Obituaries
Albert Kocurek
Jun 11, 2018
Albert Kocurek, 87, of Wharton, was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Fred Jim and Lucille Schunka Kocurek. He passed away on June 11, 2018, in a Wharton care center, TX. Albert was raised in the Boling area and attended Boling schools. Albert served our country honorably in the United States Army, earning his Honorable Discharge on July...
Elo R Stolle
Jun 6, 2018
THE EARTHLY WALK OF ELO R. STOLLE Elo R. Stolle was born September 11, 1928, to Elo John and Leona Ullmann Stolle, in Wharton, Texas. He was reared in the Wharton area and attended Wharton schools. On October 26, 1954, Elo and Helen Marie Westfahl were joined together by the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at St Andrews Catholic Church in...
Gumesindo Gaona
May 31, 2018
Gumesindo Gaona Gumesindo Gaona, 86, of Wharton, was born in Wharton, Texas to parents, Toribio and Rita Rodriguez Gaona. He passed away on May 31, 2018, in Richmond, TX. Gumesindo was raised in the Wharton area and attended Crescent schools. He married Maria Ignacia Cruz on April 27, 1953 in Wharton. He enjoyed hunting and sports. In his early years,...
Craig Robert Sears
May 24, 2018
Craig Robert Sears, 66, was born on May 1, 1952 in Muskegon, Michigan to parents, Edward and Mary Van Andel Sears. On May 24, 2018, in East Bernard, TX, he lost his four-year battle with cancer. Craig graduated in 1970 from Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, TX. He attended Texas A&I University in Kingsville, TX, which gave him...
Inez "Nana" Martinez
May 24, 2018
Inez Martinez, also known as “Nana” to everyone, 86, of Wharton and formerly of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at a Wharton assisted living center following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 10, 1931 in Goliad, Texas, a daughter of the late Pedro and Jesusa P Perez. Inez was raised in the Goliad...
Joyce Katherine Dusek
May 24, 2018
Joyce Katherine Meyers Barnes Dusek Joyce Katherine Meyers Barnes Dusek of East Bernard, Texas was born in Milford, Iowa on April 14, 1937. Her parents were John Henry Meyers and Winifred Adelaide Delaney Meyers. She died on May 24, 2018 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Joyce graduated from St. Scholastics Academy in Canon City, Colorado. She went on...
Herminia "Minnie" Ferrel
May 18, 2018
Herminia Ferrel, 78, of Wharton passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at a Sugar Land Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 18, 1940 in Bonus to the late Theodore and Vicneta Bernal Aguilar. Herminia was raised in the Egypt area and attended Hungerford school. She worked at Lone Star Cleaners as a silk press cleaner...
James "Jimmy" Calvin Perry
May 17, 2018
James “Jimmy” Calvin Perry, 60, of East Bernard passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at a Richmond Hospital. He was born on March 6, 1958 in El Campo to the late James Calvin Perry and Marilyn Sue Kainer Perry. Jimmy was a longtime East Bernard resident. He attended schools in El Campo and graduated from El Campo High...
Ronald "Ronnie" Lynn Vineyard
May 17, 2018
Ronald Lynn Vineyard, 68, of Wharton passed away on May 17, 2018. He was born October 30, 1949 in Wharton to Ben Lynn Vineyard, Jr. and Maribeth Lang Vineyard. He is survived by his daughter, Brandie Lynn Bodungen and husband, Derrick of El Campo, two grandchildren, Emilie Camille and Kate Lynn Bodungen of El Campo, brother Ben Lynn Vineyard, III...
Edwin Edward Janik
May 13, 2018
Funeral services for Edwin Edward Janik, age 87 of East Bernard, Texas will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in East Bernard. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m., Rosary at 10:30 am, and Catholic mass at 11:00 a.m. Burial and military honors will follow at Wharton City Cemetery, Wharton, Texas. Serving as pallbearers...
