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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.

Sally Mae Sims

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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...

Wanda Gail Moss

Wanda Gail Moss

Oct 4, 2013

Wanda Gail Moss, 67, of Sheridan, passed away Oct. 4, 2013. She was born on June 3, 1946 to Quinton & Mildred Williams Peterson in Cleveland, TX. She married Mike Moss on Dec. 20, 1969 in Sheridan.

Wanda was very involved at the First Baptist Church of Sheridan. She taught Sunday school and worked in the nursery during services....

Dorothy Lee Anderson

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...

Mary Golsch

Mary Golsch

Oct 3, 2013

Mary Golsch, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 3, 2013. She was born at home on March 11, 1934 to William & Mary Janak Barton in Hallettsville. She was 4th youngest of 5 siblings. Most of her childhood was spent on the family farm in Koerth, when her family moved there when she was a young girl.

Mary married...

Selma Steinberg Spies

Selma Steinberg Spies

Sep 28, 2013

Selma Steinberg Spies, 100, of Hallettsville, passed away Sept. 28, 2013. She was born on Dec. 6, 1912 to Peter H. & Ella Schaefer Steinberg Jr., in the Old Kinkler Community in Lavaca County, TX. For her education, she attended Boethel School. She married Hubert O. Spies on Oct. 3, 1933 at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville. She was...

Dorothy Ruth Tarkington Appelt

Dorothy Ruth Tarkington Appelt

Sep 26, 2013

Dorothy Ruth Tarkington Appelt, 95, of Hallettsville, passed away September 26, 2013. She was born on March 29, 1918, to John Brady Tarkington and Hollie Garner Tarkington. Two and a half years later, she became "big Sis" to brother Jim. They grew up on an 80 acre farm just south of Hallettsville, Texas, where they grew cotton, corn, and a...

Frank J. Gutierrez Sr.

Frank J. Gutierrez Sr.

Sep 24, 2013

Frank J. Gutierrez, 64, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on September 24, 2013, in Inez, TX. He was born on July 9, 1949, in Witting, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, father Jim Santiago Gutierrez, and mother Josephine Rivera. Also preceded in death; brother August Gutierrez (surviving wife Irene), and sister Carolyn Migl (surviving husband Jerry).

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