William “Bill” Biehunko
Jul 24, 2012
William "Bill" Biehunko, 68, of Hallettsville, passed away July 24, 2012. He was born on July 9, 1944 to Edward & Emilia Ehler Biehunko Sr. in Lavaca County, TX (Old Kinkler area). He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Bill attended Sacred Heart Catholic School, and later started working at New Era Herald newspaper as...
Willie Mae Schneider Peterson
Jul 19, 2012
Willie Mae Peterson passed away July 19, 2012, at the age of 82 at her home in Dallas. Born to Alvin & Annie Schneider and raised in Hallettsville, Texas, she became an LVN, graduating from the Renger Hospital Nursing School in the first class of Licensed Vocational Nursing students. Besides nursing, she enjoyed most her job as a stay-at-home mom....
Michael Zane Mccord
Jul 18, 2012
Michael Zane McCord, 55, of Hallettsville, passed away July 18, 2012. He was born on July 11, 1957 to Jim & Oretha Koonce McCord in Yoakum. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Koerth, TX.
Growing up in the country, he attended Hope and Ezzell Schools. Once he completed his 8th grade year, he...
Pat Kresta Anderson
Jul 16, 2012
Pat Kresta Anderson, 58, of Rock Island, passed away July 16, 2012. She was born on Dec. 31, 1953 to Victor & Evelyn Cada Kresta in Hallettsville. She married Robert "Bob" Anderson on Mar. 7, 1981 at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Sublime, TX.
Pat is survived by: her...
Herbert "Lanny" Jordan Keil
Jul 13, 2012
Herbert "Lanny" Jordan Keil, 72, of Breslau, passed away July 13, 2012.
Memorial Service: 5 pm, Sunday, July 15, 2012, at his home; 6859 FM 957, Hallettsville (Breslau Area).
Elsie A. Steffek
Jul 11, 2012
Elsie Bujnoch Steffek, 88, of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away July 11, 2012. She was born on December 1, 1922 to George and Apolena Miculek Bujnoch in Lavaca County near Hallettsville. She was the fourth oldest of eight children. Elsie attended Thompson School through the eighth grade.
Elsie met her future husband, Joseph Frank Steffek of Hallettsville, at Worthing Dancehall....
Lambert E. Pollok
Jul 4, 2012
Lambert E. Pollok, 80, of Shiner, Texas (Wied Community) passed away on July 4, 2012. He was born on November 3, 1931, in Panna Maria/Hobson, Texas to Clem and Theresa (Lyssy) Pollok, Sr.
He attended Panna Maria School and worked for the Kalina Ranch and Rice Farm in Garwood, Texas before he joined the U.S. Army in 1952. He...
Wilhelmina Christine Langenberg Kolonko
Jul 2, 2012
Wilhelmina Christine Langenberg Kolonko, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012. She was born March 21, 1919, in the Shiloh Community of Lavaca County, to the late Albert and Augusta Lorfing Langenberg. She attended school in Shiloh and moved to San Antonio to work as a seamstress which is where she met Richard who was on leave from...
Hubert Carl Grahmann
Jun 26, 2012
Hubert Carl Grahmann, 86 of Hallettsville, passed away Tuesday June 26, 2012. He was born November 3, 1925 to Olga Bertha Etzler and Alois (Aloysius) Grahmann in Hallettsville, Texas. On June 18th, 1952 he married Mary Agnes Kozel at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn, TX. He was avid farmer and cattle rancher and member of the Young Farmers for...
Robert W. Good
Jun 26, 2012
Robert W. Good, 90, of San Antonio, passed away June 26, 2012. He was born on Dec. 30, 1921 to Frank B. & Carrie Maude Parr Good Sr. in Breckenridge, TX. He graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1939. He attended Southwest Texas Teachers College in San Marcos, and Trinity University in San Antonio. Robert married Dorothy Dunn Butchee' in...
