Laddie Bernard Cerny
Oct 8, 2008
Laddie Bernard Cerny, 84, of Shiner, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in Shiner Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 9, 1923 in Gonzales, Texas to Jim A. Cerny Jr. and Emma Petru Cerny. He was honorable discharged at the end of WWII, and was a self employed as a florist.
Laddie is survived by one...
Dorothy Marie Petru
Oct 6, 2008
Dorothy Marie Petru, 81, of Hallettsville passed away Monday October 6, 2008. She was born on March 21, 1927 to Jim J. & Adolfina Urbish Smolik in Worthing, Texas. She was also a member of KJZT and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Dorothy attended Vysherad School, gradating and attending Balwins Business College in Yoakum for 2 years. She worked for...
Ann Louise Butschek
Oct 3, 2008
Ann Louise Butschek, 83, of Hallettsville, died Oct. 3, 2008. She was born on July 24, 1925 to Julius & Mary Sitka Mikulenka Sr. She married William F. Butschek on Aug. 9, 1948 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Koerth.
Ann is survived by: husband William; 2 sons, Ken Butschek & wife Lydia of Spicewood, and Kevin...
Randall 'Randy' Zavesky
Oct 3, 2008
Randall "Randy" Zavesky, 58, of Manvel, Texas, died Oct. 3, 2008. He was born on Dec. 3, 1949 to Charles & Pauline "Tootsie" Netardus Zavesky in Hallettsville. He married Rita Henneke Zavesky on May 26, 1990 at Appelt's Hill Hall near Hallettsville. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Alvin.
Randy and his wife have resided...
Murray V. Montgomery Sr.
Sep 24, 2008
Murray Montgomery Sr., 87, of Hallettsville, passed away on September 24, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Austin, Texas, on November 6, 1920, to Carl and Alma Montgomery.
Murray was a World War II veteran – part of an elite group that will forever be known as "The Greatest Generation." He first joined the Texas National...
Wilhemina 'Minnie' Schraer
Sep 19, 2008
Wilhemina "Minnie" Schraer, 99, of Hallettsville, formerly of Bellaire, Texas, died September 19, 2008. She was born on September 6, 1909 to Joseph J. & Katherina Grahmann Haas in Lavaca County, Texas.
Minnie learned how to drive a team of mules and use all the farm implements, and went to the convent school until she was 14. She worked...
Bj Nolen
Sep 14, 2008
BJ Nolen, 77, of Speaks, TX was born May 25, 1931 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes Nolen.
As a boy, BJ lived on the family ranch in Speaks and was raised by his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fritsch. He attended elementary school at Speaks Community Center and later attended high school in Edna, TX where he graduated...
Glenda Sue Thompson
Sep 13, 2008
Glenda Sue Thompson went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 13, 2008. She was born October 19, 1960 at Kessler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi, beautiful daughter of Lillie M. Whittington of Hallettsville. She leaves behind beloved daughter Teresa Thompson and two grandsons, Aaron and Adam of San Bernardino, California; sister Lois Whittington and nephews Jacob of Marietta, Oklahoma...
George T. Cervenka Sr.
Sep 7, 2008
Mr. George T. Cervenka Sr., 84, of Hallettsville, died Sept. 7, 2008. He was born on March 24, 1924 to the late Charles J. & Tonie Trlica Cervenka in Moravia, Texas. He married Helen LaJoyce Hoegemeyer Cervenka on Dec. 7, 1957 at First United Methodist Church of Hallettsville. He was a Veteran of WWII, a member of the American Legion,...
Wilhelm 'Bill' Grahmann
Sep 5, 2008
Mr. Wilhelm "Bill" Grahmann, 87, of Hallettsville, died Sept. 5, 2008. He was born on Oct. 19, 1920 to Alois & Olga Etzler Grahmann in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Georgia Mae Hodanek Grahmann on June 2, 1952 in Hallettsville. He was a veteran of WWII and a member of the American Legion and V.F.W., also a life time member...
