Selma Godley Taylor
May 18, 2014
Selma Godley Taylor, 91, of Sublime, passed away May 18, 2014. She was born to Selma Warren and Leonard Stevens of Brown Chapel on October 17, 1921. Official school records from the Lavaca County School Census documented her birth date as September 7, 1922. She was adopted in infancy by Louis and Lizzie Robinson of Sublime. She lived her entire...
Jo Erlene Lanik
May 10, 2014
Jo Erlene Lanik, 75, of The Woodlands, passed away May 10, 2014. She was born on July 7, 1938 to L. J. & Agnes Valigura Lanik in Hallettsville. She graduated in 1956 from Schulenburg High School.
Jo is survived by: Sister-in-law Lillie Konvicka Lanik, of Katy TX; nieces and nephews, Ken Lanik & wife Denise of Sugar...
Karen Ann Steffek
May 6, 2014
Karen Ann Steffek, 44, of Hallettsville, passed away May 6, 2014. She was born on September 14, 1969 to Henry Sr. and Ann Kostelnik in Shiner, Texas. Karen grew up with her only sibling Henry Jr. and as told, they had their little spats as kids but have maintained a close relationship into adulthood. Karen started many lifelong friendships...
Barbora Frances Kutach Fritsch Gummelt
Apr 28, 2014
Barbora Frances Kutach Fritsch Gummelt, 84, of Hallettsville, passed away April 28, 2014. She was born on Dec. 28, 1929 to John R. & Frances Mozisek Kutach. She married David C. Gummelt on Oct. 26, 1974. They enjoyed nearly 40 years together. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Barbora graduated from Hallettsville...
Billie Mae Johnston
Apr 24, 2014
Billie Mae Johnston, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away April 24, 2014. She was born on Nov. 1, 1920 to William & Christine Heisler Repschleger in Port Arthur, TX. She married Leroy R. Johnston on Oct. 9, 1942 in Port Arthur. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hallettsville.
Billie is survived by: her...
Julia Schindler Kallus
Apr 20, 2014
Julia Schindler Kallus, 94, of Hallettsville, passed away April 20, 2014. She was born on March 30, 1920 to Adolph & Agnes Schindler in Hallettsville the 6 th of 10 children. She married Louis R. Kallus on April 23, 1940 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
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Evelyn B. Doubrava
Apr 19, 2014
Evelyn B. Doubrava, 91, of Shiner, passed away April 19, 2014. She was born on August 14, 1922, to Joseph & Augusta Heinsohn Christen in Moravia, TX. She married Emil M. Doubrava on August 24, 1991 at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.
Evelyn is survived...
Frances Marie Koonce
Apr 15, 2014
Frances Marie Koonce, 78, of Hallettsville, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014. She was born on November 17, 1935 to Oscar & Lola Jacobs of Ezzell. She married John "Dennis" Koonce on June 27, 1954 in Hallettsville.
Frances and her husband Dennis lived in Houston till 1968, when they moved to Sugar Land. In 1989 she retired...
John Kovacik
Apr 13, 2014
John Kovacik, 88, of Hallettsville, passed away April 13, 2014. He was born on Aug. 26, 1925 to John & Mary Metsoch Kovacik in Milwaukee, WI. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
John is survived by son James M. Mihalovich of Lake Jackson, daughter Julieann Mihalovich of Hallettsville,...
Theodore Pettit
Apr 8, 2014
Theodore Pettit, 96, of Hallettsville, passed away April 8, 2014. He was born on Aug. 29, 1917 to John & Maggie Pettit, in Lavaca County, TX. He was the ninth of ten children. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, and 7 brothers. He leaves to cherish his memory one sister-in-law, a host of nieces, nephews,...
Mary M. Bonorden
Apr 6, 2014
Mary M. Bonorden, one day shy of her 72nd birthday, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 6, 2014. She was born on April 7, 1942 in Hallettsville, Texas to Frank H. Migl and Mary Grahmann Migl Haidusek.
Following in the...
Viola M. Hajek
Apr 5, 2014
Viola M. Hajek, 84, of Hallettsville, died April 5. She was born on February 19, 1930 in Shiner, Texas to the late Alex and Gertrude Huber Kruse. She married Emil Hajek, Jr. in January 1952 and they began their life together in Hallettsville. She was quite the entrepreneur, started her own business,...
Emil David Muska
Apr 4, 2014
Emil David Muska, 74, of Moravia, Texas, passed away on April 4, 2014 in Hallettsville, Texas. He was born on November 25, 1939 in Austin, Texas. He is rejoining with his loved ones who have preceded him; parents, Emil Adolph Muska & Eda Virginia Muska, wife Judy Muska, brother Donald Muska, and sister-in-law...
Hubert J. Bujnoch
Mar 28, 2014
Hubert J. Bujnoch, 73, of Hallettsville, passed away March 28, 2014. He was born on Feb. 4, 1941 to the late Alphonse & Mary Sitka Bujnoch in Lavaca County, TX. He was handicap and a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Koerth.
Hubert is survived by: sister Bernice Kutac & husband Wilbert of...
Glenn Eugene Rabel
Mar 27, 2014
Glenn Eugene Rabel, 52, of Hallettsville, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at University Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on March 9, 1962 in Houston, to Marvin & Lillian Cernoch Rabel. He was a member of KJT #6 of Dubina, S.P.J.S.T., and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Glenn graduated from Sam Houston High School...
Yvonne Lily Muska
Mar 24, 2014
Yvonne Lily Muska, 66, of Hallettsville, passed away March 24, 2014.  She was born on Dec. 19, 1947 to Nils & Lily McKenzie Nilsson in Germany. She married Donald R. "Donnie" Muska on July 1, 1966 in Woodbridge, VA. She was a member of KJT, Catholic Daughters of Americas, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Yvonne...
Kayleigh Elizabeth Foster
Mar 18, 2014
Kayleigh Elizabeth Foster, 16, of Hallettsville, passed away March 18, 2014. She was born on June 18, 1997 to Harvey & Sandra Pohl Foster Jr. in Victoria.
Kayleigh is survived by: her parents Harvey & Sandra Pohl Foster Jr. of Hallettsville; brother Colton Foster; 2 sisters, Alex Dobbs and Shelby Foster; grandmother Carolyn Foster; and numerous aunts,...
David Martin Hogan
Mar 18, 2014
David Martin Hogan, 57, of Woodsboro, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 18, 2014. He was born on August 27, 1956 to the late James & Agnes Hogan in Shiner, Texas.
David was a loving father and grandfather who possessed a great sense of humor. He had a passion for Texas History and imbued...
Carole Ann Whitley
Mar 11, 2014
Carole Ann Whitley age 71 of San Antonio, TX passed into eternal rest Tuesday, March 11, 2014. She was born December 24, 1942 in Columbus, Texas to Ralph and Dulcie "Sity" Whitley of Hallettsville.
Carole was baptized and became a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hallettsville. In 1960 she graduated from Hallettsville High School,...
George Kunetka
Mar 10, 2014
George Kunetka, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away March 10, 2014. He was born on Nov. 24, 1926 to John & Emma Sestak Kunetka Sr. He was a member of the Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church in Moravia, TX. George is survived by: a nephew, Robert Kristek of Tomball; and a niece, Rose Mary Ohnheiser of Houston. George was preceded...