Obituaries
Beulah Shirley Secor
May 25, 2015
Beulah Shirley (Marrs) Secor passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at the age of 86. Born July 21, 1928, in Borger, Texas, Shirley was the youngest daughter of Alfred Joseph Marrs and Clara Arvina (Brewer) Marrs. Shirley graduated from Boling High School in 1946 and then enrolled in nursing school at The University of Houston and Jeff Davis Hospital...
Jenna Claire Ortiz
May 25, 2015
Infant Jenna Claire Ortiz, born February 17, 2015 to parents, Jaime and Tawny Ortiz passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at her home following a sudden illness. Jenna was a happy baby who enjoyed playing with her sisters, Presley Barker and Jessika Schulze. She is also survived by her parents, Jaime and Tawny, grandparents Salvador and Beda Ortiz and...
Lydia Matusek
May 25, 2015
Lydia G. Matusek, age 92, of Wharton died Monday, May 25, 2015, in Wharton, TX. She was born on April 23, 1923, also in Wharton, TX, a daughter of Anton Louis and Mary Kubena Matusek. Lydia was a life long resident of Wharton. She graduated from High School prior to attending St. Joseph’s in Houston for her nursing education. She...
Betty Jo Cox
May 23, 2015
Betty Jo Cox Mrs. Betty Jo Cox, age 80, of Boling went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at her sons’ house in Groesbeck, Texas. She was born on September 9, 1934, in Ridge, TX, a daughter of the late Edgar and Ulyssis Johnston Elledge. Betty was raised in the Calvert area and graduated from Calvert...
Rosalio Charlie Sagala
May 22, 2015
Rosalio “Charlie” Sagala Jr. Rosalio “Charlie” Sagala, Jr., age 82, of Wharton, gained his angel wings in heaven on May 22, 2015 in Webster, Texas. Charlie was born on September 11, 1932 to Rosalio Sagala, Sr. and Elena Gonzales Sagala in Lane City. He is preceded in death by both of his parents, and brothers and sisters, Frank Sagala, Joe...
Floyd Cockrell
May 19, 2015
Floyd Vernon Cockrell Floyd Cockrell, age 93, of Wharton passed away Tuesday May 19, 2015, at a local hospital. He was born on March 4, 1922 in Drumright, Oklahoma to the late Alexander and Bessie Jane Ware Cockrell. Floyd was raised in Oklahoma and attended school there. He served our country honorably in the United States Navy. On June 25,...
Susie Belle Speer Hall
May 16, 2015
Sue Speer Hall died on Saturday May 16, 2015 in Houston at Memorial Hermann Hospital at the Texas Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 20 from 5-7 PM at Wharton Funeral Home. The funeral service will be on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 10 AM at Wharton Funeral Home. Sue was born on February 11, 1918, in Lovelady, Texas...
Mary Ann Dorris
May 16, 2015
Mary Ann Dorris, age 80, of Wharton passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at her residence in Wharton. She was born on February 1, 1935 in Hungerford, Texas to the late Adolph and Ludmilla Muniza Sabrsula. Mary was raised in the Hungerford area and attended Hungerford schools. She married Billy Dorris on May 25, 1954 in Wharton at the Abell...
Olivia Castro
May 9, 2015
Olivia Cadriel Castro Olivia Castro, age 95, of Wharton, died May 9, 2015, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 17, 1920 in Danevang, Texas, the daughter of the late Joe Martin and Mary Beth Owens Cadriel. Olivia attended public schools in the El Campo area. On October 3, 1942, she married Paul Castro in...
Bertha Casteneda Quijas
May 7, 2015
Bertha Casteneda Quijas, age 71 of Wharton passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Sugar Land. She was born on April 20, 1944, in Bay City, Texas, the daughter of the late Carlos and Dominga Casteneda. Bertha worked in the school cafeteria prior to her retirement. She was married to the late Raymond Quijas Sr. on January 9, 1965. She...
Jeanette W. Ferguson
May 5, 2015
Jeanette W. Ferguson of Wharton died May 5, 2015, at the age of 85. She was born on July 22, 1929 in Marion County, Jefferson, Texas, the daughter of the late George C. Wolaver and Thelma Cooner Wolaver. Mrs Ferguson was reared in the Jefferson area. Received her bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, in 1950. She...
Dela Marie Wright
Apr 25, 2015
Dela Marie Wright Dela Marie Wright, age 95, of Wharton, Texas passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 24, 1919 in Wharton, TX, a daughter of Louis and Julia Schneider Kramr. Dela was a lifetime resident of Wharton. She attended Wharton High School. Dela married Roy Wright on Jan. 7, 1953...
Laurence "Yankee" Sidney Harriman, Jr.
Apr 25, 2015
Laurence Harriman, Jr., age 83, of Wharton, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his loving family following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 22, 1931 in Lawrence, MA to the late Laurence Harriman, Sr. and Hilda Rice Harriman. Laurence attended school in Massachusetts before serving in the United States Army Honorably for 17...
Ramona Rodriguez Robles
Apr 22, 2015
Ramona Rodriguez Robles, age 95, of Wharton, Tx, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015, following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 29, 1919 in a cotton field in Barstow, Tx, the daughter of the late Faustino Rodriguez Sr. and Anselma Gomez Rodriguez.. Ramona and her beloved husband Rudolph C. Robles were joined in matrimony in 1947. She answered...
Alvah "Ann" Wessels
Apr 21, 2015
Alvah “Ann” Wessels, age 81, of Wharton, died Mondqy April 21, 2015, at a Wharton Hospital following sudden illness. She was born on March 9, 1934 in Pacific Junction, Iowa, a daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln Fisher and Linnie Marie Fisher. Ann attended public schools in Pacific Junction. She married Carl William Wessels in 1951 in Wharton, Texas. He...
Frank DeLosSantos
Apr 15, 2015
Frank De Los Santos Sr. Frank De Los Santos Sr., age 83 of Wharton, TX passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in a Sugar Land hospital following a long illness. He was born on January 19, 1932, in Bay City, TX, the son of the late Cruz and Elvita Cadriel De Los Santos. He was preceded in death by his...
Mary Magdalene Jochec
Apr 15, 2015
Mary Jochec, age 86, of East Bernard passed away to be with her Heavenly Savior on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her home following a lengthly illness. Mary Magdalene Fojtik Jochec was born on March 20, 1929, the daughter of Albina and Fred Fojtik. The seventh child of ten siblings, she was also a twin. She met Richard B. Jochec,...
Daniel Joseph Tesar, Sr.
Apr 14, 2015
On April 14, 2015, Daniel Joseph Tesar, Sr., 77, of Wharton quietly passed away at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 14, 1937, in Shiner, Texas, son of the late Joe Tesar and Christina Hundl Tesar. Daniel was a longtime resident of Wharton. He served his nation honorably in the US Army. He met the...
Raymond Hernandez, Jr.
Apr 13, 2015
On April 13, 2015, Raymond Hernandez, Jr., 72, of Wharton quietly passed away at a Wharton Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on October 13, 1942, in Wharton, Texas, son of the late Ramon L. Hernandez, Sr. and Francisca Ramirez Hernandez. Raymond was a lifetime resident of Wharton having attended Wharton Schools. Raymond was drafted into the US...
Tom T Araguz, Sr.
Apr 12, 2015
TOM T ARAGUZ SR. Tom T. Araguz, age 82 of Wharton, TX passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 in a Houston hospital following a chronic illness. He was born on December 21, 1932 in Rio Hondo, TX, the son of the late Gavino Araguz, Sr, and Maria Trevino Araguz. Tom was joined in marriage to Betty Merlos on March 12,...
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