obituaries

Jun 17, 2023

David Louis Myers (LTC, USAR Ret) passed away peacefully Saturday June 17, aged 82, surrounded by family at home in Vienna.  He was born to David A. & Cecile Myers, May 3, 1941, at Fort Sam Houston, and grew up on several army posts, including Alaska, until 1952, when he came to live in Vienna with his grandparents, Lee...

Jun 2, 2023

Evelyn Alexa Technik, 91, of Moulton, passed away June 2, 2023.  She was born on February 14, 1932, to Julius J. & Annie Holub Drozd, in the Moravia area.  She married Linhart J. Technik, on November 6, 1955, in Moravia, Texas.  She was a member of Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Moravia.

Evelyn was a...

May 21, 2023

Jo Ann Zapalac, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away May 21, 2023.  She was born on June 20, 1943, to Joseph F. & Annie Satsky Stanzel, in Hallettsville.  She married William O. Zapalac on November 27, 1984, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.  She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School in 1961.

Jo Ann is...

May 9, 2023

Donal Wayne Johnson, 83, of Hallettsville, Texas, left this world on May 9, 2023. He was born in Robstown,...

May 5, 2023

With great sorrow on May 5, 2023, Landon Wayne Koehne passed away in the arms of our Lord. He...

Apr 23, 2023

Billy Joe Wingfield Hobbs , 87, of Hallettsville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday April 23, 2023.

Billy was born on October 9 th , 1935, to Joe Letha and Johnnye Jacobs Hobbs in Bay City, Texas. After Billy graduated as the Valedictorian of Sheridan High School in 1953, he went on to study...

Apr 8, 2023

Phoebie Marie Honish Bodin, 92, of Hallettsville, her precious time on earth ceased on April 8, 2023, in her home full of her beloved family.  She was born on February 15, 1931, to Alfonse & Phoebie Jacobs Honish, in Port Arthur, TX.  As a child, she attended school in Ezzell, TX, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in...

Apr 8, 2023

Leonella Annie Klekar, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away April 8, 2023.  She was born on January 17, 1934, to John V. & Annie Pargac Novak, in Moravia, TX, the oldest of three daughters.  She began her life on a farm in Moravia. After three years into her education the family moved to her present homestead.  She then attended Radhost...

Apr 8, 2023

Annette Sue Cinadr, 69, of Hallettsville, passed away April 8, 2023.  She was born on December 2, 1953, to Anton Vavrusa and Lillian (Mozisek) (Vavrusa) Harned in Bay City, Texas.  She married Marvin Cinadr on June 4th, 1989.

Sue was a beautiful soul.  She loved Jesus and taught all of her children and grandchildren about His love. ...

Apr 5, 2023

Timothy Alan Stephenson passed away on April 5, 2023, in Hallettsville, Texas. He was born to George & Betty...

Mar 25, 2023

Tommy Gene Pagel, 80, passed away unexpectedly in his residence in Hallettsville, on March 25, 2023.

Tommy is survived by: wife Gussie Pagel; daughter Cindy Bielec & husband Randy; sisters, Barbara Warburton and Sharon Parr & husband Steve; and numerous sisters/brothers-in-law.

Tommy was preceded in death by; mother Dorothy Pakebusch, father Marcus Pagel, step father...

Mar 23, 2023

Henry Vaughn Layton, 88, passed away peacefully at home in Corpus Christi on March 23, 2023, after a brief illness.  He was born on February 22, 1935, to Henry Franklin and Lola Vea Layton of Victoria, Texas.  He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged from the US Army in 1960 and married the lovely Opal...

Mar 21, 2023

Esther Castellow, 100, of Sublime, passed away March 21, 2023, with her daughter and granddaughters by her side.  She was born December 13, 1922 on the "home place" north of Sublime, Texas to the late Clark and Esther Kelley Brooks.  During her youth, the Sublime native worked cattle with her dad, enjoyed riding horses and fondly told stories about...

Mar 14, 2023

Raymond S. Johnson, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.  He was born on May 27, 1935 in Dallas Texas.

Raymond is survived by:  daughter Rhonda Orsak & husband Gary; son Mitchell Johnson; grandchildren and great grandchildren, Jessica Rother children Briley, Cole and Bella; Daphne Koerth & husband JR children Jillian, Abigail, Peyton and...

Mar 14, 2023

Margaret A. Smotek, 97, of Hallettsville, went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2023.  She was born on February 25, 1926, to Eddie & Amalie Klechka Schiller, in Howellville, Texas.  She was a member of the Houston Czech Moravian Brethren Church in Houston, Texas for many years.  She was active in the Christian Sisters and taught confirmation...

Feb 27, 2023

Georgia Malik Sladecek, 83, of Houston, Texas, passed away on February 27, 2023, at Houston, Hospice due to complications of COPD.

Private services were held on March 2 .  Internment at St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery in Breslau, Texas.  Monsignor John Peters graciously presiding.

Georgia was born on January 24, 1940, in...

Feb 24, 2023

Dennis E. "PoPo" Satsky Sr., 85, of Hallettsville, passed away February 24, 2023.  He was born on March 18, 1937, to Louis P. & Julia Ann (Krenek) Satsky, in Koerth, TX.  He married Ora Findeisen on February 4, 1961, in Moulton.  He was Honorable Discharge from the US Army on August 31, 1965; and a member of Sacred Heart...

Feb 21, 2023

Gerda E. Janak, 86, of Shiner, passed in Victoria at the South Texas Comfort Center, on February 21, 2023, with her husband Casper at her bedside.  Her life journey began on May 12, 1936, in Dedlow, Germany, born to parents Johanna & Maximillian Reng.

After completing nurses training in East Germany in 1959, Gerda relocated to West...

Feb 14, 2023

Dorothy Roden, 91, of Victoria, passed away February 14, 2023. She was born, April 22, 1931, in Jennings, La. to Whitney J. & Ruby Jeanne (Freyou) Begnaud. She was a legal secretary for Art Lapham, Dorris and Edwards, Fly, Cory, Moeller and Stevenson, Kilgore, Cole and Garrett and Scott- Robbins law firms. She was also a public stenographer. She...

Feb 13, 2023

Jerry Louis Brocker, 89, of Sheridan, passed away February 13, 2023.  He was born on September   5, 1933, to Joe Lee & Rosalie Mladenka Brocker Sr., in Hallettsville.  He Married Maye Beth Potter on August 23, 1969, in Columbus.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sheridan.  He & his wife also served as volunteers with the...