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Recent obituaries in Hallettsville, Texas.

The obituaries in the Hallettsville, Texas area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Hallettsville's history and identity.

Bennie Emil Kazmir

Bennie Emil Kazmir

Oct 28, 2018

Bennie Emil Kazmir, 66, of Sheridan, passed away Oct. 28, 2018, at University Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on July 21, 1952 in Eagle Lake, TX, to the late George & Adela Kazmir Sr. He was raised in Sheridan, and attended school in Sheridan and Altair. He married Dolores (Dee) Hernandez on Feb. 21, 1981 at Sacred...

Anita Mae Hobbs

Anita Mae Hobbs

Oct 24, 2018

Anita Mae Hobbs, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, 69, of Hallettsville, TX and formerly Friendswood, TX, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Wednesday morning, October 24, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born September 6, 1949 to Georgie and August Henke in Hallettsville, TX. She was the youngest of three children. Anita recently celebrated...

Sharon Ann Lockstedt Anders

Sharon Ann Lockstedt Anders

Oct 21, 2018

Sharon Ann Lockstedt Anders, 69, of Rock Island, passed away Oct. 21, 2018. She was born on Oct. 18, 1949 to Calvin H. & Mary Annis Edward Lockstedt in Yoakum. She married Joe Lee Anders on Oct. 6, 1981 in Colorado County, TX.

Sharon graduated from Yoakum High School in 1967. She went to Baldwin's Business College....

Charles Anthony Netardus

Charles Anthony Netardus

Oct 20, 2018

Charles Anthony Netardus was born October 31, 1946, at the Netardus family homestead in Wied, Texas, to Vaclav (James) Netardus and Mary Nevlud Netardus. On October 20, 2018, at the age of 71, he entered into his eternal rest. He passed peacefully at his home with his family by his side after an extensive battle with cancer. Charles married...

Joe Lee Anders

Joe Lee Anders

Oct 15, 2018

Joe Lee Anders, 75, of Rock Island, passed away Oct. 15, 2018. He was born on Aug. 18, 1943 to Mr. & Mrs. Fred Anders in Moravia, TX. He married Sharon Ann Lockstedt on Oct. 6, 1981 in Colorado County, TX.

Funeral Service : 1:30 pm, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018, at Kubena Funeral Home; with...

Virginia Mary Pustka

Virginia Mary Pustka

Oct 8, 2018

Virginia Mary Pustka, 78, of Wied, passed away Oct. 8, 2018. She was born on Oct. 27, 1939 to Julius J. & Helen Woitaske Grahmann in Hallettsville. She married John P. Pustka on April 29, 1961 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of KJT & KJZT of Wied, Catholic Daughters of Americas of Hallettsville,...

Inez Rathe Lasell

Inez Rathe Lasell

Oct 7, 2018

Inez Rather Lasell

June 22, 1922 – October 7, 2018

The grand Texas sky has just been made brighter by the arrival of a grand new star.

If ever there were a task of Herculean proportion, it would be to honor the life and times of Inez Rather Lasell with a few mere...

Doloris Mae Leopold

Doloris Mae Leopold

Sep 30, 2018

Doloris Mae Leopold, 78, of Hallettsville, passed away Sept. 30, 2018. She was born on March 7, 1940, 4 th of 5 children to Jim & Willie Mae Kahanek in Hallettsville.

Doloris attended what was then Southwest Texas University of San Marcos and was extremely proud of her role as a Southwest Texas Strutter, while earning her...

Mary Margaret Clark Heath

Mary Margaret Clark Heath

Sep 28, 2018

Mary Margaret Clark Heath, age 88, of Speaks, TX, passed away on Friday evening, September 28, 2018 with her children at her bedside. She was born on September 18, 1930, in Speaks, to parents Jimmy Dick & Linnie Clark.

Mary graduated from Edna High School. She attended nursing school in Houston, where she met and married Jack...

William "Willie" Eugene Barborak

William "Willie" Eugene Barborak

Sep 24, 2018

William "Willie" Eugene Barborak, 71, of Moravia, TX, passed away Sept. 24, 2018. He was born on Aug. 6, 1947 to William J. & Albina Novak Barborak. He was a member of Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church of Moravia.

Willie, at the age of 4, was stricken with polio and suffered some paralysis. He did not...

