Obituaries
Herman Olivo
Sep 3, 2016
Herman Olivo, 72, of Wharton, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday evening, September 3, 2016, at his residence in Wharton. He was born July 19, 1944 in Wharton, Texas to parents Teodoro and Margarita Belasquez Olivo. Herman was raised in the Wharton area and graduated from Wharton High School in 1962. He worked many years...
Ascension Quintanilla, Sr
Sep 2, 2016
Ascension Quintanilla, Sr., 91, of Wharton, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, September 2, 2016, at a Hillje nursing center following a brief illness. He was born August 15, 1925, in Wharton, Texas to parents Matias and Lucy Garcia Quintanilla. Ascension was raised in the Wharton area and attended Wharton schools. He married the love...
William Glenn
Aug 30, 2016
William Glenn, Jr., 55, of Wharton, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at his residence in Wharton following a sudden illness. He was born on October 1, 1960 in East Bernard. His parents were Martin and Annie Svoboda Kalinowski. William was raised in the East Bernard area and graduated from East Bernard High School in 1978. He worked as...
Emil John Zahradnik
Aug 28, 2016
Emil John (E.J.) Zahradnik, Sr., 91, departed this life on August 28, 2016. He was born on March 27, 1925, to Edd and Ottilea Slovak Zahradnik outside of East Bernard. E. J. met the love of his life, Emilie Lepik Zahradnik, when they both attended grade school in Hungerford. During their teenage years, while living on neighboring farms, their romance...
Gil C Mata
Aug 27, 2016
Gil C. Mata, 70, of Wharton, died Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Houston, TX. Gil was born on March 2, 1946, to Gil V. and Susie Cerrillo Mata in Wharton, TX. Gil graduated from Wharton High School, class of 1968. He served in the Marine Corps, including in Vietnam. Following his return, he married his wife Yolanda Mata. He also...
Monica Bily Melnar
Aug 26, 2016
Monica Bily Melnar, 85, of Hungerford, died Friday, August 26, 2016, in Sugar Land, TX. Monica was born on January 26, 1931, to Frank and Rosie Bily III. in Praha, TX. In her early years, Monica attended the one room school house in Praha, TX. She later received LVN training through Wagner Hospital in Shiner, TX, living in the dormitory...
Adelina Reyes Castillo
Aug 23, 2016
Adelina Reyes Castillo, 80, of Wharton, died August 23, 2016, in Rosenberg. Adelina was born on September 3, 1935, to Leopoldo and Juanita Reyes, in Wharton. She worked in various healthcare establishments in the dietary department for over twenty years. Her favorite things were gathering her children and grandchildren together, Bingo and singing. She is survived by her husband, Antinio...
"JD" John David Luther
Aug 21, 2016
John David Luther, 18, of Hungerford, died August 21. Commonly called JD, he was born on January 22, 1998, to John and Beverly Luther of Hungerford, TX. JD graduated from Wharton High School, Class of 2016. He loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, playing basketball, running and vacations at the lake. He was training for Christian ministry, at Straightway...
William Adolf Genzer
Aug 12, 2016
William Adolf “Bill” Genzer, 99, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2016 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Over the last three years, he has been residing in an assisted living facility near the home of his daughter and son-in-law Carol and Kevin Kilian, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Prior to moving to Florida, Bill had been a resident of Wharton since 1951...
Fern J. Gavin
Aug 9, 2016
Fern J. Gavin, 82, of Wharton, died August 9, 2016, at her home in Boling. Fern was born on September 28, 1933, to Marvin and Dollis Jaeger, in Round Top, Texas She was raised in the Round Top area and graduated from Bellville High School before marrying Richard Gavin on December 7, 1958 in Shelby, Texas. She was a devoted...
Genevieve B. Maerz
Jul 31, 2016
Genevieve B. Maerz, 96, of Wharton, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, in East Bernard. Genevieve was born on February 14, 1920, to Willie and Eleanor Wendel Maerz, in Mentz, Texas. Genevieve graduated from El Campo High School, class of 1936, before attending business classes at Wharton County Junior College. She went on to work in the accounting department of Rugeley-Blasingame...
Virginia Veatch Mitchell
Jul 18, 2016
Virginia Valli Veatch Mitchell, 89, passed away in Victoria, TX. She was born November 15, 1926, in Dalhart, TX to Floyd F. and Mary Bigler Veatch. She lived in Fritch, TX, attended school there and graduated from Phillips High School in 1943. She then attended West Texas State University, graduating in 1949. She married Alton A. Mitchell in Borger, TX,...
Don Charles Strouhal, Sr.
Jul 18, 2016
DON CHARLES STROUHAL SR. Don Charles Strouhal Sr., a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully at the age of 81 on Monday, July 18, 2016 at a Houston hospital. He was born at home in Hungerford, Texas on November 24, 1934, to Frank J Strouhal and Lillian Kana Strouhal. He was preceded in death by his parents...
Jesus Jesse Garza
Jul 10, 2016
Jesus Rodriguez Garza Jesse Garza, 77, of Clute, passed away on Sunday July 10, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Jesse was born on August 5, 1938 in Boling to the late Julia Rodriguez Garza and Alberto Garza Sr. Jesse was raised in the Boling/ Newgulf area and attended Newgulf school. He married Mary Louise Ramirez on...
James Henry Herring, III
Jul 8, 2016
James Henry Herring, III, a loving and devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully at the age of 86 on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was born at home in Wharton, Texas on May 21, 1930, to James H. Herring, Jr. and Adele Adams Herring. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Fred Adams Herring....
Carter Anderson
Jul 3, 2016
Carter Anderson, 62, of Wharton, died July 3, 2016 in Wharton. Carter was born on October 27, 1953 to Cleve and Sarita Anderson in Gary, Indiana. Carter graduated from William Wirt High School in Gary, Indiana, class of 1972. He married Sandy Keefover that same year and The Anderson family moved to East Bernard, Texas in April of 1985. Carter...
Helen Sherrill
Jul 2, 2016
Nell Helen Waters Sherrill, 94, of Wharton, died July 2, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Helen was born on December 21, 1921, to Edgar and Sadie Astin Waters, in Lee County, Texas Helen was raised in Crescent and graduated from Crescent High School class of 1939. She was married to Verlie Sherrill for almost 75 years, until his death in 2013....
Ricarda Z. Flores
Jun 29, 2016
Ricarda Z. Flores, 85, of Lane City, died June 29, 2016, in Richmond. Ricarda was born on February 7, 1931, to Antonio and Petra Zavala, in Edna. Ricarda never went to school, but she learned from the land working on the family farm until her marriage. She married Lorenzo Flores, Sr., in December of 1957, and was his devoted wife...
Johnny Samora, Sr.
Jun 28, 2016
Johnny Samora Sr., 72, of Wharton, died June 28, 2016, in Richmond. Johnny was born on May 28, 1944, to Raymond and Louisa Samora, in Wharton. Johnny worked in Plant Construction for most of his life. He married the love of his life, Elma Trevino Samora in January of 1966. They enjoyed 50 years of marriage. Johnny enjoyed dancing, both...
Tommy McDent Lane
Jun 24, 2016
Tommy McDent Lane, 74, beloved father and grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on June 24, 2016. Tommy was born and raised in Wharton, Texas. He graduated from Wharton High School and attended Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. Tommy worked for many years at Texas Gulf Sulphur in Newgulf. After leaving Texas Gulf Sulphur, he relocated near Austin...
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