obituaries

Aug 7, 2023

Jo Anne Matula, 70, of Hallettsville, passed away August 7, 2023.  She was born on July 30, 1953, to William & Lou Ann Myers Luehrmann Sr., in Dallas, TX.  She married Anthony Matula on August 31, 1985, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville.  She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Jo Anne is survived...

Aug 5, 2023

Tiffany Pfuhl passed away August 5, 2023, at the age of 48, after a brief medical condition.  She was born on April 9, 1975, to Oscar Lee Nagelmueller & Margaret "Larson" Nagelmueller.  She attended Hallettsville High School and graduated in 1993.

Tiffany worked at the local Dairy Queen in Hallettsville, where she met and later married Ronald...

Jul 26, 2023

Rita Mae Grahmann Kominczak, 72, of Houston, passed away unexpectedly in the late afternoon of July 26, 2023.  She was born in Hallettsville, Texas, on July 9, 1951, to the late Alois & Lucille Grahmann, as the second in their family of thirteen children.  She grew up on the family farm helping her parents with the daily tasks that...

Jul 25, 2023

Sylvester Enrique Garza (Uncle Vester), 70, of Hallettsville, passed away July 25, 2023, after a long battle with heart and lung disease.  He was born at home on December 31, 1952, to Henry and Elvira Garza in Hallettsville.  He attended Ezzell School and later attended Hallettsville High School.  He joined the Job Corps in San Marcos and trained to...

Jul 23, 2023

Gladys Devall, age 90, of Hallettsville, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023; in the Guadalupe Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Seguin where she had been residing since October 2022.

Gladys Schaefer Devall was born March 27, 1933, at Appelt's Hill to Alfred and Vera Schultz Schaefer.  She attended grade school at New Kinkler and Pleasant Grove....

Jul 21, 2023

Jerome Stanley Pesek, 85, of Hallettsville, passed away July 21, 2023.  He was born on August 9, 1937, to the late Charles & Bohdanka Pesek, in St. Mary's Community.  He served 2 years in the United States Army and was stationed at Ellison Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska.  After serving in the army, he returned to Hallettsville and...

Jul 15, 2023

Rubie Allene Crandall, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away, July 15, 2023; she was known as "Cookie" by all those who loved her.  She was born on September 29, 1933, to Jack & Nora Pohl Guthrie in Hallettsville.  She was Valedictorian of her Hallettsville High School class of 1951.

Cookie met her husband, Bill, who was a veterinarian...

Jul 12, 2023

Kenneth Wayne Mau, 51, of Houston, passed away July 12, 2023.  He was born on September 29, 1971, to Rubin & Jeanette Cinadr Mau, in Houston.  He was an only child.

Kenneth graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1990.  Things Kenneth like doing includes; watching all sports such as football, basketball and wresting.  Listening to various...

Jul 11, 2023

Susan Evans, 57, of Houston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, July 11, 2023, it was the greatest sadness to the Flood family.  She was born on May 4, 1966, to Henry & Catherine McMillion Flood, in South Shields, England.  Her family then moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where she lived for seven years, until her family immigrated to...

Jul 5, 2023

Bret L. Einkauf, 50, of Jupiter, Florida, passed away on July 5, 2023. He was born October 2, 1972, in Hartford, Connecticut, to parents Donald and Saundra Einkauf.

He graduated from Jupiter High School in 1991 and received his AA degree from Palm Beach State College. While it may be true that Bret lived in South Florida...

Jun 27, 2023

Lillie Annie Balusek, 92, of Moulton, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.  She was born on August 15, 1930, to Joe & Hermina Trcalek Belicek, in Lavaca County, TX.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Czech Moravian Brethren Church of Vsetin, where she has been a member for her whole life.  She attended school in Breslau and...

Jun 24, 2023

Dennis Arthur "Pops" Fabry, 76, of Hallettsville, passed away June 24, 2023 from an extended illness.  He was born on May 14, 1947, to Arthur & Shirley Fabry, in Sault St. Marie, Michigan.  He married Becky Bush on June 25, 1998.  He has an honorable discharge for the military.

Dennis worked as a mechanic on an oil...

Jun 21, 2023

Fred William Chovanetz, 76, of Hallettsville, passed away June 21, 2023.  He was born on December 10, 1946, to Fred J. & Anna Belle Buehrig Chovanetz, in Cuero, TX.  He married LaVerne Muehr on April 9, 1967, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville, and blessed with on son Christopher.

Fred worked for Alcoa for 30 years...

Jun 18, 2023

Julius V. Janca, 94, of Hallettsville, passed away June 18, 2023.  He was born on February 11, 1929, to Joe & Pauline (Mozisek) Janca Sr., in Lavaca County, TX.  He married Geraldine Mertz in Lovington, New Mexico, on July 24, 1951, she passed away September 3, 2018.  His schooling included Thompson, Wied and Brown School.  He lived in the...

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...