Josephine Elizabeth Mccain
Mar 10, 2009
Josephine Elizabeth McCain, 81, of Hallettsville, died March 10, 2009. She was born on August 9, 1927 to H. A. & Marie Fitzgerald Clark in Bradford, Pennsylvania. She married Perry McCain on May 16, 1979 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Richmond, Texas. She was a resident of Stevens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Hallettsville, and active in the Resident...
Anita Bludau Hajovsky Drabek
Mar 10, 2009
Anita Bludau Hajovsky Drabek, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009. She was born on December 28, 1919, in Hallettsville to the late Ben & Emilia Bludau. Anita devoted her life to loving her family. She was a homemaker and a lifetime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Anita is survived by: 2 sons, Leon Hajovsky of...
Charles Oliver Bock
Mar 3, 2009
Charles Oliver Bock was born on September 30, 1928 in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas to Henry Oliver and Agnes "Frazier" Bock, as the younger of two children. He was preceded in death by both of his parents and sister, Marjorie Bock Miller. He was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.
On May 1, 1955, Charles Oliver...
Julia Ann Satsky
Mar 1, 2009
Julia Ann Satsky, 99, of Hallettsville, died March 1, 2009. She was born on Jan. 10, 1910 to Ludvik & Mary Kahanek Krenek in Hallettsville. She married Louis P. Satsky on Jan. 6, 1931 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. She was a member of KJZT and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Julia is survived by: son Dennis Satsky...
Emily Kubena Kremling
Feb 24, 2009
Emily Kubena Kremling, 94, of Yoakum, died Feb. 24, 2009. She was born on Sept. 20, 1914 to Frank & Karolina Bujnoch Kubena in Lavaca County, Texas. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yoakum.
Emily is survived by: daughter Angeline Ulcak of Breslau; 2 sons, Edwin & wife Ann of Yoakum, and Frank & wife...
Albert E. Smotek
Feb 5, 2009
Albert E. Smotek, 86, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 5, 2009. He was born on Aug. 3, 1922 to Frank & Annie Vajdak Smotek in Snook, Texas, and the third of fourteen children of which two died in infancy. He married Margaret Schiller Smotek on Sept. 15, 1946 in Houston. He lived in Houston prior to moving to Hallettsville in 1988....
Viola Tracy Marek Holly
Jan 30, 2009
Viola Tracy Marek Holly, 81, of Hallettsville, died Jan. 30, 2009, peacefully at Stevens Nursing Center after long bout with Kidney failure. She was born on June 19, 1927 to Frank & Josephine (Sophie) Repka Marek in Hallettsville; she is the last survivor of her family. She married Alfonse A. Holly on Feb. 26, 1946 at St. Peter Lutheran Church...
Evelyn Marie Garza
Jan 29, 2009
Evelyn Marie Garza, 62, of Victoria, died Jan. 29, 2009. She was born on April 4, 1946 to John & Julie Hernandez Garza in Hallettsville. She was a member of the Catholic Church in Victoria.
Evelyn is survived by: 2 brothers, Sammy Garza & wife Virginia of Sheridan, and Tommy Garza & wife Sandra of Baton Rouge, LA; 3...
Leona D. Haase
Jan 23, 2009
Leona Delory Haase, 76, of Hallettsville, died Jan. 23, 2009. She was born on May 21, 1932, to Frank L. & Bessie Orsak Mucala near Breslau, Texas. She attended Redhost School as a child and in 2008 was instrumental in attaining a Historical Marker for the school. She graduated from Hallettsville High School in May 1949. Her first job was...
Syble Allyne Wilkinson
Jan 8, 2009
Syble Allyne Wilkinson, 78, of Hallettsville, died Jan. 8, 2009. She was born on Oct. 20, 1930 to Louis W. & Julia Debord Hobbs in Ezzell. She married Percy T. Wilkinson.
