Obituaries
Nuria Rubio Guerra
Jan 1, 2021
Nuria Rubio Guerra passed quietly on January 1, 2021 at age 87 at S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in El Campo. She was born in Santiago de Cuba on May 30, 1933 and is the daughter of late Manual and Maria del Carmen Portilla Rubio.
Nuria enjoyed a wonderful and eventful youth in Cuba surrounded by her three sisters and...
Wilburn Carl Matthews
Dec 31, 2020
Wilburn Matthews
The Greatest Fan, Brother and Uncle
Wilburn Carl Matthews, 84 of East Bernard, passed away on December 31. 2020 at a Eagle Lake Hospital following a short illness. He was born December 5, 1936, in East Bernard to the late Willard and Florine Matthews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his half-brother,...
Jesusa Montalvo
Dec 30, 2020
Jesusa Montalvo, 74, of Boling ,TX peacefully departed to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 with her family beside her. She was born in Cuero, TX on December 17, 1946 to the late Jesus Valdez and Sara Rico Valdez.
Jesusa was known by many and everyone knew her by Granny. Her faith and love...
Lessie B. Kocurek
Dec 30, 2020
In Loving Memory
Of
Lessie B Kocurek
October 18, 1924 ~ December 30, 2020
Lessie B Kocurek passed into the arms of the Lord on December 30, 2020 at Country Assisted Living in Danevang, TX. She was born October 18, 1924 in Weeks, AR to the late Stella & Charlie Sherrill. She was 96 years young.
Lessie along...
Charles Lindon Holman
Dec 28, 2020
Charles L. Holman passed into the arms of the lord on December 28, 2020. He was a longtime resident of East Bernard. Charles proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Memorial services for Charles Holman will be held on Saturday January 16, 2021 with visitation starting at 2pm and services at 3 at Wharton Funeral Home Chapel. Military...
Ernest "Spider" Joe Macha
Dec 28, 2020
Ernest Joe Macha was born on December 21, 1945 in Wharton, TX, to Joe and Edna Horecka Macha. He passed away at home on Monday, December 28, 2020.
Ernest Joe attended Holy Family Catholic School in Wharton for 4 years and then finished elementary school in Hungerford. He was a 1964 graduate of East Bernard High School. He then...
Marvin Douglas Yeaman
Dec 24, 2020
Marvin D. ”Shorty” Yeaman, 77, of Needville, passed away on December 24, 2020 at his home in Needville. He was born on November 6, 1943, in Hillsboro, Texas, a son of the late Chester and Etta Mae Kelley Yeaman.
Shorty was raised in the Hillsboro area and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1962. He married Sharon Dianne Fitzpatrick on...
Roger Sloan Williams
Dec 22, 2020
On December 22, 2020, rodeo and ranching legend Roger “Sloan” Williams passed away in Wharton, Texas. He was 88 years old. Sloan Williams was born on August 28, 1932 in Navasota, Texas to Knox T. Williams, Jr. and Catherine Sloan Williams. Sloan, his older brother Knox Williams III (deceased, 2005) and the Williams family resided in Millican, Texas, where Sloan’s...
Jakob Tyler Gentry
Dec 21, 2020
In Loving Memory
Of
Jakob Tyler Gentry
March 20, 2002 ~ December 21, 2020
Jakob Tyler Gentry passed into the arms of the Lord on December 21, 2020 at Hermann Memorial Hospital, Houston. He was born March 20, 2002 in Galveston, TX to Brandi Castillo and Mitchell Gentry.
Jakob was a resident of Wharton and was due to...
John N McCain
Dec 20, 2020
John N. McCain passed into the arms of the Lord on December 20, 2020 at El Campo Memorial Hospital. He was 102 years young. He was born in Cuero on February 15, 1918 to Wharton residents, the late Sallie Pearl and Joseph McCain.
John was a resident of Wharton growing up and a graduate of Wharton High School in...
