obituaries

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Mar 1, 2016

Bettye Jean Botard Timm, 83, of Hallettsville passed away on March 1, 2016. She was born August 19, 1932 in Yoakum, Texas to Herman Garrett Botard, Sr. and Ethel Burris Botard. She married Harold Gene Timm on June 18, 1950 in Hallettsville.

Called Granny T by her grandkids, Bettye was a teacher and school administrator by profession....

Mar 1, 2016

Rosie Lee Christen Drexler, of Moulton, was born October 22, 1925. She passed away peacefully on March 1, 2016 at the age of 90.

Rosie was a homemaker who loved her gardens, the beach, dancing, bird watching, and raising baby orphaned calves. She was a member of Moulton Hermann Sons, American Legion Auxiliary, and Trail Ride.

Feb 25, 2016

Joy, 99, of Hallettsville, was born Jolly Joy Harris in Waelder, Texas on April 3, 1916 to Ola Iman McCall and Billy Moore Harris. She was the youngest of nine children. She married Jim Ernest Parker, also of Waelder, on August 31, 1935 at Seguin Baptist Parsonage in Seguin, Texas.

They soon moved to Dayton, Texas where...

Feb 7, 2016

Patsy "Pat" Jane Chapman, 88, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 7, 2016. She was born on Nov. 2, 1927 to Gus Lloyd & Carrie Bennett Skelton Sr. in Hallettsville. She married Carl "Banks" Chapman, the love of her life, on May 31, 1952 in Hallettsville. They raised three children who they loved & adored along with their children &...

Feb 7, 2016

Jack Warren Crandall, 48, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 7, 2016. He was born on Dec. 12, 1967, to Dr. William & Rubie "Cookie" Guthrie Crandall in Hallettsville.

Jack was truly a "Jack-of-all trades".  He loved his Sacred Heart Indians and Tri=County Babe Ruth Baseball and spent many hours doing stats, researching other teams, and any other...

Feb 5, 2016

Harold Gene Timm, 88, of Hallettsville, passed away February 5, 2016. He was born on November 6, 1927 to Henry Garner and Eddie Lewis Timm Sr. in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Bettye Jean Botard on June 18, 1950 in Hallettsville. He was called Pop by his grandkids and eventually lots of others.

Gene served in the...

Feb 3, 2016

Anton Frank Okruhlik, 87, of Praha, TX, passed away Feb. 3, 2016. He was born on Dec. 3, 1928 to John & Anna Jasek Okruhlik in Praha, TX. He was the youngest of 12 children.

Anton was a farmer and also raised cattle, hogs and chickens. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Praha;...

Jan 19, 2016

Lillie Marie Sitka, 86, of St. Mary's, passed away, Jan. 19, 2016. She was born on Aug. 7, 1929 to Paul & Hedwig Leopold Etzler in Lavaca County, TX. She was a member of St. Mary's Altar Society, Sacred Heart Quilting Circle, and St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Lillie married Leon D. Sitka on Oct. 26, 1949 at...

Jan 18, 2016

Frank P. Henke, 94, of Hallettsville passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 18, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving family, who prayed in thankfulness to God for the gift of his life. He was a loving husband and wonderful Daddy. He was born April 3, 1921 in Hallettsville to Joseph and Amelia Janecek Henke. He...

Jan 17, 2016

Dorothy Kahanek Ponton, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 17, 2016. She was born on Nov. 17, 1928 to Frank Alois & Lillian Satsky Kahanek in Hallettsville. She was a member of the Order of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, animal and environmental organizations, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Dorothy graduated from Hallettsville...

Jan 15, 2016

Marionell Hemmi Smothers, 83, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 15, 2016. She was born on Dec. 31, 1932 to Lutzie & Myrtle Phelps Hemmi in Lavaca County, TX. She married Henry Leon Smothers on Mar. 31, 1955 in Victoria. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hallettsville.

Marionell is survived by: 2 sons, Kenneth J....

Jan 14, 2016

Henry Joseph Kostelnik Sr., 66, of Hallettsville, passed away on January 14, 2016. He was born on June 28, 1949 to the late Joe and Lydia (Pivonka) Kostelnik and grew up on a small farm in Wied. He married Ann Marie (Novak) Kostelnik on May 24, 1969 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. Together they had two...

Jan 11, 2016

Arnold Frank Bohuslav, 84, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 11, 2016. He was born on Sept. 12, 1931 to Bohumil & Lillie Holub Bohuslav in Lavaca County, TX. He was the fourth of seven children including his stepsister. As a young boy, he attended the Komensky School until the tenth grade, when he dropped out to work at the...

Jan 10, 2016

RITA ZARUBA, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, volunteer, avid bridge and domino player, and lifelong friend of Hallettsville, passed away on Sunday, January 10th, 2016 at age 79 from complications from a stroke. She was born on the family farm in Lavaca County, Texas on September 16, 1936 to the late Nicholas Grahmann and Annie Grafe Grahmann. She was the...

Jan 2, 2016

Opal Elaine Morris Layton, 73, of Corpus Christi, Texas, went to be with Our Lord and Savior on January 2nd, 2016 after a long battle with failing health. Born June 24, 1942, in Bee County, TX, to Edward and Dorothy Dobrilla Morris, she was the youngest of 6 sisters and had a younger brother. She grew up in the...