obituaries

May 15, 2024

Jerome H. Gillar, 84, of Moulton, passed away May 15, 2024.  He was born in Vienna, TX, December 22, 1939, to Miloslav Gillar & Julia (Janak) Gillar.  He was born on the Boska Ranch where his dad was working.  They survived the flood of 1940.  They had to be rescued by boat.  The house they were living in was...

May 11, 2024

Emily Jean Fahrenthold McDonald Appelt, 91, of Hallettsville, Mama Jean to family and friends, passed peacefully Saturday, May 11, 2024.  She was born on January 25, 1933, to William & Epsy Fahrenthold of Hallettsville, Texas.  She was one of seven children.

Mama Jean was a 1951 graduate of Hallettsville High School, and was a lifelong Baptist in...

May 3, 2024

Dorothy Nell Gregory McElroy, 98, of Ezzell, passed away May 3, 2024.  She was born on October 30, 1925, to the late Hill E. & Mae Stockton Gregory, in Lavaca County, TX.  She married Morris D. McElroy on September 1, 1943, in Hallettsville.

Dorothy is survived by: sister Joyce Appelt; daughter-in-law Melissa McElroy, Jewel Spree & husband...

May 1, 2024

Mildred Joan (Treptow) Cole of Hallettsville, Texas, age 79, passed away on May 1, 2024.  She was born September 9, 1944 to the late William and Helen Treptow in Hallettsville, Texas.  She was married to Russell Cole who passed in 2018.

Mildred attended Hallettsville School from first grade through graduation.  She then attended Victoria Jr. College and...

Apr 26, 2024

Eleanor (Malec) Rothbauer, 102, of Hallettsville, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 26, 2024, with her family at her bedside, after being given her Last Rites.  She was born May 16, 1921, in Flint, Michigan to Walter and Anna (Smisek) Malec.  Her family moved to Hallettsville in 1931 and established the Lavaca County Tribune.  She attended Sacred Heart School until...

Apr 26, 2024

Marvin James Haas, a resident of Houston, Texas, peacefully passed away on April 26, 2024, at the age of 78.  He was born on July 6, 1945, in Hallettsville, Texas, to Hubert A. and Annie (Filla) Haas.  Marvin's early years were steeped in faith as a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where he dutifully served as an altar...

Apr 21, 2024

Martha Lynn DeLaRosa Houston of Hallettsville age 54 passed away on Sunday April 21, 2024.

She was born in Hallettsville on October 10, 1969, to Martin and Mary Partida DeLaRosa. She married Leonard Houston on April 15, 2002. Martha graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1989. She went to work out of high school as a CNA...

Apr 16, 2024

Mary Migl, 93, of Hallettsville, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, with her family at bedside, after being given Last Rites.  She was exceptional woman, with remarkable strength & unwavering faith.

Mary was born on October 5, 1930, to the late Reinhold & Mary Herbst Koenig Sr. in Hallettsville.  She married Willie C. Migl on June...

Apr 13, 2024

James (Jim) Bujnoch, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away on April 13, 2024.  He was born on August 30 1944, in Hallettsville, Texas, to Jim & Jenovefa Bujnoch.  He attended Saint Joseph Catholic School in Yoakum until the 5th grade and then attended Sacred Heart Catholic School graduating in 1962.  He attended and graduated from the University of Houston in...

Apr 11, 2024

Rosie Joyce DeBord Klimitchek of Ezzell, Texas, age 88, passed away on April 11, 2024.  She was born a twin on April 14, 1935, to the late Louis E. and Anita Dawlearn DeBord in Ezzell, Texas.  She married Richard C. Klimitchek, Sr. on June 28, 1955, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Koerth, Texas.  They were blessed...

Mar 24, 2024

Vaclav (Jim) Alois Netardus of Shiner, TX, entered into eternal rest on March 24, 2024, at the age of 88.  He was born at home on November 8, 1935, in Wied, Texas, to James & Mary (Nevlud) Netardus.  He was raised on his family farm in Wied and attended Wied School.  He then attended and graduated from Saint Ludmila's...

Mar 21, 2024

Dorothy Ann (Treptow) Sicko, 84, of Hallettsville went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 21, 2024.  She was born on March 5, 1940, to Alfred and Josephine (Ehler)Treptow in Lavaca County on the family farm in the Old Kinkler area.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville and has been an active member...

Mar 8, 2024

Mary Evelyn Lickliter VanPelt, 84, of Hallettsville, Texas passed away on March 8, 2024, at DeTar Hospital in Victoria, Texas.  She was born on June 11, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland to Lewis Bryant Lickliter and Mary Susan Noone.  She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Mary was a past employee of Weingarten...

Mar 5, 2024

Jerry James Micek, 77, of Hallettsville was called home, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.  He was born December 20, 1946 to Alfred and Elizabeth Brosch Micek in Lavaca County. The family moved to Victoria when he younger and he graduated from Victoria High School.  He was a big brother to Bernice Carey and Stephanie Higdon.  He married Lita Mae Schlebach...

Mar 4, 2024

Linda Carol (Fojt) Koenig, of Hallettsville, passed away unexpectedly on March 4th, 2024 at the age of 63.  She was born on October 5th, 1960, in Victoria, to Raymond & Margaret Fojt.  She had four siblings, Jennifer Windberg, Randy Fojt, Le Ann Fojt and Melissa Barrios.

Linda grew up spending cherished time on her family farm in...

Mar 3, 2024

Dorothy Marie Horton, 90, of Hallettsville, passed away on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 due to complications of a stroke.   She was born September 8th, 1933, to Frank & Julia Haidusek Klimitchek at their home in Ezzell.  She was the middle of 7 children and the only girl.  Growing up with 6 brothers, she was always looked after and protected...

Mar 3, 2024

Beverly Frances Wright Haas, 77, of Hallettsville, passed away March 3, 2024.  She was born on December 8, 1946, in Waco, Texas, to the late Ewell E. Wright and Jessie Muse Wright.

After graduating from Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, Beverly attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos Texas.  She married John F. Haas Jr....

Mar 1, 2024

Harvey Alton Appelt, 85, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, March 1, 2024.  He was born in Lavaca County to Louis Jr. and Josephine (Haas) Appelt on November 3, 1938.

Harvey graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1957 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1963.  He went on to obtain his Master's Degree in...

Feb 20, 2024

Evelyn Kresta, 90, of Hallettsville, passed away February 20, 2024.  She was born on April 14, 1933, to Matus F. & Victoria Mladenka Cada, in Lavaca County, TX.  She grew up in Moravia, LaGrange and El Campo, TX.  She married Victor E. Kresta on October 3, 1949, in Moravia, TX.

Evelyn is survived by:  2 daughters, Georgie...

Feb 11, 2024

Ella Mae Bludau of Hallettsville passed away on February 11, 2024, at the age of 92, following a long-term battle with Parkinson's Disease.  She was born on the family's homeplace, on September 7, 1931, to the late Roman F. & Eleanora (Klekar) Rainosek.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters, KJZT #2, Christian Mothers and...