Clara Ileta Gore
May 10, 2018
Clara Ileta Hughes Gore, 87, joined her savior on Thursday, May 10, 2018. She was born on July 8th1930 in Vera, Texas to parents George Albert Hughes and Bettie Josephine Bonds Hughes, along with her siblings Quel Alton Hughes and Lillian Lauraine Hughes Reeves Montgomery. Ileta married her husband and soulmate Wallace Kenneth Gore when she was just 17, and...
Ruth Ellen Lane
May 5, 2018
Ruth Ellen Lane, 87, of Wharton passed away on May 5, 2018 at a local nursing home. She was born on May 19, 1930 in Wharton to the late Ed Krueger and Nora Lettace Krueger.
Ruth was raised in the Wharton area and attended schools there. She enjoyed working. She worked as a receptionist for an attorney, a real...
Chris Pena
Apr 28, 2018
Chris Pena, 58, of Wharton, TX passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 in an El Campo hospital. He was born on October 1, 1959 in Wharton, a son of Jesse and Janie Perez Pena. Chris was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School in 1978. He later attended WCJC. Chris worked for many years at Conoco...
Herlinda Hernandez
Apr 26, 2018
Herlinda Hernandez, 73, of Edna and formerly of Wharton, TX passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, in a Victoria hospital following a brief illness. She was born on October 3, 1944 in Newgulf, a daughter of the late Apolonio and Augustina Alvarado Hernandez. Herlinda was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School. She worked for many...
Arthur W. Newlin, Jr.
Apr 24, 2018
Arthur W. Newlin, Jr. (known as "Captain Jack"), age 84, of Richmond, Texas passed away peacefully on April 24, 2018 at the Barton House Center in Sugar Land, Texas. Jack was born on February 20, 1934 in Wharton, Texas to the late Arthur William Newlin, Sr. and Arnita Henrietta Josephine Maerz Newlin. Jack was raised in the Wharton area and...
Ellie Jones Beebe Lins Purswell
Apr 24, 2018
Ellie Jones Beebe Lins Purswell Ellie Jones Beebe Lins Purswell, age 81, of Markham and Kemah and formerly of Newgulf and Boling, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2018, at her home in Markham with her loving family at her side. Ellie was born on September 24, 1936, in Wharton County, TX to the late Norban Frank and Ida Dees...
Bonnie Mae Kimball
Apr 20, 2018
Bonnie Mae Kimball, 80, of Palacios, TX passed away Friday evening, April 20, 2018 at her residence. She was born on May 1, 1937 in Superior, Wisconsin to the late Eldor and Eloise Volker Danielsen. Bonnie was raised in California and graduated from Fair Oaks High School. She married Jerome Kimball, Jr. on June 7, 1957 in Ojai, CA. He...
Lyndon Dale Pinson
Apr 19, 2018
Lyndon Dale Pinson, 76, of Wharton, TX passed away Thursday morning, April 19, 2018 at a Houston hospital. He was born on May 18, 1941 in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Walter Dewart and Lillian Elkins Pinson. Lyndon was raised in South Texas and graduated from Tivoli High School. He later graduated from Sam Houston State University with a...
Augustina M. Valdez
Apr 15, 2018
In Loving Memory of Augustina M. Valdez May 28, 1932 ~ April 15, 2018 Augustina M. Valdez, 85, of Hungerford, TX passed away Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 at her home in Hungerford. She was born on May 28, 1932 in Wharton, Texas to the late Bernadino and Hermina Salas Medrano. Augustina was raised in Wharton and attended Wharton schools....
James Edward Guin
Apr 14, 2018
James Edward Guin, age 92, of Wharton passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in a Temple Veterans hospital following a brief illness. He was born December 13, 1925 in DeQuincy, LA to the late Claborn David and Docia Malone Guin. James was raised in the Wharton area and attended school in Crescent. James honorably served in the United...
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