Jerome Keith Waddy
Dec 18, 2020
Jerome Keith Waddy, 57 of Pledger passed away on December 18, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automotive accident near Boling Tx. He was born on August 29, 1963 in Bay City, Texas, a son of Robert James Waddy and Vera Mae Williams Waddy.
Jerome was raised in the Pledger area and graduated Boling High School. He worked for...
Sybil Elliott
Dec 18, 2020
Sybil Louise Elliott, age 88, of Sugarland, Texas, joined the lord this past weekend. She was born in November 1932 to parents, Louis Honc & Thelma Boone Honc. Sybil was raised in the Wharton area and attended Crescent school where she excelled as a student graduating Salutatorian and lettering in Volleyball, Music and Majorettes. She married Gordon (Sonny) Elliott of...
Jeanette Fruen
Dec 16, 2020
Jeanette Fruen, 87, of Wharton, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at a local nursing center in Wharton, Texas. She was born in Evanston, Illinois on February 21, 1933 to the late Kenneth Fruen and Lona Christianson.
Jeanette was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis. She later earned her bachelor’s degree from...
Martha M. Hardy
Dec 14, 2020
In Loving Memory
Of
Martha M. Hardy
January 30, 1919 ~ December 14, 2020
Martha M. Hardy (nee Orsak) passed into the arms of the Lord on December 14, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Sugar Land, she was 101 years young. She was born January 30, 1919 in East Bernard but spent most of her life in Wharton. ...
Guadalupe D. Ramirez, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
In Loving Memory
Of
Guadalupe D. Ramirez, Jr.
March 3, 1958 ~ December 10, 2020
Guadalupe D. Ramirez, Jr. passed into the arms of the Lord on December 10, 2020 at Memorial Hermann Southwest in Houston. He was born March 3, 1958 in Wharton, TX to the late Guadalupe and Pauline Ramirez.
Guadalupe was a lifelong resident of...
Susan Michelle Esparza
Dec 3, 2020
Susan Michelle Fitchette Esparza, 52, passed away at her home in Wharton, Texas, on December 3, 2020, following a lengthy illness. She was born on December 4, 1967 in Houston to Susan Strong Fitchette and the late David Michael Fitchette.
Michelle was raised in the Wharton area and attended Wharton High School. Michelle was a loving mother to her...
Reyes Aleman Arrellano
Dec 1, 2020
In Loving Memory
Of
Reyes Aleman Arrellano
January 6, 1956 ~ December 1, 2020
Reyes Aleman Arrellano passed into the arms of the Lord on December 1, 2020 at his residence in Wharton, TX. He was born January 6, 1956 in Beeville, TX to the late Felix and Eva Arrellano.
Reyes was a resident of Beeville where he...
Zaccaria "Zac" Kenneth Melton
Nov 27, 2020
Zaccaria “Zac” Kenneth Melton a beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew and friend, passed away on November 27, 2020 at the age of 34. He was born November 22, 1986 in Houston, TX to Harold and Patricia Melton. Zac was what most people would describe as a “character”. From a young age, he loved the outdoors. Whether it was his own...
Chester James Matula
Nov 27, 2020
Chester James Matula
Chester James Matula (91) passed away peacefully on November 27, 2020. He was born on August 21, 1929 in Wharton, Texas to the late Edward and Helen Matula.
Mr. Matula is survived by his son, Michael (Mike) Matula and wife Sherrie, of Houston; daughter, Brenda Gyurich of Richmond; daughter Laura Kacal and husband, Roy, of Richmond;...
John Salcido
Nov 24, 2020
John A Salcido
October 13, 1950 ~ November 24, 2020
John Salcido, 70, of Wharton and formerly of East Bernard passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 in a Wharton nursing center. He was born on October 13, 1950 in Wharton Texas, a child of the late Cruz and Margarita Alvarado Salcido.
John was raised in East...
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