Obituaries
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....
Larry Ciupak
Dec 5, 2015
On December 5, 2015, Larry L Ciupak, 73, passed away quietly in his home surrounded by family and friends. Larry was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 20, 1942 to the late John Ciupak and Genevieve Kucharski Ciupak. Larry grew up in the Detroit area and later moved to Georgetown, Texas. He worked as a CPA doing taxes for people....
Lori Ann Pate
Dec 5, 2015
Lori Ann Pate, age 41 of Wharton, went to be with our Lord December 5, 2015 while on the road with her husband, Ronald in the Chicago, Ill area. Lori was born in Naples, Italy on July 6, 1974. She was the daughter of Simon and Elizabeth Rodriguez of Wharton. Lori and her family moved to Wharton in 1981, when...
Brandie Ann Chapa Vargas
Dec 5, 2015
Brandie Ann Chapa Vargas, 32, of Wharton, died December 5, 2015, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Wharton, TX. Brandi was born on July 16, 1983, in Galveston, TX, to Cesar and Brenda Ramirez Chapa. Brandie was always young at heart. She always loved the outdoors, be it deer hunting with her dad, fishing, riding 4 wheelers,...
David Brian Babin
Dec 2, 2015
Memorial Services will be held Saturday, December 5th,2015 at 10 a.m. at Wharton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Meredith Wende officiating.
Kelley Rainbolt
Dec 2, 2015
Kelley Rainbolt, 70, of Wharton, died December 2, 2015, in Houston, TX. Kelley was born on March 1, 1945, in La Mesa, TX, to Alvin and Mary Honea Scheel. Kelley graduated from La Masa High School before earning multiple graduate degrees at Texas Tech University. Kelley lived in Wharton, and taught primarily in El Campo. She will always be remembered...
Emma Buentello
Dec 1, 2015
Emma Buentello, 70, of Boling, died December 1, 2015, in Houston, TX. Emma was born on June 9, 1945, in Newgulf, TX, to Antonio and Maria Buentello. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 3, 2015, from 5-9 at Wharton Funeral Home, with a Rosary at 7. Funeral Mass will be Friday, December 5th, 2015 at 10:00 am at Our Lady...
Willie Carl Ford, Sr.
Dec 1, 2015
Willie Carl Ford, Sr., 81, of Wharton, died December 1, 2015, in Sugar Land, TX. Willie was born on August 31, 1934 in Jonesville, LA, to Jessie and Lois Coleman Ford. He married Claudia J Cottingim on March 13, 1959. Willie graduated high school in Jonesville, LA, before enlisting in the Navy. He worked for many years as a truck...
Bessie Bernadette Novosad
Nov 23, 2015
Bessie Bernadette Novosad, age 90 of Wharton passed away Monday morning, November 23, 2015 at a Victoria facility following a chronic illness. She was born on July 28, 1925 in Flatonia, Texas, daughter of the late Frank Tupa and Anna Novak Tupa. Bessie was a raised in the Flatonia area and attended schools there. She married Lad Novosad on June...
Frances Sterling
Nov 23, 2015
Frances Charlie Sterling, 82, a longtime resident of Boling, Texas, peacefully passed away in Dallas, Texas on the morning of November 23, 2015. Her sister, Ruby Sherrill, was at her side. Frances was born in Conroe, Texas on June 2, 1933 as the middle child to parents James Marion Vardaman and Cassie Carol Vardaman. She graduated from New Caney High...
Mary Lankford Ferrell
Nov 22, 2015
Mary Lankford Ferrell, 93, of Boling, died November 22, 2015. Mary was born on April 15, 1922 in Milano, TX, to Jesse and Edna Sanders Lankford. She married Leonard Allen Ferrell in January of 1939 in Caldwell, Texas. Visitation will be on Friday, November 27, 2015, beginning at noon, with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Wharton...
David Charles Korenek
Nov 19, 2015
Mr. David Charles Korenek, age 64, of East Bernard, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 in East Bernard. He was born on October 29, 1951 in El Campo, to the late Felix Korenek and Sophie Matej Korenek. Mr. Korenek was a 1970 graduate of East Bernard High School, before attending Wharton Junior College. He made his living farming row crops. He...
Bernice Scholz James
Nov 19, 2015
Ms. Bernice Scholz James went to be with her Lord at age 85, on November 19, 2015, in Stafford Texas. She was born on May 25th, 1930 in East Bernard, Texas to Herman and Lydia Planka Scholz, and then early in life, moved to Pledger, Texas where she grew up on a small working farm. Bernice attended school in Boling,...
Martha Gajewsky
Nov 17, 2015
Martha Gajewsky passed away November 17, 2015 in Wharton after a brief illness. She was born October 11, 1918 in Fayetteville, TX to Stephan and Justina Horelica Havran. She married William Gajewsky on January 23, 1939 in Hungerford and he preceded her in death on January 17, 1963. Martha was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church since 1947. Visitation...
Laddie Anthony Svatek
Nov 10, 2015
Laddie Anthony Svatek Mr. Laddie Anthony Svatek, age 75, of Wharton died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Wharton, TX. He was born on March 20, 1940, in Iago, TX, a son of John and Angeline Hajek Svatek. Mr. Svatek was a longtime resident of Wharton County. He married Rosalie Winter at St. Andrew’s in Hillje. He also served in the...
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