Obituaries

Daniel "Danny" Pless

Daniel "Danny" Pless

Nov 19, 2014

Danny Pless, 45, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, November 19, 2014 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Danny was born September 15, 1969, in Eagle Lake, Texas to parents, Daniel and Patricia Pless Sr. He is proceeded in death by brother-in-law, Shawn Hubenak, Grandparents, Waco and Mary Pless, and Harvey Stelzel Sr., Uncles, Wilbert Pless,...

Esther Kramr Mathews

Esther Kramr Mathews

Nov 19, 2014

Esther Kramr Mathews, age 89, of Glen Flora, died November 19, 2014, at Accell at Willowbend Nursing Home in Plano, Tx. She was born on January 25, 1925 in Wharton, Texas, the daughter of the late Louis Kramer and Julia Schnieder Kramr. Esther attended public schools in Boling and was a graduate of Boling High School. She married Harold V....

Mary Lisa Castillo

Mary Lisa Castillo

Nov 16, 2014

Mary Lisa Castillo Mary Lisa Castillo, 61, of Wharton, Texas, passed away Sunday evening, November 16, 2014 in a Wharton hospital. Mary was born April 30,1953, in Newgulf, Texas to the late Pete Gusman and Aniseta Esparza Gusman. Mary was raised in the Newgulf/ Boling area and attended Boling schools. She enjoyed the shopping, being a homebody and her grandchildren...

Robert Caldwell

Robert Caldwell

Nov 10, 2014

Robert Caldwell, age 74 of Wharton passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 in Wharton. He was born on November 7, 1940 in Wharton, the son of the late J.F. “Mutt” Caldwell and Ruth Hayhurst Caldwell. Robert was raised in Wharton and graduated from Wharton High School. Robert worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company retiring after 20 years and recently worked...

Marshall "Mack" Hill

Marshall "Mack" Hill

Nov 9, 2014

Marshall S. Hill (Mack) born February 20th, 1931, passed away in his home on November 9, 2014 at age 83. He graduated from Boling High School, served in the United States Navy, and worked and retired with Texas Gulf Sulphur. He was married to Delores Zgabay Hill for 58 years. He is survived by his wife, Delores and three daughters...

JoAnn Hofferek

JoAnn Hofferek

Nov 4, 2014

JoAnn Hofferek JoAnn Hofferek, 83, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Tuesday November 4, 2014 in a Victoria hospital following a brief illness. She was born January 14, 1931 in Smithville, Texas, a daughter of the late Lonnie Elmer Yancey, Sr. and Lola Myrtle Jackson Yancey. JoAnn was raised in the Smithville area and graduated from Smithville High School before...

Dorothy Winkles

Dorothy Winkles

Nov 3, 2014

Dorothy Reimer Winkles, age 68, resident of Knoxville Tennessee, passed away at her home on Monday November 3, 2014. She was born in Austin, Texas on February 2, 1946. She graduated with her Ph. D from the University of Tennessee, and then spent her career of over 30 years as a Spanish teacher in the Maryville City School System. Dorothy...

Eric Waddell Cruz

Eric Waddell Cruz

Nov 2, 2014

Eric Waddell Cruz Infant Eric Waddell Cruz, born November 2, 2014 to parents, Eric Waddell and Khrystine Cruz. Graveside services were held on Friday, November 7 at 11 am at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton with Rev. Ty Bazar officiating. Funeral services are under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home. Condolences can be left at www.whartonfuneralhome.com

Justin Kyle Joyce

Justin Kyle Joyce

Nov 1, 2014

Justin Kyle Joyce Justin Joyce, 16, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Saturday November 1, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 4, 1998 in Wharton, Texas, the son of Kevin and Susan Korenek Joyce. Justin was raised in the Iago area and was a junior at Boling High School. He was very active in...

Adeline Josephine Macek

Adeline Josephine Macek

Oct 29, 2014

Adeline Macek Adeline Macek, age 74 of Wharton, passed away Wednesday morning, October 29, 2014, at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on December 9, 1939, in El Campo, the daughter of the late Emil Poncik and Christina Zaskoda Poncik. Adeline was raised in the El Campo area and attended school there. Adeline worked as an Avon...

