Obituaries
June Oline Hollingsworth
May 26, 2016
June, age 90, of Wharton passed away Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016 at an assisted living center in Wharton following a short illness. She was born on August 28, 1925 in Eastgate, Texas a daughter of the late Dozier Cleveland Benton and Dora Olive Deweese Benton. June was raised in the Eastgate area and graduated from Dayton High School. She...
Wanda Wheaton Harrison
May 24, 2016
Wanda Harrison, 87, of Richmond, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Sugar Land hospital. She was born December 18, 1928 in Fort Myers, Florida to the late Earnest B and Margaret Kennon Wheaton. Wanda was raised in the Ft. Myers area and graduated from Ft. Myers High School in 1946. She married Robert M Harrison on April...
Baldemar Sepulveda, Sr
May 21, 2016
Baldemar Sepulveda Sr. Baldemar Sepulveda Sr., 75, of Rosenberg, TX, died May 21, 2016, in Sugar Land, TX. Baldemar was born on June 17, 1940, to Julio and Mary Lopez Sepulveda in New Gulf, TX. Baldemar graduated from Boling High School Class of 1958 before attending Wharton County Junior College. He then enlisted in the Army. He made a career...
Adam Martin Grosser
May 20, 2016
Adam Martin Grosser Baby Adam Martin Grosser passed away at the age of 3 months and 26 days, following a sudden illness. Adam was born on January 24, 2016, the son of Roy Charles Grosser and Isabel Marie Guevara. Adam was born in Sugar Land, Texas. Adam was a happy, energetic, child who enjoyed play time with his parents. He...
Mary Archer Hill
May 19, 2016
Mary Archer Hill Mary Archer Hill passed away at the age of 89 on May 19, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the only daughter of Charles Leo Barnes and Rosemary Dunser Barnes of Boling, Texas. Mary was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on October 10, 1926. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Emilie Lepik Zahradnik
May 14, 2016
Emilie Lepik Zahradnik, age 90, departed this life on May 14, 2016. She was born on October 3, 1925 to Jaromir Lepik and Alzbeta Orsak Lepik in Moravia, Texas. The family moved to a farm outside of Hungerford about 1928. She was the youngest of four children and lost her mother in 1936. She spent the rest of her life...
Betty Jo Zahn
May 12, 2016
Betty Jo Zahn, 84, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Thursday morning surrounded by her loving family in a Wharton nursing center. She was born on June 13, 1931 in Louann, Arkansas a daughter of the late Joseph Lavelle and Dora Drucilla White Simms. Betty Jo was raised in the West Columbia area and graduated from school there. She later...
James William Kresta, Sr.
May 9, 2016
James “Jim” William Kresta, Sr., 76, of East Bernard, TX, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born to Edwin and Mary Ann Derrich Kresta on December 28, 1939 in Burr, Texas. James was raised in Wharton County, and attended school in Crescent and Wharton. After serving our country in...
William Frank Talafuse
May 9, 2016
William Frank Talafuse William Talafuse, 99, of Wharton, Texas, died Monday evening, May 9, 2016, at a Wharton nursing home after a brief illness. He was born on August 1, 1916 in Kirtley, Texas to the late Frank and Sallie Kellar Talafuse. William was raised on a ranch near Magnet and later Lane City. He married Janie Agnes Macha on...
June Vernelle Cook
May 4, 2016
June Vernelle Cook, 86, of Wharton, died May 4, 2016, in Wharton, TX. June was born on January 16, 1930, to Vernon and Oramae Lampert Melton, in Wharton. She was a life long resident of Wharton. June graduated from Wharton High School in 1948, She married the love of her life, Johnnie Bennett Cook, on April 23, 1960. Following her...
Rosa Mata
May 3, 2016
Rosa Ann Mata, 61, of Wharton, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Wharton. Rosa was born on August 22, 1954, to Gil V. and Susie Cerrillo Mata, in Wharton. Rosa graduated from Wharton High School, class of 1972, before attending Wharton County Junior College. She worked for many years as a Bookkeeper for HEB before retiring in 1995. Following her...
Robert Lee Brast, Jr.
May 2, 2016
Robert Lee Brast Jr. Robert Lee Brast Jr., 61, of Angleton, TX, died Monday, May 2, 2016, in Lake Jackson. Robert was born on November 9, 1954, to Robert Brast, Sr., and Virgie Jean Clark Brast, in Wharton, TX. He graduated from Wharton High School and attended Wharton County Junior College and Texas A&I Kingsville before becoming a Chemist with...
Joe L Mireles
May 2, 2016
Joe L. Mireles Sr., 82, of Newgulf, TX, died Monday, May 2, 2016, in Clute, TX. Joe was born on August 3, 1933, to Lorenzo and Florencia Lopez Mireles, in New Gulf, TX. He was a resident of Wharton County nearly all his life. He and his wife Bertha moved their family to Corpus Christi in 1960, but returned in...
M.G. "Wink" Winkenwerder
Apr 30, 2016
Marion George Winkenwerder, 87, of Boling, passed away April 30, 2016, at his home in Boling following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 4, 1928, in Shiner, Texas to the late August and Martha Boedeker Winkenwerder. Wink was raised in the Shiner area and attended school there. He served our country in the United States National Guard. Wink...
Catariino L. Rivera
Apr 28, 2016
Catarino L. Rivera, 97, of Wharton, died April 28, 2016, at his home in Wharton. Catarino was born on February 13, 1919, to Francisco and Faustina Luna Rivera, in Goliad, TX. Catarino was a long time resident of Wharton, moving to the area in 1945. He was a Feed Technician for Wearden Feed and Milling for many years, but his...
Myrl Wilks McLean
Apr 27, 2016
Myrl Wilks McLean, 99, of Friendswood, TX, died peacefully at home on April 27, 2016. Myrl was born on November 20, 1916, to Willam Wesley Wilks and Erie Catherine Taylor Wilks, in the Chalk Mountain area of Somervell County, Texas. Welcoming Myrl into Heaven is her beloved husband, Blake; her daughter, Sheron McLean Habermacher; and a grandson, Steven Corner; her...
Polly Lee Watson Ahr
Apr 27, 2016
Polly Lee Watson Ahr, 74, of Houston, Texas, died peacefully on April 27, 2016. She was born in Wharton on July 21, 1941, to Emmitt Earl Watson and Margie Lee Frankum Watson. Polly graduated from Wharton High School. She later graduated from Wharton County Junior College where she was captain of the Starlettes. She moved to Houston and graduated from...
Anita "Joyce" Tabor
Apr 25, 2016
Joyce Tabor, 89, of Iago, passed away on Monday evening, April 25, 2016 at her residence in Iago. Joyce was born on October 16, 1926, to the late William and Norma Schrade Hoehne, in Sinton, Texas. Joyce was raised in the Sinton area and graduated from Sinton High School. She later graduated from Southwest Teachers College in San Marcos with...
Rosie Horta
Apr 21, 2016
Rosie Horta, 69, of Boling, died Thursday April 21, 2016, in Boling. Rosie was born on July 28, 1946, to Fidencio and Herlinda Sosa Horta, in Wharton. Rosie was raised in Boling and lived in the Boling and Wharton area throughout her whole life. She worked as a cashier at the Boling Supermarket for over 20 years. She later worked...
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