Antonia "Tonie" Frances Jahn
Jun 19, 2012
Antonia "Tonie" Frances Jahn, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away June 19, 2012. She was born on June 13, 1919, to Florian & Anna Oppinger Tomsu in Hallettsville. She married Alfred Jahn on Oct. 18, 1948 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. She was a member of KJZT and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Tonie is survived by:...
Edwin G. Cook
Jun 15, 2012
Edwin G. Cook, 90, of Hallettsville, passed away June 15, 2012. He was born on Oct. 10, 1921 to Ernest & Lavernia Matthew Cook in Yoakum. He married Irene Kubecka on Feb. 3, 1947 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. He retired from Alcoa after 31 years of service; a member of the American Legion, VFW, and First United...
Bobby Joe Appelt Sr.
Jun 11, 2012
Bobby Joe Appelt Sr., 78, of Hallettsville, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2012. He was born on Jan. 6, 1934 to Arthur & Lula Barnes Appelt in Overton, TX. He was a faithful member of the Mossy Grove Methodist Church, and also attended Salem Baptist Church with...
Ruth Elaine Marburger
Jun 5, 2012
Ruth Elaine Marburger, 62, of Brenham, went to her Lord's arms on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in the hospital in Brenham, TX. She was born on Dec. 16, 1949 to Leroy & Ruth Kaelke Marburger in Wharton, TX. Ruth is survived by: her mother Ruth Sellars of Baytown, TX; 2 sisters, Gayle Cash Lutz & husband Willy of Pasadena, TX,...
Edward A. Mika
Jun 4, 2012
Edward A. Mika, 70, of Houston, passed away June 4, 2012. He was born on Jan. 16, 1942 to Edward & Alma Haas Mika in East Bernard. He was a Vietnam Veteran.
Edward is survived by: his wife; 2 sons, Anthony Mika & wife Sheila of Elgin, and Douglas Mika of Arkansas; 4 brothers, Eugene Mika of Alabama, Leroy...
Ernest John Janak
May 31, 2012
Ernest John Janak, 67, of Hallettsville, passed away May 31, 2012. He was born on May 14, 1945 to John F. & Cecelia Herman Janak in Sweet Home.
Ernest was a Veteran of Vietnam, and member of the American Legion. He enjoyed reading, yard & gardening, and collecting trinkets.
Ernest is survived by: son Matt Janak; 2...
Doris Anderson Mills
May 30, 2012
Doris Anderson Mills, 97, of Hallettsville, passed away May 30, 2012. She was born on March 26, 1915 to Hugh & Louella Lay Anderson in Hallettsville. She married Hollis D. Mills on Sept. 15, 1938, at her parent's home in Yorktown.
Doris went through high school in Yorktown, and then attended college in St. Louis, Missouri at Washington University...
Theresa Pustejovsky Steffek
May 24, 2012
Theresa Pustejovsky Steffek, 78, of Hallettsville, passed away May 24, 2012. She was born on October 8, 1933 to Julius & Annie Konvicka Pustejovsky in Hallettsville. She was raised on their beautiful hilltop farm outside of Hallettsville. Working diligently throughout her childhood engrained in her a flawlessly strong work ethic and love for the country and animals, especially her chickens...
Mildred Willis Thigpen
May 21, 2012
Mildred Willis Bishop Thigpen, aged 95, 2 months, and 1 day, went to be with our Lord on May 21, 2012. She was born on March 20, 1917 to James Weaver Bishop and Fannie Reagan Bishop of Lavaca County, Texas and was the eldest of four children. She married Earl Shannon Thigpen on July 31, 1937 and had two children,...
Charles C. Stork
May 19, 2012
Charles C. Stork, 83, of Hallettsville, passed away May 19, 2012. He was born on May, 15, 1929 to Charles Fredrick & Clara Peters Stork in Ledbetter, Texas. He married Lorene Toll on Sept. 20, 1969 at Bastrop Lutheran Church. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.
Charles is survived by: his wife Lorene; 2...