Augustine Espinosa, Jr.

Augustine Espinosa, Jr.

Oct 27, 2014

Augustine Espinosa, Sr., 68, of Glen Flora, Texas, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, October 27, 2014, at a Houston hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born July 13, 1946, in Bryan, Texas to parents Pete and Eloisa Guerrero Espinosa. Augustine was raised in the Glen Flora area and attended school there. He married...

Karl Maximillian Doetsch

Karl Maximillian Doetsch

Oct 26, 2014

Karl Maximillian Doetsch was born in Vienna, Austria on June 2,1941 to Ernestine Lehr Doetsch Hammock and Karl Heinrich Doetsch and passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his home following a lengthy illness. His parents preceded him in death. At age 7 he and his mother came to the US settling in Virginia in 1948. Karl was a Life...

Stella Rivas Rodriguez

Stella Rivas Rodriguez

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Stella Rivas Rodriguez, of Wharton, Texas, died at 3:11pm on Friday, October 24, 2014, of cardiac arrest. She was a young 70 years old. Stella Rivas Rodriguez was born on July 22, 1944, in Wharton Texas and was the eldest daughter of Guadalupe Perez Rivas and Benito Rivas, Sr. Stella Rivas Rodriguez had been a widow of 9 months,...

Elizabeth Anne Richardson

Elizabeth Anne Richardson

Oct 18, 2014

Elizabeth Anne Richardson Elizabeth Richardson, 57, of Boling, Texas, passed away after a long, valiant battle against cancer on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at a Sugar Land hospital surrounded by her family. She was born June 13, 1957, in Wharton, Texas to parents James Robert and Barbara Anne Vandegrift Somers. Liz was raised in Boling and graduated from Boling High...

Emil Florian Petter

Emil Florian Petter

Oct 16, 2014

Emil Florian Petter Emil Florian Petter, age 96, of Wharton, Texas, passed away with his family at his side at his residence on October 16, 2014. He was born April 26, 1918 in Fayette County, Texas to the late, Willie F. Petter and Mary Mynar Petter. He married Lillie Korenek on November 8, 1948, in Nada, Tx. Lillie preceded Emil...

Susie Vega Luna

Susie Vega Luna

Oct 14, 2014

Susie Vega Luna Susie Luna, age 67 of Wharton passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 14, 2014. She was born on December 31, 1946 in Bay City, a daughter of the late Jesse and Nancy Escamilla Vega. Susie was raised in the Bay City area and graduated from Bay City High School. She later obtained her Registered Nurse License and started...

Georgia Mary Wicke

Georgia Mary Wicke

Oct 13, 2014

Georgia Mary Wicke Georgia Mary Wicke, age 98 of East Bernard passed away Monday morning, October 13, 2014. She was born on August 19, 1916 in La Grange, a daughter of the late Hugo and Vlasta Kubala Sevcik. Georgia was raised in the La Grange area and moved to the East Bernard area in 1928. She married Charlie P. Wicke...

Phillip Brian Ney

Phillip Brian Ney

Oct 13, 2014

Phillip Brian Ney, 71, of Lane City and formerly of Utah and Arizona, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2014, at a Houston hospital surrounded by his family. He was born December 12, 1942, in Spanish Fork, Utah to parents Joseph James and Arletta Buckley Ney. Phillip was raised in Utah and attended schools there. On May 27, 1988,...

Sandra Zgabay

Sandra Zgabay

Oct 4, 2014

Sandra Zgabay, age 73 of Wharton passed away Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2014 at a Sugar Land hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 23, 1941 in Utica, New York, a daughter of the late Gerald and Mildred Batsford Hanagan. Sandra was a raised in New York and graduated from school there. She married August Zgabay on...

Pat Keton

Pat Keton

Oct 4, 2014

Pat Keton, 80 of Boling, Texas, passed away on Saturday October 4, 2014, at his residence following a lengthy illness, surrounded by his family. He was born March 14, 1934, in Waco, Texas to the late Jerry and Addie Mae Bankston Keton. In 1947 his family moved to Wharton where he graduated from High School in 1952. During his youth,...

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