June M. Janak
Nov 28, 2011
June M. Janak, 74, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 28, 2011. She was born on June 17, 1937 to Jesse J. & Philomena Albright Berger in Yoakum. She married Dennis E. Janak on Dec. 31, 1960 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yoakum. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
June is survived by: 3...
David Anthony Kostelnik
Nov 27, 2011
David Anthony Kostelnik, 59, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 27, 2011. He was born on July 13, 1952 to Tom H. & Peggy Zrzavy Kostelnik in Hallettsville. He married Marsha Riske on April 8, 1972. He was a member of CWA and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
David graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1971. He worked for...
Robert Carl Cleveland
Nov 24, 2011
Robert Carl Cleveland, 84, of Hallettsville, went to his final resting place on Nov. 24, 2011. He was born on Feb. 24, 1927 to Andrew Paul & Ida Lou (Bilderback) Cleveland in Kingsville, Texas. He was a resident of Hallettsville Rehab and Nursing Center since 2007 with various physical and mental problems, and managed to touch all the staff's heart...
Charles B. Kupka
Nov 17, 2011
Charles B. Kupka, 69, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 17, 2011. He was born on Jan. 2, 1942 to Charles & Annie Prasek Kupka in Hallettsville.
Charles is survived by: brother Frank Kupka & wife Peggy, and sister Dorothy Kupka, both of Hallettsville.
Charles was preceded in death by: his parents, and brother Paulie Kupka.
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Joe John Matula Jr.
Nov 16, 2011
Joe John Matula Jr., 84, passed away at his home at Ezzell, Wed. Nov. 16, 2011. He was born on Aug. 29, 1927 and lived in Lavaca County his entire life. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Yoakum in 1944 at the age of 16. He was drafted into the Army on Jan. 10, 1946 and received his...
Carolyn Irene Bell
Nov 13, 2011
Carolyn Irene Bell, 70, of Hallettsville, passed away Sunday evening, November 13, 2011. She was born on June 10, 1941, to Lewis G. Evans and Mary "Effie" Evans. She married Edward Bell on June 18, 1966.
Carolyn was a homemaker and held together the household while helping Ed to raise their family in Jones Creek, Tx. She was the...
Edna E. Haas
Nov 9, 2011
Edna E. Haas, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away Nov. 9, 2011. She was born on April 19, 1924, to John & Frances Martisek Woytek in Lavaca County, Texas. She was the youngest of eleven children; six boys and five girls. She lost her mother at the age of 2 years and was raised by her older siblings. At the age...
Gilbert P. Butschek Sr.
Nov 9, 2011
Gilbert P. Butschek, 80, of Hallettsville, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2011. He was born on April 3, 1931 to Fred & Elizabeth Henneke Butschek , on the family homestead in Hackberry, TX. He attended Hackberry School, and graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1948.
Gilbert married his sweet heart Beatrice Janak on May 21, 1955 at St. Mary's...
Henry Claude Jalufka
Nov 5, 2011
Henry Claude Jalufka, 51, of Moulton, was called home Saturday, November 5, 2011, following a tractor accident near his home. He was born on July 7, 1960 to Angeline & Claude Jalufka of Moulton.
Henry graduated from Moulton High School in 1978. He was a long-time employee of Cal-Maine Foods in Flatonia. He married the love of his life,...
Marjorie Rae Eissler Mooneyham
Oct 26, 2011
Marjorie Rae Eissler Mooneyham, 73, of Hallettsville, was called home on October 26, 2011. She was born January 29, 1938, to William and Martha Louise Eissler.
Marjorie is survived by: her husband of 47 years, Kirk W. Mooneyham, Sr. Her children Kirk W. Mooneyham, Jr. and his wife Twila Mooneyham, Tamina Mooneyham Bomba and her husband Andrew Bomba, Ben...
