill

Jul 6, 2021

EVELYN SCHMERBER SHERRILL

Evelyn Joyce Sherrill, age 87 of Yoakum, Texas passed away into the arms of the Lord, on July 6, 2021 following a sudden illness.

Evelyn was born to Cleo Hooker Schmerber and Clarence Weldon Schmerber of Gulf, Texas on October 22, 1933.

Evelyn was raised in Gulf and Boling, Texas and graduated from Boling High School. She...

Ervin Joe Legler

Ervin Joe Legler

Jul 2, 2021

Ervin Joe “Butch” Legler, 88, of Wharton, passed away July 2, 2021 after a lengthy illness at a Sugar Land long term care facility. Butch was born on February 13, 1933 in Wharton, Texas, the only son of the late Ervin Julius Legler and Frances Urbanovsky Legler.

 

Butch was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in...

Iris Jean Albrecht

Iris Jean Albrecht

Jul 1, 2021

Iris Kowald Albrecht

 

Iris Albrecht, 85 of Wharton, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in a Sugarland hospital.  She was born February 15, 1936 in Lenz, Texas to the late Alfred Kowald and Emmie Schlottmann Kowald. She attended and graduated from Karnes City High School.

She married Marvin Albrecht and together they operated a flower shop...

Lydia Gonzales

Lydia Gonzales

Jun 24, 2021

                            Lydia Gonzales

 

                March 18, 1934 ~ June 24, 2021

 

Lydia was born in Runge, Texas to Pablo and Francisca Jaquez and entered Heaven in Rosenberg, Texas.

 

In her younger days she worked at Wharton Steam Laundry and at Gulf Coast Medical Center.

 

She Married Sam Gonzales July 2, 1966. She was a very active member of...

Jack Wayne "Bubba" Hough

Jack Wayne "Bubba" Hough

Jun 24, 2021

Jack Wayne Hough

Jack "Bubba" Hough was born on October 1, 1949 in Baytown, Texas to John Franklin Hough, Jr. and Clara Kathryn Hough.

Bubba graduated from East Bernard High School in 1969. He married Pattie Braden Hough on May 6, 1972 and they were blessed with four boys. He was employed at Duvall Sulfur Plant and Houston Light &...

Samuel L. Dearman

Samuel L. Dearman

Jun 22, 2021

Samuel L. Dearman

April 21, 1944 ~ June 22, 2021

 Samuel L. Dearman passed into the arms of the Lord on June 22, 2021 at Matagorda Regional Medical Center Bay City, TX.  He was born on April 21, 1944 to the late Leonard and Myrtle Dearman in Quitman, Mississippi.

Samuel attended Quitman High School.  After high school, he entered...

Beatrice Fojtik

Beatrice Fojtik

Jun 10, 2021

Beatrice Flanagan Fojtik passed away peacefully on June 10, 2021 at Rice Medical Center in Eagle Lake.  Beatrice was born on April 25, 1921 in New York City, New York, to the late Josephine Flanagan.

 

Beatrice started life in New York City, but an orphan train ride was in her future to take her to East Bernard where she...

Esther Cruz Cerrillo

Esther Cruz Cerrillo

Jun 9, 2021

Esther Cruz Cerrillo

July 26, 1930 ~ June 9, 2021

Esther Cruz Cerrillo passed into the arms of the lord peacefully on June 9, 2021 at The Crescent Nursing Facility in Sugarland.  Esther was born on July 26, 1930 in Wharton, TX to the late Lucio Cruz and Guadalupe Quentana.

Esther was a lifelong resident of Wharton and on July...

Nicholas Stephens-Arriaga

Nicholas Stephens-Arriaga

Jun 7, 2021

Nicholas Eugene Stephens-Arriaga

October 20, 2010 ~ June 7, 2021

 Nicholas Eugene Stephens-Arriaga, 10, of Wharton, passed away tragically on June 7, 2021, at Matagorda Beach while with his family. He was born in Wharton, Texas to Bianca Arriaga on October 20, 2010.

Nick was a student at Wharton Elementary School and an active member of the Boling Youth...

Andrew Junior Bennetsen

Andrew Junior Bennetsen

Jun 6, 2021

Andrew Junior Bennetsen

November 13, 1935 ~ June 6, 2021

 

Andrew J. Bennetsen passed into the arms of the lord on Sunday June 6, 2021 at his residence in Wharton.  He was born on November 13, 1935 to the late Theodore and Hulda Bennetsen in Wharton, TX.  He was a life long resident of Wharton and graduated from Wharton...