Donald Mcleod Peterson
Feb 10, 2011
Donald McLeod Peterson, of Dallas, passed away February 10, 2011 at the age of 81. He was born on July 9, 1929, and raised in Dallas. He graduated from the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1959. Dr. Peterson practiced family medicine for 45 years until his retirement in 2004. His professional accomplishments were impressive given his humble beginnings...
William Bagby Devall
Feb 10, 2011
William Bagby Devall of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away February 10, 2011. Billy was born on October 2, 1929 in Hallettsville, to Colonel Sam S. and Mary Bagby Devall.
Billy graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1947, and he had been a very active participant in football, FFA, band, softball and the Brahma yearbook staff. Performing at local functions, Billy...
Gordon T. Duncan
Feb 7, 2011
Gordon T. Duncan, 66, of Hallettsville, passed away Feb. 7, 2011. He was born to Newell A. & Rose Evans Duncan on April 3, 1944 in Hallettsville. He married Lynda Lumpkins Duncan on July 25, 1981 at Bloomington Church of Christ. He was a member of Bloomington Church of Christ.
Gordon is survived by: his wife Lynda; daughter Rose...
Vernon H. Obelgoner Sr.
Jan 29, 2011
Vernon H. Obelgoner Sr., 96, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 29, 2011. He was born on Feb. 8, 1914 to Henry C. & Theresa Mikeska Obelgoner in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Audrey Lankart, a pretty Goliad County School teacher, on Aug. 13, 1940 in Fredericksburg, Texas. Vernon served in the US Navy during WWII.
Vernon is survived by:...
Janet R. Brier
Jan 19, 2011
Janet R. Brier, 81, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 19, 2011. She was born on Sept. 19, 1929 to William O. & Clara Waltersdorf Pohl in Hallettsville. She married John M. Brier on June 17, 1948 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Janet is survived by: her son Michael...
James Edward Smith
Jan 17, 2011
James Edward Smith was born on March 20, 1951, in Yoakum, Texas, to Milner and Adella Barcak Smith. He passed away on January 17, 2011.
James is survived by his wife of 36 years, Linda Foeh Smith of Hallettsville, and sons Brian James Smith and wife Joy of Houston, and Brent Matthew Smith of Houston. He is also survived...
Charles "Vic" Dolezal Sr.
Jan 16, 2011
Charles "Vic" Dolezal Sr., 87, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 16, 2011. He was born on Sept. 18, 1923 to Charles F. & Lula Anderson Dolezal in Hallettsville. He married Mildred Fitch Dolezal on May 27, 1949 in Hallettsville. He was veteran of WWII and member of the American Legion.
Vic is survived by: his wife Mildred; son Charles...
Mary Ann Koenig
Jan 13, 2011
Mary Ann Koenig, 62, of Onalaska, Texas, passed away Jan. 13, 2011. She was born on Sept. 25, 1948 to Paul M. & Sarah Schaefer Jansky in Hallettsville. She married Charles L. Koenig on June 1, 1968, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
Mary is survived by: her husband Charles; 2 daughters, Cynthia Ann Corley & husband Rhon...
Doraine Klapuch Buck
Jan 13, 2011
Doraine Klapuch Buck, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 13, 2011. She was born on April 6, 1923 to Joseph & Frances Broz Klapuch in Moravia, Texas. She married Aubrey A. Buck on Nov. 20, 1950, in Taft, Texas. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Ladies Altar Society, and Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church of Moravia....
Iona Gray
Jan 11, 2011
Iona Gray, 92, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 11, 2011. She was born on April 7, 1918 to Mike J. & Alma Bonorden Brocker Sr. in Lavaca County, Texas. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.
Iona married George Brown and had a son, Danny Ray Brown. Later in life, she married William "Bill" Gray...
Mary Treptow
Jan 7, 2011
Mary Treptow, 92, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 7, 2011. She was born on Sept. 11, 1918 to Robert O. & Emma Brown Stockton in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Emil G. Treptow on May 11, 1940. She was a Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star; member of Bridgettes, served on the First United Methodist Church Council and other church...
Eaven Clay Mcelroy
Jan 4, 2011
Eaven Clay McElroy, 2 months, of Hallettsville, passed away Jan. 4, 2011. He was born on Nov. 4, 2010 to Ryan C. & Belinda Carrion McElroy of Hallettsville.
Funeral Mass Service: 11 am, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. Visitation: 9:30 am Thursday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary:...
Vivian Illa Riecke Krenek
Dec 30, 2010
Vivian Illa Riecke Krenek, 84, of Hallettsville, passed away Dec. 30, 2010. She was born on March 4, 1926 to Clarence & Mary Miller Riecke in Green Ridge, Missouri. She was a person of the Baptist Faith.
Vivian is survived by: her son Roger Reyburn & daughter-in-law Cynthia Honish Reyburn of Missouri City, Texas; sister Loretta Riecke Hare of...
Ethlyne Kubenka Zappe
Dec 30, 2010
Ethlyne Kubenka Zappe, 88, of Hallettsville, passed away December 30, 2010.
She was born September 13, 1922 to W.H. & Rosie Steinocher Kubenka in Lavaca County. She grew up in Breslau, Texas, and graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1940. She went on to further her education and graduated from a Dallas business school in 1942.
On...
Patsy Leah Alex
Dec 30, 2010
Patsy Leah Alex, 48, of Sheridan, passed away Dec. 30, 2010. She was born on Nov. 3, 1962 to Charles V. & Mildred Fitch Dolezal Sr. in Hallettsville. She married Donald R. Alex on July 24, 1982. She loved to sing her country songs.
Patsy is survived by: her husband Donald; son Karl Alex of Sheridan; parents, Charles V....
Louis P. Mikulenka
Dec 25, 2010
Louis P. Mikulenka, 87, of Hallettsville, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 25, 2010 at 4:03 pm. He was born on Dec. 2, 1923 to Louis F. & Agnes Sykora Mikulenka in Hallettsville, where he was raised and attended school.
On March 22, 1943, Louis joined the army and fought in the European Theater, returning a decorated...
Dolores Jane Ludwig
Dec 21, 2010
Dolores Jane Ludwig, 56, of Hallettsville, passed away December 21, 2010. She was born on August 10, 1954 to Henry F. & Annie Henke Etzler Sr. in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Larry Ludwig on February 28, 1976 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Dolores was a great wife,...
Kelly Dean Wood
Dec 14, 2010
Kelly Dean Wood, 40, of Gonzales, Texas, passed away December 14, 2010. He was born on August 19, 1970 in Mountain Grove Missouri.
Kelly is survived by: his son Brazos Wood & Brazos' mother Becky Wagner of Hallettsville; his son Shelby Dean Wood of Lamar, Colorado;Â his mother Virginia Lee Wood & husband Luther Dickey of Oklahoma; 3 sisters,...
Ida Mae Jones
Dec 13, 2010
Ida Mae Jones, 75, of Vienna, passed away December 13, 2010. She was born on August 15, 1935 to Rans & Elizabeth Koonce Moulder Sr. in Calliham, Texas. She married Billy E. "Casey" Jones on August 29, 1952 in Freer, Texas. She was a member of the Red Hats, Pink Ladies Auxiliary and Vienna Baptist Church.
Ida is survived...
Helen De La Rosa
Dec 11, 2010
Helen De La Rosa, 64, of Hallettsville, passed away Dec. 11, 2010. She was born on Nov. 1, 1946 to Natividad & Juanita Rivera Olivarez in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Henry De La Rosa on Sept. 25, 1965 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Helen was in...