obituaries

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...

Feb 11, 2023

Richard Henneke, 91 of Hallettsville passed away February 11, 2023.  He was born October 8, 1931, to Fred & Hattie Henneke.  He was raised in the Vsetin area where he attended school and helped on the family farm.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus, Council 2433.

Richard married, Dorothy Galetka...

Feb 11, 2023

Donald L. Einkauf, 79, of Jupiter, Florida, passed away on February 11, 2023. He was born in El Campo, Texas, on June 20, 1943, to Alvin and Libertha Einkauf.

Don Graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in mechanical engineering.  While working at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut, he met his wife, Saundra Brylowe.  They...

Feb 4, 2023

Edward Paul Zapalac, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away February 4, 2023.  He was born in Hallettsville, to Eddie & Marcella Drozd Zapalac, on August 12, 1935.  He was business owner of his radiator repair shop in Hallettsville.  He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.  His interests and passions involved gardening,...

Jan 28, 2023

Mary Devall Smith, 85, was born September 29, 1937, in Hallettsville, Texas, to Mary Bagby Devall and Col. Sam S. Devall.  She departed this life on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in Richmond, Texas.

Mary graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1955, and attended Texas State Teacher's College (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, graduating in 1959. ...

Jan 27, 2023

Becky Lynn Fitch Gillespie, 70, of Raymondville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 27, 2023, in Harlingen.  She was the youngest of eight daughters, born on October 14, 1952, in Hallettsville, TX to Theodore and Nettie (Jacobs) Fitch.  She worked in the oil and gas industry for over 50 years, enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and was an...

Jan 19, 2023

Marcella V. Henke, 85, of Hallettsville, passed away January 19, 2023.  She was born on August 28, 1937, to Charles and Mary Hajek Vana, in Fayette County, Texas.  She was the oldest of four children.  She married Henry Joe Henke Jr on May 3, 1959, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Praha, Texas.  She and...