obituaries

Nov 21, 2022

Carol Ann Morris, 73, of Hallettsville, passed away November 21, 2022.  She was born on November 16, 1949, to Harold James Sr. & Betty Rodabaugh, in St. Paul, Minnesota.  When she was little, her Family was building their home, Being the oldest of their 3 Children, she was the ultimate helper - which is where she first started learning...

Nov 19, 2022

Donald Clyde Adams Sr., 90, of Hallettsville, passed away November 19, 2022.  He was born on October 5, 1932 to Mary Evelyn (Margie) Goode and Carl Adams of Louise Texas.  He started working at the age of 8 years to contribute to the family after his father died.  Don worked until the time he volunteered to join the Airforce...

Nov 17, 2022

Bernice Irene Brown Woytek, 75, of Hallettsville, passed away November 17, 2022.  She was one of eight kids, 4 boys and 4 girls, Vernon, Marvin, Alton Clarence, Lucille, Delores and Margaret.  They were brought up in hard times and in a unique lifestyle.  Their family did farming and ranching plus ran CW's Country Store and Beer Joint.  Bernice truly...

Oct 19, 2022

Frank Joseph Herman, Jr, 79, of Victoria, TX, passed away October 19, 2022.  He was born on March 26, 1943, to Frank J. & Ludmila Sitka Herman Sr. in Wied, TX.

Anyone who ever met Frank could never forget him. He was truly one of a kind.  While working at Alcoa he was willing to help and...

Oct 12, 2022

Margarete Emilie Appelt, 82, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 12, 2022.  She was born on August 7, 1940, to Karl Jacob Sprenger & Emilie Marie Diehl Sprenger in Kaiserslautern, Germany.  Her beginning was not an easy start.  Her home country was at war with the world and her beloved father and brother were forced into this war; never to...

Sep 21, 2022

Lawrence Campbell White, 39, of Austin, Texas passed away at home on 21 September 2022.  Lawrence was born January 5, 1983, in Corpus Christi, Texas to Campbell and Sharon White.

He had lived in Austin since 1987 and graduated from Bowie High School in 2001.  He loved travel, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family. ...

Sep 17, 2022

Arthur Etzler, Sr., 102, of Hallettsville, was called home to his heavenly reward on September 17, 2022, again to be reunited with his loving wife of 74 years, RoseMary.  He was born July 2, 1920, in Hallettsville, Texas to Paul & Hedwig Leopold Etzler and attended Sacred Heart School in Hallettsville.

A veteran of World War II,...

Sep 16, 2022

Bernice Jurica, 67, of Moulton, passed away September 16, 2022.  She was born on August 27, 1955, to Julius J. & Agnes Olsovsky Schramek, in Hallettsville.  She married her first husband Roland R. Henrichs, November 5, 1977, in Moravia (passed away Dec. 1, 1997).  She married Eugene V. Jurica on January 25, 2003, in Schulenburg.  She was a member...

Sep 16, 2022

Nick T. Munoz, 73, of Victoria, passed away September 16, 2022.  He was born on March 6, 1949, to Nick V. & Elisa Torres Munoz, in Eagle Lake, TX.  He married Mary Lou Barrios on July 14, 1969, in Columbus, TX.  He was a member of Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Victoria.

Nick is survived by: ...

Sep 1, 2022

Charles Edward Hardilek, 78 of Hallettsville passed away on September 1, 2022, at his home.  He was born on February 3, 1944, in San Antonio to Charles L. and Alma Hardilek.  He married Dale S. Zoch on January 14, 1978, in Austin, Texas and soon returned to his family home in Hallettsville.  He was a devoted Catholic and a...

Aug 27, 2022

Agnes Kouba Roznovsky, 86, of Hallettsville, passed away August 27, 2022.  She was born on June 13, 1936, to Jim & Bessie Simper Kouba, in Moulton, TX.  She married Judge Wilbert "Peanut" Roznovsky Sr., on July 12, 1954, in Moulton.  She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, Christian Mothers, Lavaca County VFW Auxiliary, Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Dept...

Aug 20, 2022

Maurice (Sonny) Anton Tesch of Sublime, Texas passed away on August 20, 2022.  He was born in Hallettsville, Texas on June 3, 1943.  He was the fourth child of Walter Paul Sr. and Mary Viola Jahn Tesch.  He was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sublime.

Maurice is survived by his wife Doris Tesch,...

Aug 13, 2022

Dennis C. "Denny" Strauss Jr. 57, of Hallettsville, was born December 10, 1964, in Yoakum, TX, to Mary Kathryn Brown and Dennis C. Strauss Sr.  He passed away peacefully on August 13, 2022.  He attended school in Cuero where he played football, basketball, baseball and ran track.  He had a great love for the Texas Aggies.  He was a...

Aug 10, 2022

Jean Ann Carrier Flaitz, 90, of La Jolla, California, passed away August 10, 2022.  She was born on February 5, 1932, to Ivy & Lyda Carrier, in Port Arthur, Texas. She married Jack Flaitz.

Mom, Granny and Aunt Jean, you maybe gone from our lives, but your memory will live on in our hearts forever.

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Aug 4, 2022

Myron Paul Rehm, 67, of Hallettsville, passed away unexpectedly at home on the afternoon of August 4, 2022.  He was born in Hallettsville on December 5, 1954 to Clarence and Marge Rehm. He was the third born of their nine children. At 4 years of age, Myron was diagnosed with "Hand-Schüller-Christian" disease, a very rare condition with an exceptionally...

Jul 31, 2022

Delores Patsy Menking Korenek, 58, of Sealy, Texas, went to her heavenly home on July 31, 2022.  She was born to the late Eugene Carl Menking Sr. & Patsy Jo Henderson Menking in Conroe, Texas, on October 10, 1963.  As a child she always had a love for animals.  She would always have a dog by her side.  She...

Jul 30, 2022

Adrianne Marie Schneider Melnar, 44, of Houston, went to her heavenly home on July 30, 2022.  She was born on January 7, 1979, in Austin, Texas, to Louis O. Schneider Jr. and Mary Agnes Huehlefeld Schneider.  She was a 1997 graduate of Hallettsville High School and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.  She lived in many...

Jul 29, 2022

Janice Aldean Riske Teltschik, 85, of Witting, went to her heavenly home on July 29, 2022.  Janice was born on April 14, 1937, to Bennie and Thelma Stoeltje Riske in Lavaca County in the tiny community of Witting, Texas. She was baptized on May 15, 1937, at the Breslau Lutheran Church and confirmed on November 4th of 1951, at...

Jul 29, 2022

James Rother, 96, of Hallettsville, passed away July 29, 2022.  He was born on Nov. 20, 1925, to Emil & Albina (Smajstrala) Rother, in the family home near farming community of Hackberry, Lavaca County.  He farmed the homestead until Oct. 7, 1952, when he married Mae Appelt, at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.  They moved to Victoria where...

Jul 19, 2022

Colonel Robert (Bob) Kubena passed peacefully to his heavenly home on July 19, 2022.  He was born to Anton J. Kubena and Agnes (Linhart) Kubena on January 2, 1933, in Hallettsville, TX.  Bob married his beautiful wife, Betty Lou Brent, on May 7, 1955, in Denton, TX.

Bob was a loving husband and father who served God...