Obituaries
Ignac Kocurek
Oct 9, 2020
Ignac Paul Kocurek was born to Anton Kocurek and Molly Rek Kocurek on February 9, 1925 in Hillje, Texas. He left this earth and moved on to be with the Lord on October 9, 2020. He was 95 years old at the time of his passing.
On October 17th of 1940, Ignac Paul Kocurek enlisted in the United States...
Francis Llanes
Oct 8, 2020
Frances Llanes was born on August 20, 1938 to Francisco Salazar and Candida Aleman Salazar in Brownsville, Texas. She met her Heavenly Father on October 8, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Francisco Salazar, her mother, Candida Salazar, her sisters, Sara Cantu and Ramona Llanes, her brothers, Manual Salazar, Lupe Salazar, Pete Salazar, Paul Salazar and Johnny...
Virginia Mae Bates Kolle
Oct 8, 2020
Virginia Mae Bates Kolle, 94, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Virginia was born in Kansas City, Kansas on December 3, 1925 to Valeta Violet Sealy Bates and Earl Howard Bates.
She grew up in Dodge City, Kansas, graduated high school there, went on to attend the University of Kansas School of Nursing in Kansas City, Kansas and...
Raymond R Vela
Oct 5, 2020
Raymond R. Vela, 80 passed away with his family by his side at his home on Monday October 5, 2020. He was born on August 31, 1940 in Cedar Valley, TX to the late Epolito and Victoria Regalado Vela.
Raymond was a graduate of Boling High School. He received his AAS from Wharton County Junior College, BAS from University...
Clark Main, Sr.
Oct 5, 2020
Clark Main, Sr., 75 of Wallis passed away peacefully at a Katy hospital, surrounded by his loving family on Monday, October 5, 2020. He was born on February 8, 1945 in Houston to the late John and Mildred Wilson Main.
Clark was raised in the Houston area and graduated from Lamar High School. He also graduated from Durham Business...
David Rivera
Oct 1, 2020
David Rivera
David Rivera, 65 passed away peacefully at a Sugar Land hospital following a lengthy illness, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 1, 2020. He was born on July 5, 1955 in Newgulf Texas to the late Dionicio and Josephine Tafolla Rivera.
David was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School....
Elsie Mathews
Sep 30, 2020
Elise Mathews, 76, of Wharton passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. She was born on June 19, 1944 in Clay County, KY to the late Brandy Gray and Ivory Gray.
Elsie was a homemaker and mother all of her adult life. She married Edward “Eddie” Mathews on September 19, 1962 and together they raised 3...
David Wayne Bedynek
Sep 29, 2020
David Wayne Bedynek
David Bedynek, 51 passed away while working in St Croix. He was born on July 11, 1969 in Houston Texas to Elsie Gensler Bedynek and the late Robert Bedynek.
David was raised in the Houston area and graduated from Northshore School. David married Stephanie Slone on October 11, 2007 in Houston. He enjoyed working on...
Rudolph Mechura, Jr.
Sep 29, 2020
Rudolph Mechura, 84 passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. He was born on September 6, 1936 in Wharton to the late Rudolph H. Mechura Sr. and Carrie Borecksky Mechura.
Rudolph was a lifelong resident of Wharton and attended schools there. He married Alyce Baca Mechura and together they raised...
Dortha Ann Archer
Sep 27, 2020
Dortha Archer
Dortha Ann Archer, 77, of Boling, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 27, 2020 following a brief illness. She was born on September 23, 1943 in Groveton to the late Fred and Grace Coslett Chapman.
Dortha was raised in Groveton, Texas and graduated from Groveton High School. On October 16, 1961, she married...
Francis "Bubba" Macha
Sep 26, 2020
Francis “Bubba” Macha, 71, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, September 26, 2020. He was born in Wharton on January 3, 1949 to the late Robert Macha and Frances Zaruba Macha.
Bubba was a graduate of Wharton High School. He was a lifelong resident of Wharton. He worked for HL& P Centerpoint for many years. He loved...
Rachael Parker Cantu
Sep 26, 2020
Rachael Parker Cantu, 38, of Rosenberg passed away on September 26, 2020 at a Richmond hospital. She was born on November 7, 1981 to David Scott Parker and Leslie Secor Driscoll Parker.
Rachael was a graduate of Wharton High School and attended college. She worked as a Home Health Coordinator for Memorial Hermann Hospital. Rachael was diagnosed with Muscular...
Sara Lopez
Sep 24, 2020
Sara Flores Lopez passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, September 24th surrounded by her loving family.
She was born April 10, 1929 in Runge, Texas to Sebastian and Eulalia Perez Flores.
She was the oldest living child of 10, having lost an older sister that died at the age of two. Her siblings were Elias, Eliseo,...
Georgia Mae Elizabeth White
Sep 18, 2020
Georgia Mae Elizabeth Thieme White was born on December 20, 1930 to John Christian and Lydia Flessner Thieme in Yorktown, Texas. She entered the Kingdom of Heaven on September 18, 2020 from the home of her daughter, Susan White Holesovsky, while surrounded by family. Patiently waiting to welcome her at Heaven’s gate was her beloved husband, Cecil Albert White, and...
Irene Matthys
Sep 17, 2020
Irene Matthys
Irene Matthys, 99, of Wharton and formerly of Houston passed away at a Wharton nursing center following a lengthy illness on September 17, 2020. She was born on January 26, 1921 in Wharton, Tx to the late Otto and Helen Kluck Matthys.
Irene was raised in the Wharton area and attended Crescent Schools. She later moved...
Michael Anthony Resendez
Sep 16, 2020
Michael Anthony Resendez
Michael Resendez, 21, of Wharton passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Wharton. He was born on December 11, 1998 in Wharton, Tx to Jesse Cantu and Monica Resendez.
Mikey was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School with the class of 2017. He...
Christopher Ramirez
Sep 14, 2020
Christopher Ramirez
Christopher Ramirez, 50, of Bay City passed away at a Wharton hospital following a lengthy illness on September 14, 2020. He was born on June 5, 1970 in Bay City, Tx to the late Ernest and Mary Salazar Ramirez.
Christopher graduated from Bay City High School with the class of 1988. He later served our country...
Mary Ann Powell
Sep 11, 2020
Mary Ann Powell, 78, of Bay City and formerly of Boling, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020. She was born on March 18, 1942 in Wharton a daughter of the late Leroy and Julia Zigo Pyssen.Mary Ann was raised in Boling and graduated from Boling High School with the class of 1961. She later attended and graduated from Cosmetology...
Janie G Cruz
Sep 8, 2020
Janie G. Cruz, 98, of Wharton passed away at a hospital in Richmond on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. She was born on April 8, 1922 In Glen Flora, Texas to the late Manuel Gonzales and Matiana Lopez Gonzales.
JA visitation will be held on Friday, September 11 ,2020 starting at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. A Rosary will be...
Mary Frances Hudspeth
Sep 7, 2020
Mary Frances Heath Hudspeth was born on January 20, 1945 in Wharton Texas. She passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
She spent her whole life in Wharton surrounded by a large family.
Mary married Wilmer Hudspeth on July 3, 1967. She filled many roles in life: Avon representative, Home Interior hostess, waitress, restaurant manager, newspaper...
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