Billie Dean Mirick
Dec 2, 2013
Billie Dean Mirick, 85, of Dallas, passed away Dec. 2, 2013. She was born on Oct. 15, 1928 to William D. & Etta Sokol Timm in Hallettsville. She married Edward M. Mirick Jr. on July 24, 1964 in Hallettsville. Billie is survived by her husband and numerous nieces and nephews. Billie was preceded in death by: parents; and 4 sisters,...
Lena Grahmann Grafe
Dec 1, 2013
Lena Grahmann Grafe, 104, of Hallettsville passed away on December 1, 2013. At her death, Lena was the oldest parishioner of Sacred Heart Church and possibly the oldest resident of Hallettsville. Lena was born on September 23, 1909 in Hallettsville, Texas to Theo and Mary Leopold Grahmann. She was the oldest of nine children. She was baptized on September 25,...
Robert "Bobby" Pavliska
Nov 30, 2013
Robert "Bobby" Pavliska, 58, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 30, 2013. He was born on June 9, 1955 to Henry A. & Agnes Netardus Pavliska Sr. in Shiner. He was an active member of 3rd degree Knights of Columbus Council 2433, 4th degree Knights of Columbus Assembly 1128, KJT, Sacred Heart Catholic School, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville....
Marie Agnes Grafe
Nov 30, 2013
Marie Agnes Grafe, 94, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 30, 2013. She was born on March 26, 1919 to Joe C. & Mary Michna Vanek in Wallis, TX, the oldest of 9 children. The family moved to Hallettsville when Marie was 4 years old. She was a member of Divine Mercy, KJZT and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. Marie...
Daniel Lee Silgero
Nov 24, 2013
Daniel Lee Silgero, 67, of Victoria, passed away Nov. 24, 2013. He was born on March 22, 1946 to Felip & Andrea Chapa Silgero in Lavaca Co., TX. Daniel is survived by: 6 brothers, Raymond, Fred, Philip, Felix, Richard and Gilbert Silgero; 3 sisters, Susie Martinez, Rosie Muniz, and Virginia Bargas; and numerous nieces & nephews. Daniel was preceded in...
Sally Mae Sims
Nov 17, 2013
Sally Mae Sims, 81, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 17, 2013. She was born on Apr. 11, 1932 to Truxton & Ella Johnston Davidson in Victoria, TX. She was a graduate of Patti Welder High School in 1949.
Sally married her husband Lloyd Sims on July 15, 1950. He preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 2003. Although they...
Victor B. Steffek
Nov 11, 2013
Victor B. Steffek, 68, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 11, 2013. He was born on Jan. 17, 1945 to Victor L. & Mary Morisak Steffek in Hallettsville. He married Magdalen Schulte on May 15, 1965 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. He was active in the Texas State High School Rodeo, and a member of the Knights of Columbus...
Sedra Ann Menchaca Gutierrez
Nov 10, 2013
Sedra Ann Menchaca Gutierrez, 78, of Dallas, formerly of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away on Nov. 10, 2013. She was born on Jan. 13, 1935 to Trinidad & Concepcion Menchaca in Hallettsville. She married Frank D. Gutierrez Jr. on Feb. 11, 1956 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Sedra was a lady who enjoyed the simple things in life....
Susan Ann Hlavac Janak
Nov 8, 2013
Susan Ann Hlavac Janak, 56, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 8, 2013. She was born on Nov. 8, 1957 to Raymond & Lucille Brown Hlavac in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Steve Janak on June 13, 1987 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. Susan and Steve made their home in Hallettsville, in the St. Mary's area, where they enjoyed...
Dorothy "June" Renger
Oct 31, 2013
Dorothy "June" Renger, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 31, 2013 at Stevens Convalescent Center in Hallettsville, Texas. She was born on June 30, 1924 to Louis Alexander & Nathalie "Tollye" Louise Meissner Schaefer in the Breslau Community in Lavaca County, Texas. She graduated from Breslau Rural School in 1941, where she had excelled in writing, volleyball and singing. On...