John F. Korinek

John F. Korinek

Sep 23, 2018

John F. Korinek, 65, of Yoakum, passed away Sept. 23, 2018. He was born on Feb. 27, 1953 to Joe & Elizabeth Smolka Korinek in Hallettsville, TX. He was raised in Koerth, TX with his five brothers and sisters; Josephine DeRuiter, Vlasta Brewer, Philip Korinek, Annie Havel, and Joseph Korinek (deceased).

John joined the United States Marine...

Wilhelmina Hermina Prasek

Wilhelmina Hermina Prasek

Sep 21, 2018

Wilhelmina Hermina Prasek, 86, of Houston, passed away Sept. 21, 2018. She was born on July 5, 1932, in Hallettsville, TX. Daughter of Joe & Hermina Trcalek Belicek, she was the second youngest of seven children.

Wilhelmina was a member baptized and confirmed in the Czech Moravian Brethren Church of Vsetin. She graduated in the 10th grade...

Hazel M. Prichard

Hazel M. Prichard

Sep 18, 2018

Hazel M. Prichard, 78, of Sheridan, TX, passed away Sept. 18, 2018. She was born on Dec. 1, 1939 to Hugo & Ludwine Marbach Pahmiyer in Victoria, TX. She was married to Gene Prichard for 25 years, and she and Allen Brogger celebrated 30 years of marriage together on July 15, 2018. She was a member of the Sacred...

Elvera Laura Marburger Janak

Elvera Laura Marburger Janak

Sep 17, 2018

Elvera Laura Marburger Janak, 86, of Wied, TX, took her final peaceful breath on September 17, 2018. She was born on July 27, 1932 to Otto & Ella Kaelke Marburger in Breslau, TX. She was baptized on September 11, 1932 at Breslau Lutheran Church by Rev. A.H. Falkenberg. She attended school in Breslau and lived there until 1947 when...

Jerelene Mae Bennetsen Debault

Jerelene Mae Bennetsen Debault

Sep 16, 2018

Jerelene Mae Bennetsen DeBault, 70, of Hallettsville, Texas, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 16, 2018. She was born in Lavaca County at home in Pilot Grove, on September 5, 1948, to Otto Hansen & Albina Lacina Bennetsen, whom she loved dearly. She had 11 siblings, 4 sisters and 7...

Charles "Chuck" Adolph Jansky

Charles "Chuck" Adolph Jansky

Sep 13, 2018

Charles "Chuck" Adolph Jansky, 75, of Hallettsville, passed away September 13, 2018. He was the middle child of Adolph & Mary Cinadr Jansky, born on December 16, 1942 in Hallettsville. Chuck was a member of Knights of Columbus, KJT, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. He served as reserve deputy for the City of Hallettsville, and a past...

Suzanne Porter Walston

Suzanne Porter Walston

Sep 9, 2018

Suzanne Porter Walston, age 82 of Moulton, TX, a loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, September 9, at Lavaca Medical Center in Hallettsville, TX.

She is survived by her three sons: Bruce Burleson Walston of Moulton, Andrew Ellington Walston of Austin, and Robert Glenn Walston of Houston, her sister-in-law Sally Walston...

Herbert "Doc" Hinze

Herbert "Doc" Hinze

Sep 9, 2018

Herbert "Doc" Hinze, 86, of Sheridan, passed away Sept. 9, 2018. He was born on Mar. 1, 1932 to Herbert & Lydia Petzolt Hinze Sr. in Washington, TX. He married Bessie Alice Balusek on Feb. 20, 1953 in Odem, TX.

Known too many as Doc or Jr. he grew up fast after his father passed away. He...

Viola Konvicka

Viola Konvicka

Sep 7, 2018

Viola Konvicka Viola Konvicka, 90, of Hallettsville passed away Sept. 7, 2018. She was born on Aug. 4, 1928 to Anton J. and Angelina Berckenhoff Koncaba in Moulton. She married Victor F. Konvicka on Sept. 24, 1947, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Moulton.

Viola was a lifelong farmer and rancher, as well as working for Weingarten's...

Leroy M. Mikeska

Leroy M. Mikeska

Sep 5, 2018

Leroy M. Mikeska, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away Sept. 5, 2018. He was born on Dec. 8, 1924 to Peter & Bertha Stulken Mikeska in Hallettsville. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Dept., and St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.

Leroy served the US Army on Sept. 17, 1946, and was...

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