Obituaries

Gail Christine Faust

Gail Christine Faust

Jun 29, 2020

Gail Christine Faust, 67, of Wharton passed away suddenly on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Oak Bend ER in Wharton.  She was born on March 16, 1953 in Janesville, Wisconsin to the late Richard Robbins and Marion Purucker Robbins.

Gail was raised in Janesville, WI.   She met her husband, Thomas Faust 47 years ago and they married and raised 3...

Ruben Mendoza-Ortiz

Ruben Mendoza-Ortiz

Jun 27, 2020

Ruben Mendoza-Ortiz, 43, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was born on June 3, 1977 in Mexico to Hilario Mendoza and Maria Mendoza.

 

Ruben was a graduate of Boling High School.  He was an employee of Nan Ya Plastics Corporation for 25 years. He was a dependable and hard worker. He enjoyed many things in his lifetime....

George Otradovsky

George Otradovsky

Jun 23, 2020

George Earl Otradovsky

 

George Otradovsky, 80, of Bonus passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his residence in Wharton, Tx.  He was born in Wharton, Tx on June 28, 1939 to the late Alfred and Othelia Selcer Otradovsky.

 

George was raised in Bonus and attended Crescent schools.            He worked as a gauger in the oil and...

Lana Gayle Del Bosque

Lana Gayle Del Bosque

Jun 22, 2020

Lana Gayle Del Bosque, 60, of Wharton passed away in a hospital in Houston on June 22, 2020.  She was born on April 17, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois to Bobby Lee Henry and Wanda Metcalf Henry.

 

Gayle grew up in the Lufkin area and was a graduate of Lufkin High School.  She attended college at Stephen F. Austin College.  ...

Dorothy Mae McCurry Kielman

Dorothy Mae McCurry Kielman

Jun 21, 2020

Dorothy Mae McCurry Kielman, 93, of Wharton, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020.  She was born December 9, 1926 in Bloomington,TX to the late Andrew and Elizabeth McCurry. 

She grew up in Wharton and attended Wharton High School where she played in the band before meeting and marrying Almus “Babe” Kielman on February 24, 1943. Together they built a...

Ernest Bock

Ernest Bock

Jun 17, 2020

Ernest Bock, 75, of Magnet, TX, passed away June 17, 2020 peacefully at home with his loving family at his side. He was born in Wharton, TX on February 21, 1945, to the late Hayden and Agnes Leggit Bock.   

Ernest was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School.  After serving honorably in the United States...

Frances Julia Wessels

Frances Julia Wessels

Jun 17, 2020

Frances Wessels

Frances Wessels 86, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Born Frances Julia Kucera in Wallis, Texas on July 7, 1933 to Joe P. and Stefina Sliva Kucera. A lifelong resident of Wharton County, she married George Wessels, February 5, 1952 and made Wharton their home.

A strong Christian faith guided her...

Janie Peña

Janie Peña

Jun 17, 2020

Janie Pena

 

Janie Pena, 87, of Wharton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at her residence in Wharton, Tx.  She was born in Palacios, Tx on May 27, 1933 to the late Juan and Maria Alvarez Perez.

 

Janie was a graduate of Palacios High School. She met and married Jesse Pena in April of 1959 and...

Sharon Lynn Baker

Sharon Lynn Baker

Jun 17, 2020

Sharon Lynn Baker (known by her closest friends as “Sass”), passed away in her home on Wednesday, June 17th at 11:36am, surrounded by her family and loved ones after a hard fought battle with cancer.  Sharon, born on July 22nd, 1956, to Wanda White and the late Clinton P. White, Jr., was a native Whartonian and graduated from Boling High...

Stanley Bedynek, Jr.

Stanley Bedynek, Jr.

Jun 11, 2020

Stanley Bedynek, Jr., 85, of Wharton passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 following a lengthy illness.  He was born on January 19, 1935 in Wharton to the late Stanley Bedynek, Sr. and Frances Krenek Bedynek.

 

Stanley grew up in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School.  He served our country honorably in the United States Marines.  After completing...

