Obituaries
Stazie Martha Horelica
Jul 16, 2013
Stazie Martha Horelica, age 82 of Wharton died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at her residence following a lengthy illness. She was born on August 20, 1930 in Hallettsville, Texas, the daughter of the late Paul and Annie Zapalac Drost. Stazie was raised in the Wharton and Hungerford area and attended school there. On June 14, 1949, she married Mr Albert...
Edna Merrifield
Jul 3, 2013
Edna Merrifield, age 85, of Wharton passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in a Sugar Land hospital following a brief illness. She was born on September 27, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of the late Clyde Berle and Anna Barker Malone. Edna was raised in the Del Rio area, and considered it her home. She graduated from Eagle...
Mary Kaye Wilson
Jul 2, 2013
Kaye Wilson went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Bedford, Texas, after a long and fulfilling life. Visitation will be held at Wharton Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00 the evening of Friday, July 5. The graveside service at the Wilson Family plot in the Wharton City Cemetery will be held at 10:00am Saturday, July 6 with...
Russell Bennett Matthews
Jun 28, 2013
Russell Bennett Matthews, age 79 of Wharton, Texas died Friday evening, June 28, 2013. Family members were gathered around him as he left this earth to be with his loving wife Jim Ida. He was born on January 26, 1934 in White Oak, North Carolina. Russell was the only son of Raymond and Martha Evelyn Edge Matthews. He was raised...
Pete August Chumchal
Jun 25, 2013
Pete August Chumchal Sr., age 78 of Wharton died Tuesday, June 25, 2013 in a Houston hospital following an illness. He was born in Wharton, TX on January 9, 1935, a son of the late Joe Chumchal Sr. and Mary Knesek Chumchal. Pete was a life-long resident of Wharton County and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton....
Donald Dean Ivy
Jun 22, 2013
Donald Dean Ivy, 74, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of 54 years; his sons Ronnie (Selkirk), Michael and wife, Anne (San Antonio); his two grandsons, Matthew and Blake (San Antonio); sister, Faye West (Houston); special pets, Ginger and Clyde; and numerous caring and loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Donald graduated from...
Oscar S Martinez
Jun 21, 2013
Mr. Oscar Sandoval Martinez, age 81 of Rosenberg and a former resident of New Gulf and Ashwood, TX passed away Friday evening, June 21, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy illness. He was born on August 6, 1931 in Old gulf, Texas a son of the late Juan Manuel and Herminia Sandoval Martinez. Mr....
Patricia Duthie
Jun 20, 2013
Patricia Duthie, age 64 of Van Vleck, passed away Thursday evening, June 20, 2013 in a Bay City hospital following a brief illness. She was born on July 17, 1948 in Evansville, Indiana, a daughter of the late Robert Louis and Laura Malinda Cox Bullard. Ms. Duthie graduated from Mt Vernon High School in Indiana and attended Vincennes University and...
Margaret Sue Scheller
Jun 13, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Sue Frankum Scheller, our precious mother and Nana died tragically Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Wharton, Texas, at age 83. She was born on April 18, 1930 in Wharton, Texas to the late Major and Mabel Rhea Frankum. Margaret was a lifelong resident of Wharton and Glen Flora, having graduated from Wharton High School in 1947. She attended...
James Herbert Riley
Jun 10, 2013
James Herbert “Jim” Riley, 92, of Sweeny, Texas was born March 14, 1921. He went to be with his heavenly father on June 10, 2013. He was raised on the family farm in Wheeler County, Texas. James graduated from Briscoe High School in 1938, attended West Texas State University in Canyon. While at W.T., he went into the National Guard...
Mildred Ann Ramey
Jun 4, 2013
Mildred Ann Ramey, age 80 of Wharton died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in a Sugar Land hospital following a brief illness. She was born on June 26, 1932 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of the late Alfred Lilly and Dorothy Pack Lilly. Mrs. Ramey has been a resident of Wharton since June of 1965. She graduated from WCJC in 1969...
Linda Sue Hept
May 31, 2013
Linda Sue Hept was born January 3, 1951 in Wharton, Texas to Joe Wisnieski, Sr. and Elsie Wisnieski. She went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2013. She was 62 years old. Linda had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She married Thomas Hept on March 4, 1991. They enjoyed 22 years of marriage. In addition to her parents,...
Tiffany Diane Hartley
May 29, 2013
Tiffany Diane Hartley, age 18 of Wharton, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at her residence following a sudden illness. She was born on March 2, 1995 in Wharton Texas, daughter of Ronald Dale and Nancy Renee Legler Hartley. Tiffany was reared in Wharton and attended school here. She enjoyed fishing, playing video games, shooting Nerf guns, BB guns, and rifles,...
Dorothy Brautigam
May 27, 2013
Dorothy Brautigam, age 86 of Wharton died Monday, May 27, 2013 at a Wharton hospital following a sudden illness. She was born on May 9, 1927 in Queens New York, a daughter of the late George and Josephine Gluczek Bilozur. Dorothy was raised in New York and graduated from high school there. She married Elmer Brautigam on May 28, 1946...
Kathryn Ann Krenek
May 24, 2013
Visitation - 6-9pm, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Wharton Funeral Home. Rosary - 7pm, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Wharton Funeral Home Funeral Mass - 11:00am, Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at St. John's Catholic Church in Hungerford. Burial - St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Hungerford
Connor Lee Hooper
May 23, 2013
Connor Lee Hooper, eight month old infant son of Zachary Hooper & Lisa Ann Tovar died Thursday, May 23, 2013 in a Houston Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on August 28, 2012 in Wharton the son of Stuart Zachary Hooper and Lisa Ann Tovar. Connor was a resident of Wharton until moving to Baytown, Texas in April...
Henry James Svatek
May 18, 2013
Henry James Svatek Henry James Svatek, age 88, of Wharton, passed away on May 18, 2013, after a extended battle with cancer. He was born on July 28, 1924, in Shiner, Texas, to Jim Svatek and Emilia Kurtz. Henry lived with his parents, and moved with them to Boling and later to Bonus, Texas. He graduated from Crescent High School...
Nicklos Gomez, Sr.
May 17, 2013
Nicklos Gomez, Sr., age 34, of East Bernard and a formerly of Wharton died Friday, May 17, 2013 at his residence following a courageous battle with Leukemia. He was born on September 21, 1978 in Wharton Texas to parents, Johnny Gomez and Nympha Salazar Gomez. Nicklos was raised in Wharton and attended school there. He married Amanda Morales on June...
Charles Robert Bock, Sr.
May 12, 2013
Charlie R. Bock, Sr. Charlie Robert Bock, Sr., age 83, passed away peacefully from this life on May 12, 2013. Charlie was the only child born to Henry Washington and Gertrude Agnes (Barker) Bock on May 16, 1929 in Glen Flora, Texas. Charlie was a retired farmer, rancher and used car dealer in Magnet, Texas for many years. He was...
Dr. Charles Theo Norton
May 8, 2013
DR. CHARLES THEO NORTON Dr. Charles Theo Norton passed away on May 8, 2013. He was a resident of Houston, Texas. Dr. Norton was born in Purdon, Navarro County, Texas on December 26, 1930. He was the youngest of four children of Willard Lee Norton and Myrtle Johnston Norton. He was a graduate of Corsicana High School, attended Navarro Junior...
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