obituaries

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...

Jul 18, 2022

James Alvin Pohl, 88, of Ezzell, passed away July 18, 2022.  He was born on January 26, 1934, to Henry J. & Ida May Bell Pohl, in the Sommer's Thicket near Ezzell in southeast Lavaca County, TX.  He married Frances Powell on August 21, 1960 in Pecos, TX.  He graduated from TAMU in 1956 with a B.S. in Agricultural...

Jul 16, 2022

Fayrene Hefner Clark, 82, of Hallettsville, Texas, was reunited with her loved ones in Heaven on July 16, 2022.  She was born May 7, 1940, in the community of Oak Grove in Aransas County, Texas, to Lawrence (LW) and Lula Hefner.  Growing up in Yoakum with her mother and brother Stayton, she attended Yoakum High School.  She married Bobby...

Jul 11, 2022

Alton Albert Michalcik , 84, of Hallettsville, went to his heavenly home July 11, 2022 after a two-year battle with lung cancer.  He was definitely a fighter to the end.  He was born on May 31,1938, to Alfonse and Lillie Michalcik in Hallettsville.  He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Alton attended...

Jul 5, 2022

John Alvin Thompson, 69, of Hallettsville, went to his heavenly home July 5, 2022, surrounded by his family after a twenty-one-year battle with brain cancer.  He was truly a fighter till the end.  He was born on June 7, 1953, to R.L. & Doris Dover Thompson in Sinton, TX.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Hallettsville....

Jul 3, 2022

Sally Jean Welhoelter Janak, 77, passed away on July 3rd, 2022.  She was born on June 15, 1945, to Norman & Florence Welhoelter from Houston, TX.  She married Robert E. Janak on March 26, 1980, in Houston, Texas.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and attended Marion Christian in Bellaire, TX.

Sally's work ethic...

Jun 4, 2022

Mary Jane Gallia, 103, of Shiner, passed away June 4, 2022.  She was born on March 20, 1919, to John A. & Agnes Recek Drexler, in Lavaca County, TX.  She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Mary loved gardening, animals and her grandchildren.  She always worked to provide for her family.  Her work ethic and...

Jun 3, 2022

Wilbert Lee Dornak, 83, of Shiner, passed away peacefully surrounded by all those he loved the most on June 3, 2022.  He was born on January 3, 1939, in Hallettsville, Texas, where he attended Sacred Heart Catholic School.  In 1957 he moved to San Antonio, Texas where he worked for O'Krent Floors and met his loving wife, Charlotte; they...

May 20, 2022

Isidor Louis Jalufka, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away May 20, 2022.  He was born on November 30, 1932, to Isidor J. & Kristina Bujnoch Jalufka, in Lavaca County, TX.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Isidor enjoyed smoking his pipe and drinking his Budweiser beer, playing the cake walk and listening to...

May 18, 2022

James Franklin Bucek (Jimmy), 91, of Hallettsville, peacefully passed away on May 18, 2022.  He was born on September 4,1930 to Julius and Margaret Bucek in Hallettsville, Texas.  He spent most of his early life in Hallettsville and then raised his family in Fort Worth.  He graduated from Hallettsville High School and from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. ...

May 4, 2022

Edwin Paul Buster, 60, of Hallettsville, passed away May 4, 2022.  He was born on June 20, 1961, to Edwin B. & Lillie Ann Honish Buster Jr., in Port Arthur, TX.  He married Orrenna Mason, on December 21, 2018, in Lavaca County, TX.  He served in the US Army from, 1979 to 1983, and served 2 more years in...

May 1, 2022

Alvin Charles Kohlleffel, 92, of Hallettsville, passed away May 1, 2022.  He was born on Dec. 21, 1929, to Elo Ernest & Annie Leibicher Kohlleffel, in Lavaca County, Texas.  He served in the US Army from Aug. 15, 1951, to May 14, 1953, in Korea.  He was a member of the Moulton VFW.  He also served on the Board...