Obituaries
Kenneth Wayne Ward
Jan 14, 2016
Kenneth “Ken” “Pappy” Ward, age 61, of Wallis, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at his residence in Wallis. He was born on May 31, 1954 in Midland, Texas, a son of the late John and Florence Johnson Ward. Ken graduated from Wallis High School in 1972. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy...
William "Bill" Andrew Edwards
Jan 13, 2016
William “Bill” Andrew Edwards, 93, of Wharton, TX, died January 13, 2016, in Wharton, Texas. Bill was born on April 19, 1922, in Gore, Oklahoma, to George and Bertha Brown Edwards. He Attended Boling High School prior to enlisting in the Marine Corps in October of 1942. He proudly served as a Quartermaster through World War II. He married the...
Timothy David Wingfield
Jan 12, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Wingfield, Retired, 70, of Wharton, TX, died January 12, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Tim was born on November 9, 1945, to Melvin “Wing” and Barbara Wingfield, in Coffeyville, Kansas. He grew us all over, following his father’s career in the Air Force. He graduated from Fayetteville High School and earned his Bachelors of Arts degree from the...
Marcella Johanna Karasek
Jan 8, 2016
Marcella Johanna Karasek Marcella Karasek, 90, of East Bernard, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2016, following an illness in a hospital in Richmond, Texas. She was born October 30, 1925 in Wallis, Texas to parents Joseph Orsak and Emilie Vaclavik Orsak. Marcella was raised in Wallis, Texas and and attended East Bernard Catholic Schools. She married the...
August Pyka
Jan 6, 2016
August John Pyka, 82, of Wharton, TX, died January 6, 2016, in Wharton, TX. August was born on August 30, 1933, to Fred and Bessie Orsak Pyka, in Wharton, TX. He served honorably in the US Army from August 1954 through August 1956 before he married Shirley Botard on October 8, 1957. He later woked as the Director of the...
Annie A. Orsak
Jan 6, 2016
Annie Agnes Orsak, 83, of Hungerford, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 3, 1932 in El Campo, Texas to parents Benedict and Annie Heinrich Kutach. Annie was raised in the Carancahua Community near Palacios, Texas and graduated from Palacios High School in 1949. She attended Durham Business College in...
Daisy Windham
Jan 5, 2016
Daisy Windham, age 79 of Wharton and formerly of Norwalk, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016, in a Sugar Land hospital following a brief illness. She was born on November 5, 1936 in Tampa Florida, the daughter of the late Klaas Dursma and Verlie M. Brune. Daisy was preceded in death by her son, Karl “Buzz” Konvicka. Daisy was...
Theresa Pekar
Jan 1, 2016
Theresa Pekar, 58, of Wharton, TX, died January 1, 2016, under Hospice care in Wharton, TX. Theresa was born on August 9, 1957 in Bay City, TX, to the late Freddie and Eline Kalmus Pekar. She graduated from Wharton High School before attending nursing school and becoming a RN. She worked in this profession she loved for over 25 years....
Hughes "Raymond" Fisher
Dec 30, 2015
Hughes “Raymond” Fisher, 70, of Wharton, TX, died December 30, 2015, in Houston, TX. Ray was born on September 14, 1945, in Shreveport, LA, to Hughes Butler and Huldah “Tillie” Trautman Fisher. During his early years, Raymond lived in Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ludowici, Georgia; Misawa and Nagoya, Japan during his father’s career in the Air Force....
Elfrida Whitaker
Dec 27, 2015
Elfrida (Flagg) Whitaker Elfrida (Flagg) Whitaker, 89, of Deming, NM, died December 27, 2015, in Las Cruses, NM. Frida was born on June 11, 1926, in Wharton, TX. She attended school in Burr, TX, and Wharton, TX. She married Martin Flagg, Jr. and remained his faithful wife until his passing on April 19, 1978. She married Murrell Whitaker on July...
Edward Cleo Lechler
Dec 25, 2015
Edward Cleo Lechler, age 87, of Wharton died Friday, December 25, 2015, at a Sugarland hospital. He was born on November 26, 1928 in McGregor, Texas, a son of the late Joseph and Clara Ruth Marshall Lechler. Edward was raised in the McGregor area and graduated from McGregor High School. He obtained his Bachelors degree from Mississippi State University. He...
Juanita Garcia
Dec 22, 2015
Juanita Garcia Juanita Garcia, age 64, of Wharton, died December 22, 2015, in a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born in Santa Rosa, Texas on December 5, 1951 to the late Dario Garza and Carmen Gonzalez Mendez. She was raised by Alberto and Carmen Gonzalez Mendez. Juanita was raised in Santa Rosa and attended school there. She...
Franklin Sommer
Dec 12, 2015
Franklin George (Bubba) Sommer passed away on December 12, 2015, in Houston, Texas. Franklin was born in Washington, Texas, the son of Burford and Hildegard Sommer. He was a 1950 graduate of Burton High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin. Franklin married Beverly Jean Flannery, of Davenport, Iowa, on...
Patsy Gilliam Norton
Dec 11, 2015
Patsy Gilliam Norton Patsy Gilliam Norton, 77, of Missouri City, TX, died December 11, 2015, in Missouri City, TX. Patsy was born on November 21, 1938, in Edinburg, TX, to Richard and Pearl Hollis Gilliam. She graduated from Edinburgh High School in 1957 before going on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Pan American University, and later her...
Winnie Julia "Judy" Warner
Dec 10, 2015
Winnie Julia “Judy” Warner, 87, of Wharton, died December 10, 2015, in Sugarland, Texas. Judy was born on October 13, 1928, in Burleson County, Texas, to Willie and Vinces Prazak. She was raised in the Crescent area, graduating from Crescent High School. Before her marriage she worked as a nurse, a field she dearly loved. She married the love of...
Rosalinda Navarro Moreno
Dec 9, 2015
Rosalinda Navarro Moreno, 60, of Wharton, died December 9, 2015, in Richmond, Texas. Rosalinda was born on December 29, 1954, in McAllen, Texas, to Jesus and Petronila Navarro. Through her working life, she worked such places as the El Campo Aluminum Plant, Palais Royal and in the Wal-Mart pharmacy. She was survived by her daughter Melanie Martinez and her husband...
Joseph Daniel Orsak
Dec 9, 2015
Joseph (Joe) D. Orsak, 86, of Hungerford, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, following a lengthy illness. He was born August 8, 1929 in Frydek, Texas to parents Frank and Julia Vesely Orsak. Joe was raised in Hungerford and attended Hungerford School. He married Annie Kutach on April 12, 1950 in Palacios, Texas. He began working as...
Lupe Mata
Dec 6, 2015
Mrs. Lupe Mata, age 89, of Wharton, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 in a Richmond hospital following a chronic illness. She was born on March 18, 1926, in Cuero, TX, a daughter of the late Rev. George Valdez and San Juana Tamez Valdez. Lupe was raised in the Wharton area. She later graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a...
Marcos Anthony Perez
Dec 6, 2015
Marcos Anthony Perez, age 29, of Wharton passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at a Houston hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 28, 1986 in Bartow, Florida to Maria Luisa Bernal Perez. Marco was born in Florida and later moved to Wharton. He attended Wharton High School. He was employed as a welder...
Gary Lynn Smith
Dec 5, 2015
On December 5, 2015 at 12:16am, Gary Lynn Smith, 63, or as friends referred to him Tweet or Smitty, received his angel’s wings. Gary was born in Wharton, Texas on October 22, 1952 to the late Fred Maynard “Boots” Smith and Neva Faye Teat Smith. Gary grew up in the Newgulf area and graduated from Boling High School in 1971....
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