Marcus "Mark" James Spanihel Jr.
May 24, 2016
Marcus "Mark" James Spanihel Jr., 55, of Hallettsville, passed away May 24, 2016. He was born on October 24, 1960 to Marcus & Joyce Spanihel Sr. in Houston.
Mark is survived by: his mother Joyce; brother Timothy Spanihel & wife Cynthia of Hallettsville; 3 sisters, Deborah Hays & husband Jim of Houston, Susan Lockard of Hallettsville, and...
James "Jim" Darb Stewart Sr.
May 17, 2016
James Darb Stewart Sr., age 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. He was born in Rockport, TX on June 15, 1933 to wonderful parents, Alexander and Winona Sweeney Stewart. Jim, as he was affectionately known, led a life of accomplishment. As a husband, father, friend, soldier and student in his hobbies and profession, he strove for excellence....
William "Billy" Charles Clegg
May 15, 2016
William "Billy" Charles Clegg, 80, of Hallettsville, passed away May 15, 2016. He was born on November 4, 1935 to Paul V. & Elizabeth Dittman Clegg Sr. in Fort Bend, Co. He married Bernice J. Denison on April 24, 1954 at Galveston Baptist Church (62 years). He was a member of the First Baptist Church of West Columbia. He...
Frances C. Dolezal
May 5, 2016
Frances C. Dolezal, 88, of Bellaire, TX, passed away May 5, 2016. She was born on March 7, 1928 to Steve & Karolina Bujnoch Kostelnik Sr. in Lavaca County, TX. She married Frank Dolezal Jr. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hallettsville, and celebrated 65 years. She was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church of Bellaire.
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Lillie Spies
May 5, 2016
Lillie Spies, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away May 5, 2016. She was born on June 22, 1922 to Charlie & Emma Tesch Johnson Sr. in Hallettsville. She married Stanley Spies on January 10, 1946 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hallettsville. They lived on their farm in the Old Kinkler Community. She taught Sunday School at Emmanuel Lutheran Church....
Lee Roy Kahanek
May 4, 2016
Lee Roy Kahanek, 83, of Hallettsville, passed away May 4, 2016. He was born on June 6, 1932 to Frank Alois & Lillian Satsky Kahanek in Hallettsville. He graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1950. He was a life member of the National Guard Association of Texas, Secretary/Treasurer of the Government Employees Union Local 3097; member of the Defenders...
Edward Milton Mirick Jr.
Apr 29, 2016
Edward Milton Mirick Jr., 89, of Dallas, passed away April 29, 2016 at his home. He was born on April 2, 1927 to Edward M. & Hallie Brooks Mirick Sr. in Houston. He married Billie Dean Timm on July 24, 1964 in Hallettsville.
Edward is survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
Edward was...
Loraine Marie Butschek
Apr 26, 2016
Loraine Marie Butschek, 88, of Hallettsville, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on April 26, 2016. She left peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 22, 1927 in Mont, Texas, to Mary (Sitka) & Julius Mikulenka. She married Robert "Bob" Alexander Butschek Sr. on April 12, 1948. They had just celebrated...
Linda Marie Mcclaren Donnelly
Apr 25, 2016
Linda Marie McClaren Donnelly, 69, of Hallettsville, passed away April 25, 2016. She was born October 8, 1946 to John Richard McClaren and Margaret Anne Traut McClaren in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her family moved several times as her father's career with the airlines progressed. They lived in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Illinois where she graduated from high school. She...
Dan Bordovsky
Apr 13, 2016
Dan Bordovsky, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away April 13, 2016. He was born on Oct. 15, 1926 to John S. & Frances Horak Bordovsky in Charlotte, TX. He married Laura Boyle on Jan. 22, 1949 in Raymondville, TX. He was a veteran of WWII, member of AT&T Telephone Pioneer and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Dan...
