Mary Jane Gallia
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...
Wilbert Lee Dornak
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...
Isidor Louis Jalufka
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...
James Franklin Bucek
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. ...
Edwin Paul Buster
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...
Alvin Charles Kohlleffel
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...
Henry Wayne Winkler
Apr 24, 2022
Henry Wayne Winkler, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Henry was born in Hallettsville on November 29, 1942, to Henry Charles and Hertha Kathryn (Fritsch) Winkler.
Upon graduating from Hallettsville High School in 1961, he hitchhiked to Houston in search of a job and found...
Alfonso "Poncho" Vargas
Apr 5, 2022
Alfonso "Poncho" Vargas, 65, of Hallettsville, passed away April 5, 2022. He was born on September 6, 1956, to Joe & Amelia Martinez Vargas, in Waelder, TX. A USMC Veteran, serving his country from 1976-1979, he was an easy-going man and a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. On August 29, 1992,...
Daniel F. Wagner
Apr 3, 2022
Daniel Franklin Wagner, 72, of Hallettsville, went to be with his heavenly Father on April 3, 2022. The fourth of six brothers, he was born on February 13, 1950, to Willie and Lillie Wagner of Hallettsville, TX. He married Beverly Ann Hoffer on June 27, 1970, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. They were blessed with three children,...
Janet M. Rother
Apr 1, 2022
Janet Matilda Jalufka Rother, 82, passed away April 1st at Sodalis, in Victoria, TX, after a long battle with dementia. Â Even though the dementia took her away from this world, her loving spirit left a mark on the people she touched throughout her journey.
Janet was born in Hallettsville January 8, 1940, to Louis and Mathilda Jalufka. Â ...
Mary Ann Watson
Mar 26, 2022
Mary Ann Watson, 81, of Hallettsville, TX. passed from this earthly life in the early morning of March 26, 2022. Mary Ann was born on September 7, 1940, in Bellville, TX.  She was the first daughter of 3 to Ferdinand and Anna Beth Strauss Geyer. Mary Ann was baptized Catholic at birth.  Shortly after, she began her Lutheran journey....
Robert L. "Bobby" Bludau Sr.
Mar 20, 2022
Robert (Bobby) Louis Bludau Sr., 61, of Hallettsville passed away on Sunday, March 20th, 2022, at his home, with his family by his side. Â He was born on January 24, 1961, in Hallettsville, to Jodie & Alice Bludau. Â He fought a courageous two-year battle against a rare cancer that ultimately took his life but never conquered his spirit. Â He...
Alice A. Henrichs
Mar 20, 2022
Alice A. Henrichs, 96, of Hallettsville, passed away March 20, 2022. She was born on November 30, 1925, to August & Olga Riske Mueller, in Lavaca County, Texas. She was baptized at Witting Lutheran Church at Witting, Texas, on April 1, 1926, by Rev. G. Sneff. She was confirmed at Witting Lutheran Church, on May 5, 1940, by Rev....
Ladell Hogan
Mar 14, 2022
Ladell Hogan, 92, of Hallettsville, passed away March 14, 2022. She was born on January 21, 1930, in Hallettsville, Texas, to Porter & Edna Tones Tennon. She accepted Christ at a young age and was a lifelong member of Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church of Hallettsville.
Ladell attended public school in Hallettsville and graduated from Hallettsville Colored...
John Eric Seals
Mar 3, 2022
John Eric Seals, 39, of Victoria, passed away March 3, 2022.  He will be remembered as a loving, caring and giving son, brother, father, uncle and friend. He was born in Victoria TX, on June 8,1982, to Greg Seals and Sandra Lorfing Seals.
In John's youth, he enjoyed playing baseball, hunting, fishing and working with his grandpa...
John Joseph Butschek
Mar 2, 2022
John Joseph Butschek, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away March 2, 2022. He was born on October 8, 1926, the sixth child born to Henry and Susan Kubena Butschek.  He attended high school at St. John's Seminary in San Antonio.
On May 2, 1949, John married Mary Lou Shandera in Yoakum, TX. Â He was completely devoted to Mary...
Mildred Trlica Zatopek
Feb 21, 2022
Mildred Trlica Zatopek, 100, of Schulenburg, passed away February 21, 2022. She was born on September 1, 1921, to John & Angelina Krause Trlica on a farm in Moravia Texas. She married Joe Zatopek on September 5, 1939, at Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church, they farmed in Moravia until the mid-50's when the extreme drought forced them to...
Patsy Jean Schroeder
Feb 17, 2022
Patsy Jean Schroeder, 78, of Brenham; beloved sister, aunt, great-aunt and faithful servant of God, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, in Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center. She was born on January 31, 1944, in Brenham, Texas
Patsy was baptized and was then a lifelong member of St. Mathew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill, where she was a...
Margie Ann (Faldyn) Fuller
Feb 16, 2022
Margie Ann (Faldyn) Fuller, 90, of Sheridan, Texas, peacefully went to be with her Lord, beloved husband and daughter on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, in Schulenburg, Texas. She was born on September 25, 1931, in Plum, Texas, to Vladyn "Lad" and Agatha (Kubesch) Faldyn. She married Roy Lee "Woody" Fuller on February 11, 1953, in Bay City, Texas.
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Ltc Peter Arthur Marikle
Feb 12, 2022
LTC Peter Arthur Marikle, retired US Air Force, 78, of Goodyear, AZ, passed away February 12, 2022. He was born April 4, 1943. He married Marilyn Jean Bludau on September 19, 1998.
Peter during his service in the US Air Force, he received; Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Seven Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Air...