Mary Lee Zappe
Sep 1, 2008
Mary Lee Zappe, 87, of Hallettsville, died Sept. 1, 2008. She was born on July 3, 1921 to John & Veronika Muhlstein Hlavac in Lavaca County, Texas. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Mary attended Pleasant Grove School. She worked as a housekeeper in Robstown, Texas at an early age until she married William...
Marjorie Bock Miller
Sep 1, 2008
Marjorie Bock Miller, 87, of Hallettsville, died Sept. 1, 2008. She was born on July 15, 1921 to Charles O. & Agnes Frazier Bock in Oakland, Texas. She married Russell A. Miller on March 16, 1946 in Houston.
Marjorie was a PTA president, member of First United Methodist Church, State Championship High School Rodeo Director, member of Hallettsville High...
Mary Ellen Harris
Aug 31, 2008
Mary Ellen Harris, 67, of Hallettsville, left this world August 31, 2008. She was born on June 10, 1941 to Ernest L. and Mary O. McArthur in Burlington, CO. She married George E. Harris on July 14, 1960 in Denver, CO. Mary enjoyed making pottery, spending time in her garden, and travelling with George.
Mary is survived by her...
Dennis Joseph Smirak
Aug 23, 2008
Dennis Joseph Smirak, 52 of Hallettsville, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 23, 2008, and entered into his heavenly home. He was born December 10, 1955 in Sweet Home, Texas to the late August Smirak Sr. and Margaret Schneider Smirak of Sweet Home. Dennis married his best friend Debra Henke on May 19, 1979. Dennis was an active member of...
Mary M. Steffek
Aug 20, 2008
Mary M. Steffek, 90, of Hallettsville, died August 20, 2008. She was born on October 5, 1917 to Cyril & Veronika Kutach Morisak in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Victor L. Steffek on October 5, 1937 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. She was a homemaker, Catholic Daughters of Americas, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Charles 'Buddy' Rohan
Aug 20, 2008
Charles Ray "Buddy" Rohan, 78, of Hallettsville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 in Hallettsville. He was born March 9, 1930 in Yoakum to the late Louis & Lenora Hermes Rohan. He married Willie Mae Novak Migl on March 28, 1968 in Schulenburg. He joined the US Army and serviced in the Korean War. He was a member of Sweet...
Edna L. Brown
Aug 18, 2008
Edna L. Brown, 93, of Hallettsville, died Aug. 18, 2008. She was born on Sept. 15, 1914 to Keenan & Mattie Price Crabb in Speaks, Texas. She married Lee Evans Brown on April 21, 1946 in Hallettsville. They moved to Pasadena, Texas where Lee worked for Goodyear Rubber Co. Edna was a homemaker for her 3 sons and baby daughter....
Leona H. Chromcak
Aug 15, 2008
Leona H. Schmand Chromcak was born on October 11, 1908 in Houston to Leonard & Sophie Heid Schmand. They lived in Houston until 1920, when they moved to Schulenburg. She was 12 years old at the time.
Leona met George Chromcak at a dance near Schulenburg and they married April 8, 1929 at the Lutheran Church in Weimar. They...
Helen Marie Schulte
Aug 3, 2008
Helen Marie Schulte, 90, of Hallettsville, died Aug. 3, 2008. She was born on March 28, 1918 to Guy A. & Thresia Sitka Greer in Lavaca County, Texas. She married William F. Schulte on Jan. 2, 1937 at St. Mary's Catholic Church near Hallettsville. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Helen is survived by:...
Violet 'Vi' Williams
Aug 1, 2008
Violet "Vi" Williams, 93, of Hallettsville, died Aug. 1, 2008. She was born on Dec. 21, 1914 to Oscar L. & Audrey McElhannon Dozier in Foreman, Arkansas. She attended Oklahoma A & M in Stillwater, OK, and married Carl "Ace" Williams on April 23, 1935 in Pawnee, OK. The couple moved to Texas in 1939, and settled in Hallettsville in...