Edith Dorothy Pekar
Apr 13, 2016
Edith Dorothy Pekar, 96, of Deer Park, TX, passed away April 13, 2016. She was born on May 30, 1919 to Frank F. & Sophie Ressler Opela in Wied, TX. She married Jerome R. Pekar on September 29, 1939. She was a member of Mount Carmel Catholic Church of Houston.
Edith is survived by: 2 sons, Jerome...
Chance Ace Cook
Apr 8, 2016
Chance Ace Cook, of Hallettsville, 5 1/2 weeks old, passed away April 8, 2016. He was born on February 29, 2016 to Chad A. Cook & Amanda L. Bonee in Gonzales, TX.
Chance is survived by: his parents; grandmother Sherri Raeke; 2 brothers, Devin Daniels & Camron Cook; and 2 sisters, Kayla Daniels & Chelsea Cook.
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Wilma Louise Burnes
Mar 26, 2016
Wilma Louise Burnes, 92, of Hallettsville, formerly of Bastrop, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016. She was born on May 11, 1923 in New Lisbon, IN to Charles Caleb & Fern Raffensbarger Bennett. She married Carroll Harvey Burnes on May 13, 1939 in Richmond, IN. They were blessed with 3 children; Jeanne Newby (Charles) of McMinnville, TN; Bobbie Vaughn...
Marie Yendrey Vasek
Mar 24, 2016
Marie Yendrey Vasek, 74, of Hallettsville, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016, in her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on July 2, 1941 to the late Oscar & Edmay Harrington Bertrand in Kaplan Louisiana. She married Eugene Vasek Jr. on September 2006 at LaWard Pentecostal Church of LaWard, TX. We will always keep...
Marvin John Vasek
Mar 21, 2016
Marvin John Vasek, 71, of Hallettsville, passed away March 21, 2016. He was born on December 23, 1944 to Fred & Hattie Janus Vasek in Hallettsville. He is survived by numerous cousins.
Marvin was preceded in death by: his parents and brother Clarence F. Vasek.
Funeral Service: 2 pm, Thursday, March 24, 2016,...
Lucille Julie Kresta Grahmann
Mar 8, 2016
Lucille Julie Kresta Grahmann, 92, of Hallettsville TX, passed away on March 8, 2016 in Soldalis Memory Care Home in Victoria TX. She was born on December 01, 1923 in Lavaca County to the late Joe P. and Julia Rabel Kresta. She grew up in the Witting/Breslau Area and attended Stacy School. She married Alois H. Grahmann on October...
Shirley E. Brock
Mar 5, 2016
Shirley E. Brock, 73 of Victoria, passed away March 5, 2016. She was born on Dec. 14, 1942 to Lonnie & Letha McGarity O'Neal in San Antonio. She married Willard A. Brock Sr. on April 9, 1958 in Conroe.
Shirley is survived by: 2 sons, Mike Brock & wife Janet of Willis, TX, and Ricky Brock of...
Phillip J. Bujnoch
Mar 5, 2016
Phillip J. Bujnoch, 91, of Hallettsville, passed away March 5, 2016. He was born on Christmas day, Dec. 25, 1924 to Rudolph & Rosa Kocian Bujnoch in the Mont area. Phillip grew up on the Bujnoch Farm and first attended the country school in Mont, followed by Vysehrad and then on to Hallettsville High School.
In 1943,...
Rev. Robert Edward "Bob" Lee
Mar 3, 2016
The Reverend Robert Edward "Bob" Lee, 92, of Hallettsville, TX made a peaceful transition to eternal life on March 3, 2016. He was born on April 13, 1923 in Watertown, MN to God-fearing parents, Dr. T.M. and Orpha Price Lee.  At the age of 12, he accepted Christ at a community revival. Although unaware at the time, this was...
Matthew David Freeman
Mar 2, 2016
Matthew David Freeman, 20, of Santa Fe, TX, passed away March 2, 2016. He was born on June 24, 1995 to David and Donna Freeman in Webster, TX. Matthew was in his junior year at Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX, where he was studying Agribusiness.
Matthew touched many hearts in his short 20 years. He...