Andy Joseph Leopold Sr.
Jul 12, 2013
Andy Joseph Leopold Sr., 82, passed away peacefully, July 12, 2013 at Stevens Convalescent Center, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 31, 1930 to Alphonse & Clara (Bludau) Leopold. He married Josephine Bujnoch on May 2, 1951 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He lived his whole life in Hallettsville and was a member of the Knights of...
Joseph J. Jansky
Jul 6, 2013
Joseph J. Jansky, 81, of Hallettsville, passed away July 6, 2013. He was born on March 8, 1932 to Adolph W. & Mary Cinadr Jansky Sr. in St. Mary's Community in Lavaca County. He married Dorothy Smolik on Nov. 17, 1952 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Koerth, Texas. He served active duty in the US Army, and...
Ruby N. Densman
Jul 6, 2013
Ruby N. Densman, 77, of Hallettsville, passed away July 6, 2013. She was born on Aug. 14, 1935 to Lonnie & Vera Harless Ross in Roswell, NM. She married Johnnie C. Densman on Aug. 15, 1956 in Roswell, NM.
Ruby is survived by: 2 daughters, Barbara L. Bogle, and Katherine R. Hammer, both of Hallettsville; 4 sons, Jim J....
Theresia Opela Brosch
Jul 3, 2013
Theresia Opela Brosch, 84, of Hallettsville, passed away July 3, 2013. She was born on Oct. 1, 1928 to Alois & Mary Jalufka Opela Sr. in the Wied Community in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Frank J. Brosch on June 24, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of...
Fidencio "Lanch" Barrera
Jul 1, 2013
Fidencio "Lanch" Barrera, 66, of Crowley, passed away July 1, 2013. He was born on Nov. 16, 1946 to Guadalupe & Otilia Gutierrez Barrera Sr. in Hallettsville. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Oralia Ramos on Feb. 14, 2004 in Angleton.
Lanch is survived by: his wife Oralia; son Douglas McDonald of Florida;...
James Judson Kilpatrick
Jun 27, 2013
James Judson Kilpatrick, 86, of Katy, passed away on June 27, 2013. He was born on Nov. 27, 1926, to James J. & Drucilla Brito Kilpatrick in Chihuahua, Mexico. His father passed away when James was only two years old and his family moved from Candlearia, Texas, to Fabens and then to El Paso. He joined the US Marine Corps...
Joe B. Kolacny
Jun 26, 2013
Joe B. Kolacny, 85, of Hallettsville, passed away June 26, 2013. He was born on Sept. 29, 1927 to Joseph & Rosie Ruzicka Kolacny in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Lillie Kalmus on Sept. 21, 1946 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Koerth, TX. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Joe treasured...
Bertha Estella Jahn Wasserbauer
Jun 21, 2013
Bertha Estella Jahn Wasserbauer, 99, of Hallettsville, passed away June 21, 2013. She was born on Oct. 6, 1913 to Frank A. & Frances Klevar Jahn in Hallettsville. She married Anton Ludwig Wasserbauer on May 18, 1937 in Hallettsville.
Bertha is survived by: son Diedrich Wasserbauer & wife Cheryl of California, 3 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.
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Ronald James Brown
Jun 20, 2013
Ronald James Brown, 48, of Hallettsville, passed away June 20, 2013. He was born on Aug. 18, 1964 to Clarence & Beatrice Satsky Brown in Hallettsville.
Ronald "Ron" Brown loved the outdoors and his favorite pastimes were bowfishing and hunting. He loved bowfishing but enjoyed it even more when family or friends could be with him and was always...
Magdalene F. Kristek
Jun 16, 2013
Magdalene Francis Kristek died peacefully with her family by her side, June 16, 2013 at the Lavaca Medical Center in Hallettsville, Texas.
Magdalene was born on December 1, 1919, in the Komensky Community, to Adolf and Mary Vesely Sassin. When she was two weeks old, her parents bought a farm in Moravia, where she attended school and helped on...
Daniel V. Strauss
Jun 5, 2013
Daniel V. Strauss, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away June 5, 2013. He was born on July 28, 1933, to Charles & Julia Woytek Strauss in Vsetin, Texas. He married Carolyn Blumberg on July 29, 2000, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville. He was a member of the American Legion, Swiss Alps Dance Club, and Zion Lutheran Church of Schulenburg....
Marie Brocker
Jun 1, 2013
Marie Brocker, 84, of Hallettsville, passed away June 1, 2013. She was born on September 5, 1928 to Lee & Mamie Brown Needham in Hallettsville. She married Mike Brocker Jr. on February 7, 1948 in Hallettsville. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.
Marie was a simple woman who found her greatest joy in life...
Marvin C. Steffek
May 31, 2013
Marvin C. Steffek, 82, of Hallettsville, passed away May 31, 2013. He was born the youngest of child of three, on June 9, 1930 to Charles & Ellen Meyer Steffek in Hallettsville. He was a registered professional engineer, a member of the American Legion and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Marvin was raised on a farm on LCR...
Peggy Sharon Cervenka
May 28, 2013
Peggy Sharon Cervenka, 80, of Hallettsville, passed away May 28, 2013. She was born on April 9, 1933 to Fred & Fay Jacobs Westerman in Houston. She married Alvin F. Cervenka on September 16, 1950 in Houston. Her faith was in the Baptist religion.
Peggy was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She loved her trips...
Clyde Grisham
May 18, 2013
Clyde Grisham, 75, of Hallettsville, passed away May 18, 2013. He was born on March 19, 1938 to John L. & Fraulene Welch Grisham in Union County, MS. He married Shirley Tanner on June 21, 1958 in Pontotoc, MS.
Clyde is survive by: 2 sons, Lee Grisham & wife Lauri of Wimberley, TX, and Jeff Grisham & wife Markie...
Virgil Alfred Walston Jr.
May 15, 2013
Virgil Alfred Walston, Jr., 78, an international oilman and loving husband and father, passed away at home in Moulton, Texas on Wednesday, May 15th after a short battle with an aggressive cancer.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Suzanne Porter Walston and three sons: Bruce Burleson Walston of Moulton, Andrew Ellington Walston of Austin, and...
Mildred Amelia Plagens Lindsey
May 14, 2013
Mildred Amelia Plagens Lindsey passed in peace on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. In her 91 years on the stage of life, she played many roles—some as leading lady, some as supporting cast, but always with a style all her own. Her first role was daughter and sister, born to Augusta (Gussie) Prinzel Plagens Sabo and Otto Plagens, in Kurten, Texas...
Mrs. Gilbert “Bobbie Jo” Drozd
May 8, 2013
Mrs. Gilbert "Bobbie Jo" Drozd, 83, of Hallettsville, passed away May 8, 2013. She was born on Aug. 21, 1929 to Robert L. & Eula Smith Daniels in Fentress, TX. She married Gilbert G. Drozd on June 6, 1949. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of Americas, Texas Retired Teachers Association, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville....
Louise Isabel Smith Adams
May 1, 2013
Louise Isabel Smith Adams, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away Wednesday May 1, 2013 at her home after a long battle with emphysema. Louise was born November 6, 1933 in Elyria, Ohio, to Louis Jerome Smith and Alice Mary Elems Smith. She grew up on a farm in Elyria with her parents and brother Raymond Louis. She loved school, loved to...
Marilyn F. Rice
Apr 30, 2013
Marilyn F. Rice, 60, of Hallettsville, passed away April 30, 2013. She was born on June 19, 1952 in Hallettsville. She confessed Christ at an early age and was a member of Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church of Hallettsville, where she played piano from the age of 12. She graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1970, and attended Prairie View...