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....
Alton Albert Klimitchek
Oct 9, 2011
Alton Albert Klimitchek, 76, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 9, 2011, after suffering a stroke 8 ½ years ago. He was born on March 26, 1935 to Frank L. & Julia Haidusek Klimitchek in Ezzell, Texas.
Alton grew up on the family's farm with his 6 siblings. He attended school at Ezzell and Hallettsville. As the years went by,...
Bobbie Jean Appelt
Oct 8, 2011
Bobbie Jean Appelt, 52, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 8, 2011. She was born on March 12, 1959 to Alton A. & Imogene Castleman Pohl in Cleveland, Texas. She married Edward A. Appelt on Aug. 13, 1977 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Bobbie is survived by: her husband Edward; son Jared Appelt & wife Katherine of...
Wesley C. Buchanek
Oct 8, 2011
Wesley C. Buchanek, 75, of Sublime, passed away Oct. 8, 2011. He was born on Oct. 30, 1935 to Halton & Evelyn Reese Buchanek in Lavaca County, Texas.
Wesley graduated from Sheridan High School, with the class of 1953. He was stationed in Germany while serving his country in the US Army. In his younger years, he worked as...
Edna Mae Hamner
Oct 2, 2011
Edna Mae Hamner, 85, of Hallettsville, passed away Oct. 2, 2011. She was born on April 16, 1926 in Sheridan. She was the sixth child of nine that A. W. and Harriet Botard would have. They all worked together through her school years enduring some tough times, but always as a very close knit family. The strong family love for...
Julia Vera Gallia Kutach
Oct 2, 2011
Julia Vera Gallia Kutach, age 93 years, of Rock Island, Texas, passed away October 2, 2011 at Lavaca Medical Center in Hallettsville, Texas. She was born on February 4, 1918 in Lavaca County to Agnes Satsky Gallia & Frank Gallia. She was a loving mother and homemaker for 74 years, and loved to cook for her family on holidays and...
Jaro Wilbert Opela
Oct 2, 2011
Jaro Wilbert Opela, age 90, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011. Jaro was born on June 22, 1921 in Shiner, to the late Frank & Sophie (Roesler) Opela. He married Gabrella Melnar on November 21, 1945 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Koerth.
Jaro was a World War II Veteran, having served in the US Army from...
Laurie Ann Grafe
Sep 29, 2011
Laurie Ann Grafe, 51, of Spring, TX, passed away Sept. 29, 2011. She was born on Aug. 6, 1960 to Lee E. & Wanda Whitt Greb Jr. She married Gerald F. Grafe on April 21, 1979 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Laurie is survived by: her husband Gerald; 3 sons, Michael Grafe of Lubbock, Matthew Grafe of...
Jamie Nadine Hester
Sep 25, 2011
Jamie Nadine Hester, 26, of Hallettsville, passed away Sept. 25, 2011. She was born on Jan. 31, 1985 to Larry & Renee Miller Lynch in Aberdeen, Washington. She was married to Guy R. Hester.
Jamie loved living in Alaska, but her favorites were always Alaska and Texas. She was passionate in horse riding and hunting (bow or firearm). She...
Judith Ann Schmidt Muska
Sep 23, 2011
Judith Ann Schmidt Muska, 73, of Hallettsville, passed away September 23, 2011. She was born on September 6, 1938 to the late Dr. John & Annette Glen of Houston. She married David Muska of Hallettsville.
Judith graduated from Lamar High School, and attended Southwest Texas University. She loved to spend time taking care of her goat, guard dogs, and...
Bobby Frank Clark
Sep 22, 2011
Bobby Frank Clark, 76, of Hallettsville, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011. He was born on November 20, 1934 in Lavaca County, to his late parents, Marion Vick Clark & Arthur William Clark. He enlisted in the United States Air Force on January 5, 1955 and served in the Korean War. Bobby married Fayrene Hefner on June 20, 1959 in...
Marvin Rudolph Pekar
Sep 19, 2011
Marvin Rudolph Pekar, 70, of Stafford, passed away Sept. 19, 2011, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Sweet Home, on July 4, 1941. He served his country and was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of the American Legion of Hallettsville, and Holy Family Catholic Church of Missouri City....