Syble is survived by her brother Willis Hobbs of Houston, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Syble was preceded in death by: her husband Percy; parents; and...
Raymond E. Kelnar
Jan 3, 2009
Raymond E. Kelnar, 68, of Wied, joined his family and friends in heaven on Saturday, January 03, 2009. He was born on July 26, 1940 to Emil T. & Anne Hobizal Kelnar in Houston.
Dad is an Alumnus of St. Thomas High School in Houston, class of 1958, of which he was excited to have visited his classmates at...
Rita Rehm Grafe
Jan 2, 2009
Rita Marie Grafe, 58 , of Austin, Texas was called to her home in heaven on Friday, January 2, 2009. By her cheerful smile and attitude you would have never known she was battling cancer except for the fashionable hats she wore, having one in every color.
Rita was born on November 19, 1950 to Clarence and Marge Rehm...
Blase A. Konvicka Sr.
Jan 1, 2009
Blase A. Konvicka Sr., 82, of Worthing, was called to his heavenly home Thursday, January 1, 2009. He was born on April 21, 1926 to Frank and Agnes Kutach Konvicka.
Blase served his country during World War II; he received the Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, and 1 Overseas Service...
Johnny Raymond Rainosek
Dec 31, 2008
Johnny Raymond Rainosek, 61, of Hallettsville, died Dec. 31, 2008. He was born on Aug. 13, 1947 to Frank L. & Anastasia Spanihel Rainosek in Hallettsville. He married Wyona Stukes Rainosek on Jan. 15, 1967 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. Johnny is survived by: his wife Wyona;...
Timothy W. Kostelnik
Dec 12, 2008
Timothy W. Kostelnik, 30, of Hallettsville, died Dec. 12, 2008. He was born on May 17, 1978 to Thomas & Kathy Jansky Kostelnik in Hallettsville. . He grew up in Hallettsville along with many of his family and friends. He was a member of K.J.Z.T. and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
During his high school years, Tim worked...
Norman Carlton Litzmann
Dec 8, 2008
Norman Carlton Litzmann, 76, of Hallettsville, died Dec. 8, 2008. He was born Aug. 31, 1932, as a second of three sons to Werner & Norma Litzmann in Columbus. He graduated from Columbus High School and attended one year of college at Blinn Junior College. Norman was a member of Lion's Club and Zion Lutheran Church in Sublime.
Norman...
Howard 'Allan' Evans Sr.
Dec 7, 2008
Howard Allan Evans, Sr., 75, of Hallettsville, died December 7, 2008. He was born in Lavaca County on April 30, 1933 to James Evans and Ella York Evans. He married Anna Ruth Munson on August 29, 1953 in Hope, Texas. He graduated from Hitchcock High School in 1952 and was all state in football in 1951-52. He served in the...
James Joseph Kouba
Dec 5, 2008
James Joseph Kouba was born on Sept. 24, 1930 to Jim and Bessie (Simper) Kouba. He spent his early years working on the family farm and attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Moulton. As James was growing up, his family sold the farm to pay medical bills. They purchased several acres near Moulton and began "Jim's Grocery". It was here...
Thelma Guidry Owen
Dec 3, 2008
Thelma Guidry Owen, 86, died on Wednesday morning, December 3, 2008, in Lavaca Hospital after a short illness. She was born on February 18, 1922 in Abbeville, LA, to Eloi Guidry and Naomi Le Blouef Guidry. She lived in Port Arthur, TX until her husband's retirement when they moved to Hallettsville. Thelma was a very devoted wife, homemaker, mother and...
Alfonse S. Mucala
Dec 2, 2008
Alfonse S. Mucala, 85, of Hallettsville, died Dec. 2, 2008. He was born on Oct. 28, 1923 to John & Ludmila Kristek Mucala in Lavaca County, TX. He did construction work in his early years, then mechanic work, and later retired from Better Beverages Inc. of Hallettsville. Alfonse loved to be outdoors attending to his garden, and being around family...