Irene Marie Hagendorf
Mar 5, 2012
Irene Marie Hagendorf, 84, of Sheridan, passed away March 5, 2012. She was born on Dec. 3, 1927 to Anton & Lillian Hirsch Ullmann in Shiner. She married Willard E. Hagendorf on Nov. 25, 1947 in Shiner. She was a member of Red Hats, Go Getters, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Irene is survived...
Margaret Bujnoch
Mar 3, 2012
Margaret Bujnoch, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away March 3, 2012. She was born on Oct. 8, 1922 to Theo J. & Emilie Janak Bujnoch in Hallettsville. She was a member of K.J.Z.T. for 74 Years, Altar Society of St. Mary's, and St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Margaret is survived by: brother Stanley Bujnoch Sr. & wife Betty of...
Bea Heinzel
Feb 26, 2012
Bea Heinzel, 81, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 26, 2012. She was born on Aug. 17, 1930 to John J. & Sylvia Bartos Spanihel in Hallettsville. She married Alton A. Heinzel on June 20, 1949 in Hallettsville. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, VFW/American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, K.J.Z.T., Christian Mothers, Associate of the Incardinate Word and Blessed...
Boyce J. Rother Sr.
Feb 21, 2012
Boyce J. Rother Sr., 87, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 21, 2012. He was born on Jan. 29, 1925 to Paul A. & Jessie Wessels Rother in Hallettsville. He married Anita Kloesel on Sept. 15, 1952 at St. Mary's Church in Victoria. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the US Navy. He retired from DuPont, after 33 years...
Lester James Woytek
Feb 17, 2012
Lester James Woytek, 69, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 17, 2012. He was born on Nov. 1, 1942 to Paul & Selma Quitta Woytek in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Bernice Brown on June 15, 1963 in Hallettsville. He was a member of the Murchison Masonic Lodge #80, S.P.J.S.T., and Czech Moravian Brethren Church of Vestin.
Lester Woytek was...
Joyce Louise Schneider
Feb 12, 2012
Joyce Louise Schneider, 80, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 12, 2012. She was born on Sept. 14, 1931 to Henry & Louise Buske Renger in Old Kinkler Community. She married Alfred "Al" Schneider on April 17, 1955 in Hallettsville. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hallettsville.
Joyce was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and recently...
Henrie Mae Patek
Feb 9, 2012
Henrie Mae Patek, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away on Feb. 9, 2012. She was born on March 18, 1922 to Henry & Annie Prasek Hruzek in Hallettsville. She married Charles "Chuck" Patek on July 11, 1953 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, K.J.Z.T., American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and Sacred...
Martha Pohl Mccrumb
Feb 8, 2012
Martha Pohl McCrumb, 97, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 8, 2012. She was born on Oct. 29, 1914 to Edwin E. & Thekla Bonorden Pohl in Lavaca County, Texas. She attended school at Brown School and Klimitchek School. She was a member of the Ladies Bible Class and First Baptist Church of Hallettsville. She married Herbert D. McCrumb on Dec....
Josephine A. Janak
Feb 8, 2012
Josephine A. Janak, 77, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 8, 2012. She was born on Sept. 22, 1934 to Albert V. & Frances Kresta Klekar in Lavaca County, Texas, being one of eight children.
Josephine met her one love and best friend at a dance at Wied Hall. She married him on October 9, 1954, at St. Mary's. Four...
Marjorie Schmidt
Feb 7, 2012
Marjorie Schmidt, 88, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 7, 2012. She was born on Nov. 5, 1923 to William & Epsy Brooks Fahrenthold in Hallettsville. She married William "Bill" Schmidt on Nov. 8, 1941 at First Baptist Church of Hallettsville.
Marjorie attended Pleasant Grove School, and graduated from Hallettsville High on May 1941. She was Hallettsville I.S.D. secretary for...
Emmerlin A. Dworsky
Feb 4, 2012
Emmerlin A. Dworsky, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 4, 2012. She was born on Oct. 21, 1922 to Theodore & Agnes Christ Etzler in Hallettsville. She married Paul L. Dworsky on Nov. 7, 1950 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, Christian Mothers, Catholic Knights, Incardinate Word and Blessed Sacrament...
Larry James Melnar
Feb 4, 2012
Larry James Melnar, 60, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 4, 2012. He was born on Nov. 30, 1951 to Victor W. & Viola Krizak Melnar in Weimar, TX. He married Rose Ferris on Feb. 13, 2004 in Waco, TX. He was a member of S.P.J.S.T., US Army National Guard, and Czech Moravian Brethren Church in Vsetin, TX.
Larry is...
Betty Jean Hemmi
Jan 30, 2012
Betty Jean Hemmi, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 30, 2012. She was born on Feb. 8, 1922 to Lafe & Ruth Standafer Williams in Gibbon, Nebraska. She married Walter W. Hemmi on Oct. 4, 1950 in Houston. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Betty is survived by: 6 children, Ruth Ann Hemmi...
Donald Adair Goetz
Jan 30, 2012
Donald Adair Goetz, 76, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 30, 2012. He was born on Nov. 16, 1935 to William & Helen Herman Goetz in Victoria, Kansas. He came to Hallettsville, started Goetz Service in 1977, and ran it for 24 years.
Donald is survived by: his wife Jackie of 57 years; children, Don Goetz & wife Dorthy of...
Victor Charles Haase Jr.
Jan 29, 2012
Victor Charles Haase Jr., 56, of Hallettsville, passed away January 29, 2012. He was born on December 9, 1955, to Victor & Margaret Galetka Haase Sr., in Hallettsville. He was a self-proclaimed woodcutter and outdoorsman. He had many good friends, neighbors and wood customers around the Hallettsville area. He was known for his love of animals, enjoyed family gatherings and...
David Walker Jr.
Jan 28, 2012
David Walker Jr., 82, of Hallettsville, formerly of Yoakum, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2012. He was born on March 20, 1929 to David & Eva Lindsey Walker Sr., in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Lupe Cruz on July 4, 1992 in Hallettsville. He served in the US Army during the Korean War from February...
Bertha Mae Baca
Jan 25, 2012
Bertha Mae Baca, 96, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, passed away January 25, 2012. She was born on May 5, 1915 to Gustav A. & Bertha Nietsche Ristow in Converse, Texas. She married George V. Baca Sr. on May 3, 1942 in La Vernia, Texas.
Bertha is survived by: husband George; 2 sons, George V. Baca Jr. & wife Aurora...
Caroline A. Polasek
Jan 24, 2012
Caroline A. Polasek, 91, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 24, 2012. She was born on June 22, 1920 to William A. & Mary Rosenauer Hollub in Dewitt County, Texas. She married Adolph E. Polasek on Nov. 7, 1944 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Yoakum. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, KJZT, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church...
Robert Lee "R.L." Leeder
Jan 21, 2012
Robert Lee "R.L." Leeder, 92, of Hallettsville, formerly of Alanreed, Texas, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2012. He was born on September 17, 1919 to Asa & Ruby Henson Leeder in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He married Lillie Marie "Peggy" Chapman on February 11, 1953 in Tarrant County, Texas.
R.L. served in the US Army...
Anastasia “Anita” Kallus
Jan 20, 2012
Anastasia "Anita" Kallus, 96, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 20, 2012. She was born on Oct. 28, 1915 to Alois J. & Marie Raska Morkovsky in Lavaca County, Texas. She married George F. Kallus on July 6, 1937 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, Christian Mothers, KJZT, Serra Club, Hallettsville...