Betty Lou Roth
Oct 24, 2013
Betty Lou Roth, 67, of Victoria, passed away Oct. 24, 2013. She was born on Feb. 21, 1946 to Frank & Velma Ponish Muhlstein in Hallettsville. She married Glenn E. Roth.
Betty is survived by brother Kenneth Muhlstein.
Betty was preceded in death by: her husband Glenn, Parents, and brother William F. Muhlstein.
Family will...
Larry James Ross
Oct 22, 2013
Larry James Ross, 29, of Sheridan, Texas, passed away October 22, 2013. He was born on March 19, 1984 to the late (Bill) William Carroll Ross and the late Shirley Ann Kazmir Pittman in Hallettsville.
Larry was a loving brother, uncle and friend. He was a chef and enjoyed weekend cooking with family and friends. He was an avid...
Agnes Hlavac Holik
Oct 20, 2013
Agnes Hlavac Holik, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 20, 2013. She was born on Jan. 26, 1920 to John & Veronika Muhlstein Hlavac in Lavaca County, TX. She married Willie J. Holik on Oct. 27, 1941 in Hallettsville. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
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Larry Joe Appelt
Oct 18, 2013
Larry Joe Appelt, 63, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 18, 2013. He was born on Dec. 30, 1949 to Albert "Bub" & Alma "Tooter" Brocker Appelt Jr. in Hallettsville. He married Judy Wilde on June 18, 1977 at St. Boniface in Olfen, TX. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Larry Joe enjoyed being outside....
Rosario M. Loredo
Oct 16, 2013
Rosario M. Loredo, of San Antonio, known by her friends as Charo, and by her grandchildren as Tata, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2013, at the age of 86.
Mrs. Loredo was born in the bayside city of Gijón, Spain, on October 7th, 1927, to Carlos M. Martinez and Concepción Roque. Her family moved to Cuba when she...
J.B. Moseley
Oct 10, 2013
J.B. Moseley of Hope, age 94 passed away on October 10, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 6, 1919 to the late Mark Nathaniel and Mirelda Perkins Moseley in Leesville, Texas.
J.B. was a farmer and rancher raising some of the best tomatoes, water melons and cantaloupes in Lavaca County. He took great pride...
Benjamin R. Ohnheiser
Oct 10, 2013
Benjamin R. Ohnheiser, 66, of Houston, passed away October 10, 2013. He was born in Hallettsville, Texas, on September 23, 1947, to Raymond & Judith Ohnheiser. He was the eldest of three children, and was Raymond and Judy's only son. Ben grew up in the Hallettsville area where he attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Hallettsville Public School. Baseball was...
Lester E. Tesch Jr.
Oct 9, 2013
Lester E. Tesch Jr., 69, of Sheridan, TX, passed away Oct. 9, 2013, at Warm Springs Rehabilitation in Victoria, TX. He was born on Dec. 16, 1943 to Estelle Fuller and Lester Tesch, the fourth of nine children. He married Ann Riley on Apr. 4, 1964 in Koerth, TX. They lived in Sheridan most of their married life and raised...
Travis Tuttle
Oct 4, 2013
Travis Tuttle, 83, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away Oct. 4, 2013. He was born on Nov. 12, 1929 to George & Minnie Hoffer Tuttle in Lavaca County, TX. He married Barbara Harris on July 29, 1956 in Houston, TX. He was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville, TX.
Travis is survived by: sister Gertrude Elliott...
Dorothy Lee Anderson
Oct 4, 2013
Dorothy Lee Anderson, 94, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 4, 2010. She was born on Nov. 9, 1918 to the late Johnnie Belle & John Thomas Little, near Velasco, Texas.
Dorothy was married to Falvey B. Anderson on April 5, 1956. She was a member of St. James' Episcopal Church of Hallettsville; charter member of the Lavaca Medical Center...