Eugene R. Drozd
Oct 25, 2011
Eugene R. Drozd, 76, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at home with his family by his side. He was born August 2, 1935 in Hallettsville, Texas to Rudolph and Sophia Cada Drozd. Gene married his school sweetheart, Lucille Ludwig on October 7, 1957 at the Moravia Ascension Catholic Church.
Gene served in the U.S. Army stationed...
Eugene Frank Mucala
Oct 23, 2011
Eugene Frank Mucala, born on October 10, 1946, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, Linda "Holt" Mucala on October 23, 21011. Gene was a lifelong resident of Hallettsville. He served the community as a city reserve officer, EMT, and also delivered meals on wheels. He was a driver for the Hallettsville and Ezzell School districts, sales...
Betty "Hoch" Hernandez
Oct 23, 2011
Betty "Hoch" Hernandez, 52, of Hallettsville, passed away October 23, 2011. She was born on October 31, 1958 to Claude & Rose Bitala Hoch Sr. in Shiner. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Betty is survived by: son Clarence Hernandez of Hallettsville; daughter Shannan Hernandez of Point Comfort; her mother Rose Hoch of Hallettsville;...
Mella Goode
Oct 19, 2011
Mella Goode, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 19, 2011 at DeTar Hospital in Victoria. She was born on July 19, 1924 to George Foley and Ella Perkins in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Willie Goode Sr. and from that union, eight children were born: Willie Jr., Shirley, Katie, Louis J., Lasia, Kermit, Dennis, and Terral.
After taking up...
H.L. “Leon” Smothers
Oct 17, 2011
Henry Leon Smothers, 82, of Hallettsville, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011. He was born September 15, 1929 in Schulenburg, TX to the late Vaughn and Nannie Jane Chapman Smothers.
Leon attended elementary school in Speaks and Ezzell, Texas and graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1947. Leon continued his education at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (Texas...
Emily C. Sitka
Oct 16, 2011
Emily C. Sitka, 95, of Shiner, passed away Oct. 16, 2011. She was born on June 16, 1916 to William M. & Annie Pustejovsky Morisak in Worthing, Texas. She was a member of KJZT, SPJST, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Emily is survived by: brother Jerry Morisak of Hallettsville; 2 sisters, Julie Battaglia of Houston, and Albina...
Urban Florence Hemmi
Oct 15, 2011
Urban Florence Hemmi, 99, of Hallettsville, passed peacefully into the hands of Jesus on Saturday evening, October 15, 2011, amidst many family members. He was born December 9, 1911, was the fifth child of a family of 5 boys and 3 girls to Johannes and Elizabeth Tesch Hemmi in Nada, Texas, where all his siblings were born.
Urban's grandfather,...
Alan "Skip" Householter
Oct 15, 2011
Alan "Skip" Householter, 70, passed away October 15, 2011. He was born on Sept. 15, 1941 to August & Josephine Strait Householter in Concordia, Kansas.
Alan is survived by his wife Charlotte, children John and Kristy Householter, Ron and Jody Householter, Eric and Kim Householter, Aaron Householter, Kristi and Larry Hartwick, Kirk Landman, Kaci and Doug Spivey, as well...
Edna Earl Rains
Oct 15, 2011
Edna Earl Rains, 99 years, 9 months, and 1 day, of Georgetown, passed away October 15, 2011. She was born on January 14, 1912, to Shelly Mercer and Francis Hallett Kuykendall. She was a great, great, granddaughter of Margaret Hallett, founder of Hallettsville. Edna Earl was preceded in death by her husband Leslie "Buck" Rains on February 23, 1981, and...
Bobby Bernard Pohl
Oct 10, 2011
Bobby Bernard Pohl, 72, of Hallettsville passed away Monday October 10, 2011 at his home in Hallettsville. He was born on November 23, 1938 in Lavaca County to Arthur Oswald "Bob" and Velma Pohl. He enlisted in the United States Army on November 15, 1961 and served in the Korean Conflict. Bobby married Sonya Duk Soon in 1963 in Korea....