Pauline E. Greer
Feb 23, 2008
Mrs. Pauline E. Greer, 87, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 23, 2008. She was born on June 12, 1920 to Joe A. & Carrie Cervenka Janak in Lavaca County, Texas. She was married to Raymond "Rusty" Greer on June 12, 1944 in St. Mary's Catholic Church. She was a member of KJZT and St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Pauline is survived...
Edwin E. Blaha
Feb 22, 2008
Mr. Edwin E. Blaha, 83, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 22, 2008. He was born on Jan. 10, 1925 to Frank & Albina Woytek Blaha. He was a member of S.P.J.S.T. and Vsetin Czech Moravian Brethren Church.
Edwin is survived by, sister Viola Jares, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Edwin was preceded in death by: parents; 2 brothers,...
Eldor E. Spies
Feb 21, 2008
Mr. Eldor E. Spies, 96, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 21, 2008. He was born Aug. 12, 1911 in Lavaca County in the Shiloh Community, to the late Richard & Ida Stratmann Spies. He lived in Lavaca County his entire life being a farmer, insurance agent and a Lutheran with the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hallettsville. He married Laura Fertsch...
Ella Caroline Kocian
Feb 19, 2008
Mrs. Ella Caroline Kocian, 94, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 19, 2008. She was born on Dec. 31, 1913 to Paul F. & Matilda Brode Pilzner in Moulton, Texas. She married Godfrey "Mike" Kocian on Nov. 15, 1938 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Yoakum.
Ella, along with her husband, she stayed strong in her faith in good times and...
Shirley Rene Tise
Feb 18, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Rene Tise, 68, of Speaks, died Feb. 18, 2008. She was born Sept. 20, 1939 to Hayden E. & Louise Kalisek Cook in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Joe Tise on March 12, 1960 at the First Baptist Church in Hallettsville. She was a member of Christ the King Church in Hallettsville.
Shirley is survived by: son...
William Clayton Berry
Feb 16, 2008
Mr. William Clayton Berry, 72, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 16, 2008. He was born on March 10, 1935 to Thurman & Zella Cobb Berry in Kilgore, TX. He married Betty Schley on Aug. 4, 1984 in Houston. William worked as an oil well firefighter for Boots & Coots and Wild Well Control. He was a member of the First Baptist...
Alfons F. (Fons) Michalcik
Feb 15, 2008
Alfons Frank Michalcik, better known as "Fons", 93 passed away Friday, Feb. 15. He was born in Osage, Texas in Colorado County on Jan. 10, 1915. He was one of 6 children born to John & Mary Michalcik. He was a member of S.P.J.S.T. and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.
Alfons received six years of education before having...
Loretta Teltschick Jones
Feb 13, 2008
Mrs. Loretta Teltschick Jones, 73, of Houston, died Feb. 13, 2008. She was born on Aug. 1, 1934 to the late Herbert W. & Woodie Jacobs Teltschick in Port Arthur, TX. She was a member of the Baptist Faith.
Loretta is survived by: son Vernon R. Teltschick Sr. & wife Pamela of Tiki Island, TX; 3 grandchildren, Vernon Teltschick...
Elizabeth Marie Henry
Feb 10, 2008
Mrs. Elizabeth Marie Henry, 79, of Hallettsville, died Feb. 10, 2008. She was born March 1, 1928 to Fritz & Minnie Ehler Steinberg in Lavaca County, Texas. She was a member of Church of Christ of Hallettsville.
Elizabeth is survived by: son Delbert W. Henry & wife Jean of Hallettsville; brother Pete Steinberg & wife Grace; sister Marguerite New...
Bessie Pekar Sitka
Feb 10, 2008
Mrs. Bessie Pekar Sitka, 93, of Hallettsville, died Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was born on July 29, 1914 to James William & Annie Fait Pekar in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Joe J. "Smokey" Sitka on May 28, 1960 in Sweet Home, Texas, and moved to his family farm and home in Wied where they shared 36 years of...
Derwyn (Ike) Dwight Johnson Sr.
