Obituaries
Chester B. Rasmussen, Jr.
Mar 11, 2016
Chester B. Rasmussen, Jr., 69, of Wharton, Texas, died Friday, March 11, 2016, in Wharton. Chester was born on September 17, 1946, to Chester, Sr. and Mary Margarette Rasmussen, in El Campo, Texas. Chester graduated from El Campo High School in 1966, before enlisting in the Navy. He served nearly four years, including three tours in Vietnam. Upon his return,...
Georgia Foster Stelzel
Mar 8, 2016
On the morning of March 8, Georgia Edna Foster Stelzel passed away peacefully at Elmcroft Senior Living, where she and her husband, Awald, have lived for the past year. Georgia was born January 29, 1923 in Weimar, Texas to Monroe and Mary Foster. Georgia attended school in Weimar and worked as a waitress in Columbus. It was at the café...
Oscar Rodriguez Rivera
Mar 7, 2016
Oscar Rivera, 57, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died in Corpus Christi, Texas. Oscar was born on May 5, 1958 to Trinidad and Alicia Rodriguez Rivera in New Gulf, Texas He graduated from Wharton High School in 1976 before earing his Associates degree in Drafting from Wharton County Junior College. He played professional baseball in Mexico before starting his career in...
John Billings
Mar 6, 2016
John Martin Billings John Billings, 85, of Wharton, TX, passed away on March 6, 2016 following a lengthy illness. John was born on May 23, 1930 in Fort Stockton, Texas to the late John and Cora Dale Springer Billings. John was raised in the Fort Stockton area where he graduated from high school in 1948. He then attended Sul Ross...
Roy Womack
Mar 5, 2016
Roy Womack, 73, of Katy and formerly of Wharton, passed away on March , 2016, at his residence. Roy was born on September 16, 1942 in Freeport. Texas to the late W.J. and Mary Kocurek Womack. Roy was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School in 1961. He later attended Wharton County Junior College. Roy served our country...
Evelyn Jetelina
Mar 2, 2016
Evelyn Jetelina Evelyn Jetelina, age 84, of Lane City, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 29, 1931 in El Campo, Texas, a daughter of the late Rudy Barta, Sr. and Lillian Sembera Barta. Evelyn graduated from El Campo High School and later attended business school in Houston. She...
Thomas "Tommy" Jansky
Mar 2, 2016
Tommy Jansky, age 65, of Wharton, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born on February 7, 1951 in Wharton, Texas, a son of the late Ed and Pauline Kutach Jansky. Tommy graduated from Wharton High School in 1969. He married Eva June Ashford on May 31, 1969 in Hungerford, Texas. Together...
Joe Valle Cerrillo
Feb 27, 2016
Joe Valle Cerrillo, 89, of Wharton, Texas, died Saturday, February 27, 2016, in Sugar Land, Texas. Joe was born on October 26, 1926, to Epifiano and Paula Valle Cerrillo, in Wharton, Texas. Joe was a life long resident of Wharton. He attended Wharton High School before entering the Army in 1945 and served as a Guard Patrolman. He married Esther...
Paul Castro
Feb 27, 2016
Paul Castro, age 95, of Wharton, died February 27, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born on October 8, 1920, in Houston, Texas, the son of the late Pedro and Serapia H. Castro. Paul attended public schools in Houston, Texas. Paul was enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps from July 1941 to March 1942. He then spent three years...
Elvira Mata
Feb 24, 2016
Elvira Mata, 92, of Corrigan, Texas, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in Corrigan. Elvira was born on November 14, 1923, to Paul and Isabelle Casas Mata, in Lane City, Texas. She moved to Wheeling, Illinois, in the mid 1950s where she lived and worked in a factory for 50 years until her return to Texas. She loved to dance to...
Ivory E. Shilk
Feb 23, 2016
Ivory E. Shilk, 93, of Wharton, Texas, died February 23, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Ivory was born on April 22, 1922, to Ralph and Emily Thigpen Bradley in Lampasas, Texas. Ivory attended Lampasas High School prior to her marriage to Harold Shilk Sr. in October of 1941. They were married 54 years, until his death in 1996. She was very...
Nelga Ann Janus Stavena
Feb 15, 2016
Nelga Ann Janus Stavena ,91, of Wharton, passed away Monday February 15, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born April 3, 1924, in Richmond, TX to parents Edwin and Leona Wilke Janus. Nelga was reared in Fort Bend and Wharton Counties. She married Walter Stavena on February 20, 1946 at Holy Family Rectory in Wharton, TX. They enjoyed dancing...
Esther Benton Reding
Feb 15, 2016
After living a long and blessed life, Esther Benton Reding of Wharton passed away on February 15, 2016, at age 98. Born on June 16, 1917, in Waller County near the community of Fields Store, to Dora Deweese Benton and Dozier Cleveland Benton, Esther grew up on a farm in the Eastgate community in Liberty County. While growing up, she...
Stephen A. Mack
Feb 10, 2016
Stephen A. Mack, 67, of Wharton, died February 10, 2016, in Wharton. Steve was born on May 28, 1948, to Jay and Elizabeth Mack, in Galesburg, Illinois. He earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Texas Tech. Steve was married to the love of his life, Jana Mack. He was devoted to his family, and his clients as a Case...
Charlie Wayne Boland
Feb 10, 2016
Charlie Wayne Boland Charlie Boland, 75, of Wharton, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, following a short illness in Houston Methodist Hospital. He was born June 3, 1940 in Sebastian, Texas to the late Raymond and Vernie West Boland. Charlie was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated from Harrison High in Colorado. He worked for many...
Hayes Schreiner
Feb 9, 2016
Hayes “Zizi” Schoenbohm Schreiner Hayes “Zizi” Schoenbohm Schreiner, 95 of Wharton, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, dying peacefully in her sleep. Born in Cumberland, Iowa on October 9, 1920, she is the daughter of the late Elise Ihnen and Hajo Schoenbohm. Hayes graduated from Atlantic High School in Iowa and Peru State...
Adelaido "Lalo" Martinez
Feb 6, 2016
Adelaido S. “Lalo” Martinez, of Boling, died Saturday, February 6, 2016, in Richmond, Texas. Lalo was born on November 8, 1923, to Juan and Herminia Sandoval Martinez, in Roma, Texas. Lalo attended Boling High School. When the country joined World War II, he answered the call and enlisted in the Army. He served honorably as a Surgical Technician. After his...
Iva Marie Fertsch
Feb 5, 2016
Iva Marie Fertsch Iva Marie Fertsch, age 87, of Wharton passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on May 6, 1928 in the Boling Newgulf area, the daughter of the late Frank and Viola Hargett Burns. Marie was raised in the Boling and Newgulf areas and graduated from Boling High School....
Ruth "Bee" Felder
Jan 28, 2016
Ruth “Bee” Felder Ruth “Bee” Felder, 89, of Wharton, TX, died January 28, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Bee was born on July 13, 1926, in Columbus, Texas, to Arthur and Laverne Wheeler. She graduated from Columbus High School Class of 1942 where she proudly held the role of Drum Major. She worked as a Legal Secretary for area businesses and...
Roy J. Buenger
Jan 27, 2016
Roy J. Buenger, 73, of Wharton, TX, died January 27, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Roy was born on September 2, 1942 in Wharton, to Leroy and Lena Giesie Buenger. He graduated from Wharton High School prior to enlisting in the US National Guard. He later made his living as a farmer for 18 years before working for the State Highway...
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