Rubin White

Rubin White

Jun 8, 2020

Rubin White

 

Rubin White, 92, of Wharton, TX passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020 in a nursing home in Wharton, TX.  He was born on April 10, 1928 in Hungerford, TX to the late Tom White and Gladys Odom White.

 

Rubin, a life-long resident of Wharton County, along with his wife, Lillian raised their family.  A...

Edmund Zbranek

Edmund Zbranek

Jun 8, 2020

Edmund Zbranek, 90, of Nada, TX passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020 in a nursing home in Hillje, TX.  He was born on September 28, 1929  in Nada to the late Paul Zbranek and Albina Prihoda Zbranek.

 

Edmund was raised in Nada and attended school there.  He then served our Country honorably in the U.S. Navy.  He...

Stephanie Paniagua

Stephanie Paniagua

Jun 7, 2020

Stephanie Paniagua, 19, of Wharton passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, June 7, 2020. She was born on May 8, 2001 in Wharton, TX to parents Nicolás Paniagua and Rosa Maria Arias Paniagua. Stephanie was raised in Wharton and was a 2019 graduate of Wharton High School. She graduated in the top 15% of her class with 60...

Todd White

Todd White

Jun 7, 2020

  Todd Whitney White, 38, of Cypress, TX, a beloved son and brother, Toddie, Toddro, Uncle Todd, and a friend to everyone he met, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Todd was born on November 17, 1981 in Wharton, Texas to Clarice Rachunek White and Alan White.  He graduated from Wharton High School in 2000 and then attended college...

Glenn Daniel Naskrent

Glenn Daniel Naskrent

Jun 5, 2020

Glenn Daniel Naskrent, 66, of Boling, peacefully passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at his residence.  Glenn was born, August 3, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Clarine Boenisch Naskrent and Steve Naskrent.  

 

Glenn was raised in southeast Houston where he attended Mt. Carmel Elementary and Sterling High School.   He was raised in the Catholic Faith.  Glenn was a...

Herschel Howard Harvey

Herschel Howard Harvey

Jun 5, 2020

Herschel Howard Harvey, 69, of Boling, TX, passed away June 5, 2020 peacefully at home after a valiant battle with cancer, with his loving wife Lynn at his side.

He was born in Palacios, TX on November 6, 1950, to Eleanor Rowena Wood Harvey and Eugene Foster Harvey.    He attended Palacios High School and joined the U.S. Navy in 1969...

Edward Frank Zahradnik

Edward Frank Zahradnik

Jun 3, 2020

Edward Frank Zahradnik

 

Edward Frank Zahradnik, 81, of East Bernard, passed away on Wednesday, June 3 2020, at his home.  Edward was born, April 27, 1939 in Hungerford, Texas to the late Frank Zahradnik and Helena Zabodyn. 

 

Edward was raised in Wharton County where he married Joyce Marie Case on August 12, 1961. He served our country...

Ricky Lynn Brown

Ricky Lynn Brown

Jun 2, 2020

Ricky Lynn Brown

 

Ricky Lynn Brown, 63, of Pledger, Tx passed away Tuesday evening June 2, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on November 23, 1956 in East Bernard, Tx to the late Ernest and Evelyn Morris Brown.

 

Ricky grew up in the the Wharton area and on February 24, 1990 married Jeanette Youngblood and...

Rose Mary Blackmore

Rose Mary Blackmore

Jun 1, 2020

Rose Mary Blackmore passed away on the evening of Monday, June 1st shortly after 9:00pm.  She was born on October 7, 1933 in Norton, Kansas to Rudolph (Rudy) and Guadalupe (Lupe) Verdusco.  She is survived by her sister Mary Ann Vasquez of Denver, Colorado.  Rose Mary lived in a number of cities in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas...

Sally Ann Harrison

Sally Ann Harrison

Jun 1, 2020

Sally Ann Judd Harrison

            Sally Ann Judd Harrison, passed away peacefully on June 1st, 2020 at the age of 96, in Richmond, Texas. She was born in January of 1924 in Houston, Texas to Ardon Berkeley Judd and Sallie Reynolds Matthews Judd and was the oldest of three children. Sally Ann attended Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio and was...

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