Feb 10, 2008
Derwyn "Ike" Dwight Johnson, Sr., age 57, died on Sunday, February 10, 2008, after a two year battle with cancer.
Born to Harry Eugene Johnson (deceased) and Maudie Marie Botard on May 18, 1950, in Eagle Lake, he grew up in Sheridan, graduating high school there in 1968. He worked for Oilfield Site Services as shop foreman...
Eugene F. Szwarc
Feb 7, 2008
Mr. Eugene F. Szwarc, 79, of Moravia, died Feb. 7, 2008. He was born on Sept. 4, 1928 to John Beres Jr. and Ursula Szwarc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He married Irene Polansky Szwarc on Aug. 12, 1978 in Houston, Texas.
Eugene was a retired Master Sergeant in the US Air Force, and served from Sept. 8, 1948 to June...
Nelda Kay Lanfear
Feb 4, 2008
Ms Nelda Kay Lanfear, 44, of Austin, died Feb. 4, 2008. She was born Oct. 8, 1963 to John & Adele Evans Beard in Bay City, TX. She was a member of Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Austin.
Nelda is survived by: son Michael Wayne Lanfear of Austin; Daughter Katherine Ann Marshall & husband Charles of Leander; father John...
Joseph (Sodie) P. Opela
Jan 30, 2008
Mr. Joseph P. (Sodie) Opela, 73, of Shiner, died Jan. 30, 2008. He was born Oct. 29, 1934 to Sophie & Alois Opela Jr. at Smother's Creek, and grew up in the Wied Community. He married Cecilia Barcak in July 1969. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church near Hallettsville.
Joseph spent 2 years active duty in...
Lillie Ann Horecka
Jan 28, 2008
Funeral services for Lillie Ann Horecka, 59, of Lake Jackson will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church near Hallettsville.
Born Oct. 18, 1948 to Victor and Viola Konvicka of Hallettsville, Lillie helped with her family farm and a was regular in the family's Worthing Brass Band before leaving to...
Harold Gene Ludwig
Jan 28, 2008
Mr. Harold Gene Ludwig passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Harold was born February 5, 1934 in Lavaca County to Oscar O. and Mildred A. (Petrich) Ludwig, the oldest of five children.
He married Georgia Mae Rehak at St. Mary's Catholic Church on December 9, 1952. Harold retired after 45 years of...
Ernest F. Meyer
Jan 24, 2008
Mr. Ernest F. Meyer, 102, of Hallettsville, died Jan. 24, 2008. He was born on Dec. 15, 1905 to Will F. & Mary Dvorak Meyer in Victoria County, Texas. He married Georgia Stang Meyer on Oct. 12, 1927 at St. Mary's Church near Hallettsville. He was a member of the Texas Cattle Association, life member in the Knights of Columbus,...
Lillian L. Tesch
Jan 22, 2008
Mrs. Lillian L. Tesch, 87, of Hallettsville, died Jan. 22, 2008. She was born on Feb. 28, 1920 to Willie F. & Agnes Koehne Woytek in Hallettsville. She married Woodrow H. Tesch on Nov. 23, 1937 in Hallettsville. She was a member of The American Legion Auxiliary and Zion Lutheran Church in Schulenburg.
Lillian was a homemaker and later...
Lorene Ann Muenster
Jan 21, 2008
Mrs. Lorene Ann Muenster, 59, passed away Jan. 21, 2008. She was born Nov. 15, 1948. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, and sister. Lorene will be missed dearly by her children, Duane and wife Valerie, Kenny and wife Gayle, Charles and wife Jennifer; and grandchildren Jennifer and Jessica Willett, daughters of Duane and Valerie.
Lorene was preceded in...
Albert J. Janak
Jan 15, 2008
Mr. Albert J. Janak, 81, of Splendora, Texas, died Jan. 15, 2008. He was born on March 31, 1926 to John T. & Mary Smirak Janak in Koerth, Texas. He married Bessie Hammack Richardson Janak on May 20, 1966 in Harris County, Texas.
Albert is survived by: daughter Peggy Lee Arriola & husband Dan Tozer of Houston; son Bobby...